Your First Look at Future Smart Home Trends 

Whether you already own a home automation system or are brand new to smart living, if you’re reading this, you’re likely curious about where it’s all heading. 

Some people are excited about future automation possibilities. Others are skeptical or uncertain. But what we do know is, more than ever, home automation will blend seamlessly into our everyday routines, letting us focus more on the things that really matter. 

In this article, we’ll explore the key components of modern automation systems and exciting future trends coming soon. 

Ready to bring home automation to your Dallas-Fort Worth home? Contact Texadia Systems to get started. 

Our Experience Center Is Open for Business

No business can operate successfully without effective communication and collaboration. In a time where so many people are working from home or virtual offices, it’s more important than ever to have updated Audio, Video and Communication solutions for your business. In fact, it’s fair to say you won’t be able to compete in your industry without them. If your commercial AV equipment in Plano area is driving a wedge between your mission and implementation, then Texadia Systems has the solution: Now you can experience many solutions firsthand through our interactive Experience Center! You can see one of our conference room simulations pictured above.

Having said that, we know that any conference room technology will be an investment. Now that society is ramping up and starting to run again, you have the opportunity to experience something before you make a decision, and right now is a great time to do that!

From 4K TVs and high-definition projectors to high-quality speakers and fully integrated control systems, there are so many excellent solutions to experience with us during your tour. As more and more businesses are opening their doors again, it’s essential that you take the lead by improving the quality of your internal and external communications equipment. Keep reading for a virtual walkthrough of conference room tools, including those you can expect to see in our showroom.

Make the Most of Your Texas Smart Home for Simplified and Elevated Living

If you already have a smart home, you understand the power of convenience, luxury, and security that it brings to your lifestyle. One-touch commands over several systems, voice control options, and integrated technology truly take simplified living to new levels.

But are you making the most of your Texas smart home? Automation allows for virtually limitless customization for any personal preference, whether that means more convenience, energy savings, or even just high-end entertainment.

As a professional systems integrator serving University Park, we know a thing or two about custom home automation. Below, we list three smart home control upgrades you should consider for your space if you haven’t already. Keep reading to learn why.

WHY LIGHTING CONTROL IMPROVES BUSINESS—AND WILL MAKE YOU LOOK GOOD!

What makes a great workplace? Employees thrive where they feel valued, appreciated, and in a space where they can perform their best. Your meeting room is a direct reflection of your company’s capabilities, and clients will take note of your office’s atmosphere and technology. That’s why in today’s fast-paced business world, lighting control is both a helpful tool and a morale booster.

Lights? How much of an impact can they have on a business? You’d be surprised! Continue reading to see how meeting room lighting will benefit your Dallas, TX, company.

SEE ALSO: Boost Your Business Meeting Experience with Audio & Video

Take Total Control of Your Texas Home’s Lighting

When it comes to new builds, renovations, or interior design projects, we often mistakenly overlook our home’s lighting. But lighting can influence your house’s atmosphere just as much as furniture or a new carpet. Most builders install light switches and lights haphazardly in homes. A certified lighting designer knows how to create an LED lighting design that can be controlled by a smart system, so your home looks its best, is more convenient to manage, saves energy, and is safer, too.

How? We share how an LED lighting design can enhance any home so you can find inspiration for your University Park, TX-area house. Discover the possibilities below!

Feel Good About an Efficient Lighting Upgrade 

LED lighting fixtures from brands like DMF Lighting and Ketra offer incredible color customization and smart control features. But beyond color tuning and automation, LED fixtures can also help your Fort Worth, TX, household save energy every day. 

What makes LED lights the “green” choice for your home? Are they really better than incandescent and CFL bulbs? Find out below. 

If you’d like to learn more about smart home technology and automated lighting, contact Texadia Systems here.  

Discover the Advantages of a Professional Lighting Design 

Beautiful architecture and eye-catching interior décor are important. But that’s only one-half of the equation when designing a home. The other half? Lighting. 

Lighting is often an overlooked component of design, but it can make or break a space. Imagine a cozy, dimly-lit wine bar with interior brick and candlelight—the perfect spot for a date night. Now consider that same spot with ultra-bright fluorescent lights—or recessed lighting that shines on your face like a spotlight. It doesn’t feel as intimate anymore, does it? 

Similarly, your home’s lighting can profoundly impact the atmosphere you create. But most people don’t put too much thought into their lighting. They plug in a few lamps, screw in any-old light bulbs, and hang up whatever drapes they’ve owned for years. 

Whether you’re renovating your Frisco, TX home or are building a new property, this is the time to revamp your lighting with innovative LED lighting. But should you attempt to DIY your lighting design—or hire a lighting designer? 

Many people may be unaware of what a lighting designer does and how partnering with one can create jaw-dropping results. Below, we share the benefits a certified lighting designer can offer your home. And to learn more about home technology improvements, subscribe to our monthly newsletter here. 

Let There Be (Smart) Lights in Your Dallas Home

People are introduced to smart lighting in many ways. Some start with plug-and-play smart bulbs that let them change the color from their phone. From there, they might decide they’d like to expand smart lighting across the house with a more sophisticated system.

Other folks may already own a smart home system like Control4, which they use for multi-room audio, video, or security. They might then incorporate smart lighting and shading, synced to the same system.

Whatever piqued your interest in lighting control, we’re happy you’re here. Brands like Lutron offer incredibly exciting lighting technology that lets homeowners transform their interior’s atmosphere. And beyond looks, it adds plenty of benefits to daily life.

As a Lutron dealer based in the Dallas, TX, area, we’ll share five advantages we’ve seen to switching to automated lighting. And to talk with a smart lighting professional, contact our team at Texadia Systems.

Command Your Lights & Shades Alongside Other Home Devices

Imagine lights that know where and when to turn on and motorized window shades that rise on their own. And imagine lights that, in the evening, gradually dim and warm to a golden shade of white. Finally, consider what life would be like if you replaced light switches with keypads customized to daily life, with buttons like “Dinner” and “Away.” 

It’s all a reality when you own a Lutron lighting control system. Lutron intelligently syncs all your lights, shades, and even smart thermostats to a central controller. So whether you’re using the Lutron app or pressing a button on the wall, you can activate and adjust your lights’ appearance anytime. 

Some homeowners choose to install a Lutron system and leave it there. But you can take it further by integrating it into a greater smart home system, like Control4. Learn how Lutron works and enhances your Control4 smart home in University, TX.

Texadia Systems is a Control4 and Lutron dealer, serving the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Contact us here to learn more! 

Bring the Best of Lighting Control to Your Texas Smart Home

Whether you own a Savant system, are planning to install one, or are in the early stages of smart home research, lighting and shading are key components to smart home automation. 

And while Savant manufactures excellent lighting fixtures and motorized shades, Savant’s compatibility with Lutron lighting solutions unlocks a world of new possibilities. As a home automation company, Texadia Systems looks to Lutron for the widest breadth of lighting and shading options with stylish keypads, numerous shading options, and completely customizable LED lights. 

The benefits go both ways when you use Lutron with Savant. Savant expands your smart home experience into security, HVAC, audio, and video, while Lutron takes lighting to the next level. 

Curious to learn how Savant and Lutron can work together in your Southlake, TX, home? Continue reading below! And to get started with these brilliant solutions, contact Texadia Systems here. 

Who Knew Window Treatments Could Be This Convenient & Stylish?

Lutron is a world leader in smart lighting and motorized shading solutions, offering high-end products to complete any smart home. In this article, we’ll look at Lutron’s Palladiom Shading System, designed to be installed without a casing, fascia, or covering.

Palladiom motorized shades are whisper-quiet and retract without a cassette to hide wiring and technology. It’s all enclosed inside, creating a minimalistic, sleek appearance.  

With Palladiom motorized shades installed across your house, you can lower or raise every shade through one press of a button. Or you can schedule shades to activate automatically at set times, so you won’t have to lift a finger.

Below, we’ll share all the finer details about Palladiom shades. And if you’re interested in Lutron motorized shades for your Dallas, TX home, contact Texadia Systems to learn more.   

Smart Home Control Tips That Reduce Your Seasonal Carbon Footprint

Cutting down on your monthly energy bills is a big priority during the winter months. As the days get shorter and colder, your lights and thermostat work overtime to keep your family comfortable and safe. Often these costs are exacerbated by the fluctuating temperatures in Highland Park, TX. What can you do to stay a step ahead and reduce costs without sacrificing comfort? Make the most of the winter with these smart home control solutions.

DMF’s LED Lighting Fixtures Aren’t One-Size-Fits-All

We’ve written on this blog about how the key to great lighting design is in layers. Ideally, a room shouldn’t be illuminated only by a few overhead lights. Mixing ambient, accent, and task lighting layers will bring depth and emotion to the room with the freedom to add or remove lights for life’s different activities. 

When we need to source LED lighting fixtures for a lighting design project, time and time again, we look to DMF Lighting. DMF engineers and manufactures high-end LED light fixtures with modular housings for its range of lighting products. DMF’s warm-dim and color-tunable technology make it the perfect choice for smart lighting control systems.

Last year, DMF unveiled its new small aperture downlight, a revolutionary product for the lighting industry. Here’s what small aperture lighting means and why it can do wonders for your Dallas, TX, home.

Are you interested in a new home lighting design? Contact Texadia Systems here to get started! 

Time to Upgrade to Lighting Control and Design?

To attract talent, more businesses than ever are reconsidering their office design. From room layouts to desk arrangements, many companies are striving to create a more collaborative environment to bring the “WFH” workforce back into the office. 

If you’re undergoing an office renovation, there’s one key component that can’t be ignored: lighting. In a competitive hiring market, employees want to spend time in attractive spaces that lead to more satisfaction and productivity. Rows of uncomfortable fluorescent lighting won’t cut it anymore. 

Smart lighting and shading offer a convenient, automated way to transform the atmosphere of your Dallas, TX business. You can activate lights and shades wirelessly and even remotely from the same smart system that controls your conference room AV.

New to lighting control? Learn how it works and why modern businesses are adopting it below. And to get started in your organization, contact Texadia Systems here.  

From Morning ‘til Night, Here’s What A Day’s Like with Automated Lighting

Remember the Clapper? With a clap of your hands, a room’s lights would turn on and off like a party trick. The Clapper was a revolutionary (albeit somewhat annoying) new way to control lighting. Since then, smart lighting technology has advanced tremendously. But unless you know someone with a lighting control system, you may be unaware of the convenient and helpful features it provides.

To see how smart lighting control can fit seamlessly into your Dallas, TX lifestyle, read on for our day-in-the-life examples.

Lighting Design for Superior Aesthetics & Smart Control 

Lighting design is all about the human experience. It’s where technology and art collide, transforming a space’s atmosphere through curated colors and brightness levels. 

But lighting can pose its challenges for homeowners and interior designers. Wooden ceilings are a charming, rustic addition to any interior, but it doesn’t suit many recessed lighting fixtures. The flange and trim stick out like a sore thumb against the wood, ruining the design. 

Luckily, one of our favorite lighting manufacturers, DMF Lighting, has a solution for wood ceilings. DMF’s new M-Series fixtures blend perfectly in wooden ceiling finishes and are built for DMF’s smart LED lights, which can be intelligently controlled through smart home systems. 

Here’s what makes the M-Series so valuable to any lighting design project! 

Texadia Systems is a home technology integrator in the University Park, TX area. Contact us here to learn more about our lighting design services! 

A More Comfortable Way to Illuminate Home 

Imagine waking in the morning, and rather than struggling to wake up in your stuffy, dim bedroom, your window shades automatically raise to let in the bright morning sun. You don’t even have to press a button—they’re scheduled to follow your routine. 

Later in the day, as you work in the home office and the sun starts to lower, all the right lights brighten to a comfortable glow. Your home’s lights shift to a cozy, golden hue in the evening, helping you wind down and prepare for sleep again. 

With a smart lighting control system, you’re never stuck with just one shade of white light. And it’s not just about aesthetics—lighting control also enhances your overall well-being and mood throughout the day. How? Let’s find out. 

Ready for smart lighting in Dallas, TX? Contact Texadia Systems to get started.

Simplify Your Home With The Touch Of A Screen

Control4, a leading provider of automation and smart home technology systems, has put a lot of thought and consideration into their OS 3. In a year where spending time at home has increased drastically, the benefits of having a fully integrated smart home have never been felt more. Texadia Systems is your local Dallas, Fort Worth, and Highland Park, TX, Control4 dealer and the highest-ranked Control4 Diamond Dealer for four years in a row, and we can provide the expertise you need. We’re excited to share some of the great benefits of the Control4 OS 3 with you in this blog and we welcome you to visit our showroom to experience it for yourself!

SEE WHAT YOU’VE BEEN MISSING  

We’ve been shading our windows much the same way for hundreds of years. Pulling on chords, tugging on fabric—it’s time-consuming if you need to do it multiple times a day. And in large homes with hard-to-reach windows, you may just leave the shades open. 

That is, until motorized shades. Motorized shades aren’t a brand-new concept, but Lutron has refined the technology to perform seamlessly across the house through automated schedules and smart commands. And Lutron is committed to its motorized shading business— it’s recently broken ground on a new 145,000-square-foot shading factory in Virginia. 

If you still use manual shades and blinds in your Westlake, TX home, see what you’ve been missing below. And if you’re curious about installing Lutron shades, contact Texadia Systems here. 

Your Guide to Create the Perfect Home Lighting Design

As new smart technology is invented, so are new terms and phrases. So, what is ‘warm dimming’ or ‘warm dim lighting’? If you’re wondering, you’ve come to the right place.

In this article, we’ll dive into warm dimming and share how it can elevate your home’s lighting design. And if you’d like to learn more about a smart lighting installation in the Southlake, TX area, contact Texadia Systems here.