4 Rooms That Benefit from Smart Home Lighting Control
How Lighting Automation Helps You Set the Perfect Scene in Every Room
Morning time comes, and you roll over to turn on your nightstand light. As the bright sun enters your rooms in the afternoon, you go around the house adjusting the blinds. When it’s movie night in your home theater, you get prepared by manually dimming the lights and lowering the shades. And then, as bedtime approaches, you walk from room to room, turning off all the lights.
Although it seems like a routine to you, there’s a better way to have complete and seamless lighting control in your home. With smart lights as well as motorized shades, you enjoy one-touch (or even no-touch) control of both artificial and natural lighting. Keep reading to learn how four areas in your home can benefit from lighting control.
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The Bedroom & Living Areas
Make your wake-up and bedtime routines easier. Smart lighting integrated with your Control4 smart home lets you set scenes. For instance, program a “Morning” scene to illuminate the room’s lights and raise the motorized shades. When the time comes, simply touch an icon on your tablet or smartphone app, and the pre-programmed settings take care of the rest. No need to touch a wall switch or anything else. It happens almost automatically.
During the day, as the afternoon sun starts to heat up your home, you can take control of all the shades in your room and lower them by touching one button. Also, in the evening, as you wind down in your living room while watching TV or enjoying a few drinks, your tunable lights change from a blue-white color to a warmer hue to promote relaxation. Now, that is seamless light control!
The Kitchen & Dining Room
Are you planning a family dinner, a romantic date, or a meal with friends? A lighting control system lets you choose the right atmosphere for all the events in your life. Let’s say you’re hosting dinner with friends and family. You can plan the lighting scene in advance. Then, tap “Dinner Party” on your tablet, and the lights change brightness and hue based on your settings. Why not add music into the mix? If you have a multi-room sound system, let the songs from your favorite playlist fill the house, adding more entertainment to the party.
A properly designed smart lighting system with modern fixtures creates unique ambiance in your room, making the meal more enjoyable. In fact, it feels like you’re having dinner in a classy restaurant. All you need now is a superstar chef!
The Home Theater
When you walk into your home theater, you expect to be impressed. Yes, you need a stunning visual display, an immersive surround-sound system, and luxury theater seating. But you also need smart lighting to make your home theater look the part. By installing recessed and tunable lighting, fiberoptic ceiling lights, strip lighting on the floor, and wall sconces, you transform your movie space into the cinematic centerpiece of your home.
Just like the other rooms in your house, when you program a “Movie Night” scene in your smart home tablet, you set the stage for every film. Tap an icon, and the lights, shades, AV, and even the indoor climate adjust to your settings. Then, movie time becomes a magical experience that you, the whole family, and your friends enjoy.
The Outdoor Spaces
Add light and life to your outdoor entertainment areas. You shouldn’t depend on a patio light and a few tiki torches to create the look you want outside. Instead, you have so many options to choose from when designing your outdoor lighting plan: spotlights, pathway lights, patio lighting, waterscape lights, and color-changing lights too. And there are a variety of styles available to suit your design motif.
Program a lighting scene for every event to create a different atmosphere. In addition, with an outdoor TV and sound system, you effectively extend your living area, giving you more room to entertain. And, of course, you control it all with your touchpad as you relax on your patio.
Create the perfect lighting for every room in your house by upgrading to a smart lighting control system. Call Simpele at (855) 746-7353, chat with us below, or fill out our online contact form to schedule a consultation.
