Why Smart Lighting Is the Foundation of Home Automation
Elevating the Convenience, Beauty, & Well-Being of Your Home
Smart lighting sets the stage for an incredible automated experience. As the foundation of an intelligent ecosystem, it integrates with all the other systems, creating a smart home that responds to a changing environment, mood, or moment effortlessly.
Security systems, motorized shades, climate control, and home entertainment all work with your home’s lighting to create the ideal environment for the various activities that make up your life. When the shades rise, the lights dim. When smart sensors detect a person by your side gate, the outdoor lights brighten. And when you press ‘Movie Night,’ the lights in the media room turn off, while soft illumination lights a way to the kitchen and restroom.
Smart home living offers an incredible experience, and it all starts and ends with light. Here, we’ll explore what intelligent lighting means for you, your family, and your home in McLean, VA.
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Comfort, Convenience, and Entertainment
Smart lighting personalizes your living spaces, creating a different ambiance with the touch of a button or voice command. Unlike traditional lighting, these systems let you fine-tune the intensity and change the hues from warm and soft for relaxing to stunning and vibrant for entertaining.
This lighting also integrates seamlessly with your AV systems, letting your home entertainment come alive in the ideal setting. Press ‘Dining’ on an elegant keypad and watch the lights transition to the perfect illumination while your preferred dinner music streams through the whole-home audio system.
Watching the big game with friends? Tap ‘Sporting Event’ to adjust every light in your home and turn on every TV. Have you extended your home entertainment into the outdoor spaces? A home automation system will create a seamless transition, elevating indoor and outdoor living through breathtaking lighting and entertainment.
Safety, Security, and Peace
Lighting, security, and automated window coverings go together like popcorn and movie nights. Sensors and smart security cameras let the lighting system know when a person has wandered onto the property after everyone is asleep. In response, the lights around your home illuminate, and the entry and hallway lights brighten.
Should your home experience an attempted intrusion, the lights begin flashing, letting law enforcement and your neighbors know there is a problem.
Of course, proactive security measures offer the best peace of mind. When you’re leaving for a long weekend or extended vacation, press a button to initiate the ‘Away’ mode. Your lighting and shades automatically adjust in much the same way as when someone is home. The TV or audio system turns on and off randomly. Called presence simulation, it’s considered one of the best approaches to protecting your home when you’re gone.
Well-Being, Beauty, and Ease
More homeowners than ever are looking to create a healthier home environment. They want spaces that feel like retreats, a safe and beautiful environment that elevates the well-being of their family.
Today’s natural light technology plays a significant role in this resolve. Your lights automatically adjust throughout the day, emulating the color and intensity of natural light as it changes. This alignment with the outdoor world and nature helps reset the body’s internal time clock, which adjusts based on the rise and fall of the sun.
Sleep comes more easily in the evening. Daybreak finds your family more energized. This lighting system is also breathtakingly beautiful, transitioning from bright white-blue hues of the midday sun to a soft amber glow in the evening.
Are you ready to explore the incredible world created by smart lighting? We’ve only scratched the surface. To learn more about customized home automation and lighting control, contact Innovative AV.
