There’s more to creating eye-pleasing lighting in your home than simply screwing light bulbs into sockets and flipping a wall switch. It requires the right types of bulbs positioned appropriately, and controlled by a smart lighting system to achieve the best results. Here, professional lighting designer, Kevin Mikelonis, of Pasolumination, Paso Robles, Calif., shares his […]
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A Gadget Lover's Domain
A gadget fanatic learns that it's important to stay practical when picking out electronic systems for your home.
“Yes, I’m a gadget guy,” admits Marc Pinto. His home in Castle Rock, CO, is a testament to his obsession with all things electronic. In his family room, Marc proudly shows off a huge world map peppered with pinpricks of light. The dots are actually the ends of fiber optic cabling that Marc has poked […]
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6 Ways to Maximize Your Home’s Lights
Table lamps, wall sconces, and recessed ceiling fixtures—they all do one thing really well: illuminate your home so you can see what you’re doing. By tying these lights to a control system (see below), operating them becomes more convenient, efficient, and useful—not to mention increasingly multi-faceted. In addition to simply brightening the dark spaces of […]
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Build a DIY Home Theater or Hire a Professional?
Home theater enthusiasts are often conflicted: Should they tackle the design and installation of a home theater system themselves or leave it to a professional? Some people are hardcore home theater enthusiasts and are also do-it-yourselfers. The true DIYer wouldn’t even dream of having a pro come in to help build a home theater—and with […]
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Marvelous Media Room Illumination
It’s only fitting for the room with the most drama to have the most dramatic lighting. If you want your media room to be a true home theater, expert lighting design is key to creating atmosphere, illuminating the way, and enhancing the overall movie experience. A home theater presentation involves choreographed technology, in which lighting […]
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4 Cool Things You Can Do with Philips Hue Lights
Now that Philips Hue lights have finally added a portable product (the Hue Go), there’s hardly anything you can’t do with them. From the basic original Hue LED smart bulbs, to the light strip, and lamp-like things, the Hue Beyond, the company has covered most of the lighting device categories, and invented a few as […]
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Smart Outdoor Lighting
If you’re like many homeowners, you’re thinking about taking to the great outdoors—without even leaving your property. Outdoor kitchens, music systems, and fire pits are hot trends in backyard living, but another element to outdoor life that you can enjoy all year round is lighting. While landscape lighting has been around for years, the same […]
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Nightclub Feel, Audiophile Sounds: Home Theater Over $150,000 Bronze
THINK THIS HOME THEATER LOOKS LIKE A NIGHTCLUB? This monster of a room can very easily pose as one. This space measures 33 feet long, 22 feet wide and 13 feet tall, with three levels and comfortable seating for 28, give or take. No typo: There are 10 recliners in the front, eight barstools, and […]
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Get Your Outdoor TV and Outdoor Speakers Ready for Summer
No backyard is complete without awesome A/V. Here are tips on how to plan your system.
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A Colorado home combines log cabin charm with some of the finest home technologies available. Think Grizzly Adams meets Donald Trump.
A Colorado home combines log cabin charm with some of the finest home technologies available. Think Grizzly Adams meets Donald Trump.
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