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Home Automation & Home Theater In Rosemary Beach

Smart Home and Surround Sound Installation

This project in Rosemary Beach, FL utilized many of our preferred technologies. It is ideal for showcasing how audio video equipment can be hidden to minimize it’s impact on the decor of the home.

Audio Video Details

Invisible speakers from Stealth Technologies were used throughout the house. These in-wall speakers are installed during the drywall phase of the project to ensure they blend seamlessly with the rest of the wall. They are then painted to become completely invisible.

Artwork was used to hide the TV in the living room home theater system. When not in use it is completely hidden behind a painting. A Sonos wireless Sound Bar mounted below the TV provides high quality audio and takes up very little space. Sources include Apple TV, HD Cable, and online music sources such as Pandora and Rhapsody.

This same setup is utilized throughout the house allowing each TV access to music, HD cable, and movies from sources such as Netflix and Hulu.

Home Automation Details

Control4 home automation products were used throughout this installation. Audio video, lighting control, automated shades, and the climate control system are all seamlessly integrated into touch screen controls.

Lighting keypads were used throughout the house to cut down on the amount of wall clutter. All the lights in each room can be turned on or off using one button press. These same keypads also control automated shades and blinds allowing the homeowner quick and efficient control over lighting levels and privacy.

This lighting system also allows the entire home to be turned on or off with the press of a single button.

All of the climate zones of the house can monitored and set from any of the touch screens or smart phone devices. This allows the homeowners to turn the AC on or off from inside or outside of the house. This is ideal in a vacation home as you can make sure the house is cooled before you or your guests arrive. It also allows you to turn the system off remotely in case this wasn’t done before leaving.

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Home Automation & Audio Video System in Alys Beach

Home Automation & Custom Home Theater System

This audio video and automation project in Alys Beach was based on a Control4 system. Everything from the lighting, climate, audio video, and security system can be controlled from iPads located throughout the house.

Home Theater & Audio Video

The architecture of Alys Beach can make projects in this neighborhood very challenging. The clean lines and fine finishes leave little room for error. As much as possible TVs are hidden from view using alcoves and pop up lifts. The master bedroom is a perfect example of how electronics can be completely hidden from view until you’re ready to use them. Then with the press of a button the TV pops up from a custom furniture piece at the end of the bed.

In ceiling speakers were utilized throughout much of this house. To help them disappear into their surroundings they are painted to match the color of the ceiling. While the home doesn’t contain a dedicated home theater room, it does have a high performance surround sound system.

Music is supplied through a Sonos system that allows streaming of online content, as well as utilizing your existing music collection. All of this functionality is controlled through the Control4 app on iPads.

Whenever possible we try to limit the visible electronic components. For this particular project all of the video and audio sources are stored in a central location. This minimizes the overall footprint of the electronics in each room. A whole house audio video distribution system routes the audio and video to the appropriate room and display.

Smart Home Automation and Control

Simple control is the name of the game. All of our automation systems are designed to be as simple as possible to operate. This system allows you to quickly select from a wide variety of audio and video options in each room.

The tablets also offer control of the all of the climate zones in the house as well as the lighting system and security cameras. Lighting can also be controlled from keypads located in each room. A lighting system is a great way to cut down on wall clutter in homes that are designed with clean lines in mind. You won’t find any banks of light switches here. Just one keypad that turns all the lights in the room on and off.

In this particular case the lighting system was also used to highlight various architectural details of the home.