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How to Retrofit Incandescent Light Fixtures to LEDs

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Upgrading Your Lighting Design Is Easy with DMF Lighting 

Is it time to finally update your home’s lighting fixtures to LEDs? Manufacturing of most incandescent bulbs has been banned for environmental reasons, and CFL bulbs are next

Not only are LEDs vastly more energy efficient than other light bulbs, but certain smart LEDs can also be intelligently controlled, letting you adjust the brightness and color with a tap of a button. This makes them ideal for smart homes and lighting design.

In most cases, you can simply screw an LED bulb into the legacy light socket. But in other scenarios, you’ll need an adaptor or retrofit kit to upgrade to LEDs. Let’s see if your Dallas–Fort Worth home needs to retrofit your fixtures—and how easy the solution can be. 

Looking for lighting design services in the Dallas, TX, area? Contact Texadia Systems to learn more. 

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Why You Should Consult an Integrator About Your Lighting

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Bright Ideas for Home Lighting Design 

Have you ever visited an upscale restaurant, hotel, or resort and been in awe of your surroundings? The atmosphere felt both thrilling and comforting, like somewhere you’d love to spend all night. 

We’re willing to bet what made those environments so compelling had a lot to do with their lighting. Places like that don’t just install any old lightbulbs into lamps or recessed fixtures. They hire professional integrators to create a unique lighting design for their space. 

And you can do the same for your Southlake, TX, home! Here’s why partnering with an integrator is the smartest thing you can do for your home’s lighting design. Ready to learn more? Contact Texadia Systems here. 

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How to Get the Best Lighting in Your New Home Build

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Partner with a Lighting Designer Early in the Process 

It takes a team to build or renovate a home—the developer, architect, builder, construction manager, trade contractors, and more. And if you want your house to shine with eye-catching, luxurious lighting, it’s wise to include a lighting designer in your project. 

However, homeowners shouldn’t wait until their house is already built to consider lighting design. Loop in a lighting designer as early as possible so they can plan for lighting solutions with the architect, builder, and more. 

Texadia Systems is an integrator that offers lighting design solutions to homeowners in the Highland Park, TX, area. We partner with Light Can Help You lighting designers to provide professional design and integration services. 

Here’s what you can expect from lighting design and why it’s crucial to act fast. Ready to get started? Contact Texadia Systems here. 

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HOW TO GET LUXURY LIGHTING IN YOUR TEXAS HOME

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LIGHTING DESIGN THAT SCREAMS ‘LUXURY’ 

Why is it that some home interiors look rather average while others inspire desire and excitement? What is it about some homes that look so luxurious? 

Often it's the lighting. Carefully designed lighting can work wonders in any space, transforming it into a luxury home. If you want your Highland, TX, home to exude charm, coziness, or opulence, here are five ways a professional lighting design achieves just that. 

And if you’re ready to speak to a lighting designer? Contact our team at Texadia Systems here.  

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DIY Lighting Design vs. Hiring a Professional

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WHICH ROUTE SHOULD YOU TAKE? 

If you’re interested in a new lighting design for your home, you have two options: taking the do-it-yourself (DIY) route or hiring a professional lighting designer. While DIY may seem appealing due to lower costs, there is a trade-off. 

In this blog, we'll compare the pros and cons of each approach, highlighting the limitations of DIY lighting design and the benefits of working with a professional. Looking for lighting design services in the Southlake, TX, area? Contact Texadia Systems here! 

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Our Partnership With 'Light Can Help You' for Lighting Design

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HOW OUR COLLABORATION CREATES INCREDIBLE SYSTEMS

We’re a technology integrator, which means we implement business technology systems, including audio, video, security, and lighting. Lighting is a major part of what we do, and we help businesses remotely control and automate their lighting with customizable LED fixtures. 

But we aren’t architects or property builders. We partner with these professionals to bring technology solutions to life in new businesses and homes. In a similar way, we collaborate with lighting designers to supply the technical and electrical side of wonderful lighting design

We partner with designers at Light Can Help You to fulfill breathtaking lighting designs through smart technology and custom programming. Here’s how we work with lighting designers to complete commercial lighting projects in the Dallas, TX, area. 

Ready to upgrade your business’s lighting? Contact Texadia Systems to learn more. 

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How & Why You Should Retrofit Your Current Lighting

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Create an Atmosphere You’d Love to Call Home 

In 2021, a study by Redfin found that most homeowners are living in their houses for an average of 13.2 years—up from 10.1 years in 2012. As more people stay put, they’re looking for ways to invest and improve their homes. If you’re also considering a renovation, is lighting in your plans? 

A great lighting design has the power to transform your home experience. When applied correctly, lighting can create an illusion of space and depth. And with a centralized lighting control system, it’s easier than ever to customize and adjust lighting settings. 

Here’s how upgrading your home’s lighting can benefit your Southlake, TX, home. And to learn more about lighting control and design, contact Texadia Systems here

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Lighting Design with DMF’s Small-Aperture Fixtures

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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! 

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Transform Your Home with the Latest Lighting Design Trends

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Today’s Lighting Design Combined with Smart Technology Creates Stunning Spaces

What’s the first thing you do when you wake in the morning and go to sleep at night? For many people, it’s turning on their lights. Whether flipping a light switch, controlling a dimmer, or tapping an in-wall keypad, light is with us 24/7 and enables us to complete our tasks and live in a beautiful environment. Like many things that have become commonplace, it’s easy to take it for granted.

Today, however, lighting technology is quickly evolving. Now, your lights can automatically illuminate in the morning and change color and intensity throughout the day. They can support your well-being by mimicking the sun's light and set the stage for every occasion with one tap on a touchscreen. 

Today’s designers and integrators consider the effect lighting has on one's moods and emotions, blending art and technology to create spaces that are both functional, breathtaking, and conducive to focus and relaxation.

To achieve this level of lighting design, you need an experienced smart lighting integrator. At Texadia Systems, we specialize in combining the latest technology with the best practices in residential lighting design. In this blog, we explore how our lighting design expertise helps to transform homes in Highland Park, TX, and the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Learn more about smart lighting design and other smart home technologies by contacting Texadia Systems.

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Product Spotlight: DMF Recessed Lighting for Wood Ceilings

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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! 

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How to Upgrade Your Downlighting to High-Performance LEDs

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Retrofitting Your Lighting Doesn’t Have to Be a Headache

Maybe you’ve recently moved into a house with outdated lighting. Or perhaps you’ve never installed recessed lighting before and finally feel ready. Whatever your situation, if you’re looking to enhance your home’s lighting design, you’ve come to the right place.

Modern lighting is not just about plugging in fixtures and screwing in a lightbulb. With today’s smart lighting solutions, you can take lights beyond on/off control and activate ‘Morning’ and ‘Night’ settings that adjust the color temperature and brightness. You’re never stuck with one shade of lighting, and the possibilities are infinite.

Unsure what lights to use in your lighting design? Let us introduce you to DMF Lighting, whose lighting products are built for smart control and customization. Here’s what DMF does differently and how it can transform your Highland Park, TX-area, home.

Are you interested in a luxury lighting design or home technology installation? Contact Texadia Systems, Dallas-Fort Worth’s premier integrator.

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