You have spent a lot of time and money making sure your home’s exteriors look good. Why would you hide them from view at night? Landscape lighting furnishes you with the tools to create a bit of theater, showing off the grounds in dramatic and fascinating ways.

Combining the creativity of a lighting designer, your vision, and Control4 smart home automation, you can enhance your house’s security, safety, and appeal. Are you intrigued by the possibilities for your Happy Valley OR residence? Continue reading to learn more.

Lighting is a powerful medium. It can transform a space by setting the mood or creating just the right ambiance, indoors or out. Home lighting control influences not just how you see your home, but also your comfort levels and general health.

A smart home brings a more personalized experience by combining design aesthetics with a human-centric application of how light works in your home. With Control4 and Lutron, you can shape how your home looks and feels each day.

Are you intrigued by how lighting can change how you live in Portland, OR? Read below to learn more.

Entertaining outdoors makes everything better. Whether it is the long hours by the pool or time under the stars, the food tastes better and the drinks are more satisfying. In the right environment, outside fun is to be had at every turn. Outdoor speakers, like lighting, add ambiance, energy, and excitement to every corner of your backyard.

Bring more music to your guests as you serve your famous barbeque delights. Keep the kids entertained with pop favorites, or add surround sound-like audio as everyone watches a movie on the deck. Hear every detail with crisp and clean reproduction that you can hear and feel without detracting from your landscaping.

Are you ready to add more enjoyment to your Portland, OR backyard? Read below to find out more.

A smart home offers many benefits, from making daily tasks easier to improving the wellness of your home. More than just pressing a button on an interface to turn on the lights or raise the volume on the TV, home automation works with the way you live.

A home automation system contains climate control, lighting, entertainment, and security, to name a few. These elements do not work as stand-alone components; each interacts with the other as you progress through the day. Your control system should respond to you, not the other way around.

The Control4 ecosystem was started by its founders to furnish you with a complete smart home that can be configured to your needs and desires. Intuitive interfaces that respond to the sound of your voice or from a mobile device connect you to thousands of partner products.

Are you intrigued by how your Happy Valley, OR home can become an extension of your lifestyle? Read more below to learn how.

One of the great pleasures of homeownership is having the ability to entertain outdoors. When you gather the family to celebrate milestones, watch the big game with friends, or relax after a hard day, it is better outside.

The first thing we think of when the conversation turns to backyard barbeques or get-togethers is usually all-weather televisions and audio. While these components are important, landscape lighting brings your property to life after the sun sets.  Outdoor illumination instills a sense of wonder and extends the use of your yard well into the evening. 

Are you intrigued by the possibilities of lighting up your Portland, OR property? Read below to learn more.

Your Control4 home automation system adds convenience to your lifestyle. With just the tap of a button, you can activate a sequence of pre-programmed actions for any occasion. Smart technology doesn't have to be limited to just everyday uses. Bring fun and entertainment to your family and friends with scenes that create the perfect atmosphere for relaxation and enjoyment. Keep reading to learn three fun ways to use your smart home technology in Lake Oswego, OR.

Installing a home automation system will bring convenience, energy savings, and luxury to your life. To fully enjoy the benefits of a home automation system, however, you need a system that is reliable and customized to your needs. Choose a brand that will support your family for years to come. Control4 is a leading home automation brand that integrators around the world trust with their installations. Keep reading to learn three reasons that we partner with Control4 and learn more about the benefits of having a Control4 installation in your Portland, OR home.

Music and movies are integral parts of our lives. The media inspires us, lends energy to the day, and helps us unwind. The act of creating and singing songs has been a part of our human nature longer than the written record. Film, while around for only 120 years, is the most influential art form of our times. An audio video installation in your Happy Valley, OR, home should respect the media’s remarkable history and cultural importance. 

Audio and video distribution throughout the home used to require miles of cables and racks full of equipment. Today, we run thin category cable transporting stunning, high-definition digital content over the network and wirelessly via Wi-Fi. You can access the content you want, when you want, from anywhere in the house. 

Are you ready to fill your home with the sights and sounds you love the most at the touch of a button? Read more below to find out! 

We rely on our home networks now more than ever, whether we are using them to work from home, attend online classes, or stream our favorite movies and TV shows. With this heavier usage, you may have noticed that your older network does not function as well as you thought it did. Maybe you are putting more devices on it, causing it to slow down or not work altogether. Read on to learn three signs that it's time to upgrade your home network service in Portland, OR.

Everyone wants a home with curb appeal buthaving an attractive home on the inside is just as important. A home should provide all the creature comforts we want in addition to all the things we need. When you come home after a long day at work, you want to be greeted by the colors and styles that are most attractive to you. Whether your style is shabby chic or mid-century modern, you want your furnishings and home accents to reflect it. Window treatments can have a dramatic impact on the look of a space. And with the latest styles of motorized shades, you can enjoy the look that suits your Lake Oswego home paired with the convenience thatautomated blinds offer. 

We all enjoy relaxing and watch our favorite shows to unwind. And when we do, we don't want to worry about turning on several devices or adjusting levels for better sound or picture. The best viewing experience is one in which you can sit down and, with one click, be immersed into another world of sites and sounds. And what better place than in your Portland home. With a professional home theater setup, you can have the luxurious theater experience you deserve. 

Home security is a necessity for the modern home in Forest Heights, OR. You might not be enthusiastic about shopping for deadbolts and surveillance cameras, but protecting your home and the people inside it means having a sound security system. And with the help of home automation, a home security system is not only a breeze to have installed, but it also has some pretty neat features that you might not know about.

If your goal this year is to make some home improvements, you might have some DIY projects in mind, such as fixing up the backyard or painting the kitchen. Those of us with a little more handyman experience might be bold enough to change out plumbing fixtures or even add built-in appliances. Most of us are a YouTube tutorial away from being able to do these types of jobs. And with a plethora of smart devices on the market, you might be tempted to add these to the list. But it would help if you considered hiring an experienced professional when doing a smart home installation in your Portland, OR, home.

With all the challenges we've faced this year, one of the hardest has been the lack of social activities many of us are typically a part of. Movie theaters and concert halls have been cancelled, and music festivals and holiday events have been postponed for another year.

But what if you could bring the entertainment to your own Lake Oswego, OR backyard with an outdoor speaker system? Learn more about these AV solutions below.

Lighting is the most transformative element in your home.  More than a tool to illuminate your way in the dark, it has the power to change the tenor of a room.

Think of your reaction to walking into a new room. What strikes you first?  Is it the decor, or the shape, or the way it makes you feel? A room that is not well lit or is dominated by cool light color can be foreboding, uncomfortable. A well-designed lighting system brings out a space, making it feel warm, evocative, and inviting.

While standard fixtures can be useful, low voltage lighting provides a more expansive palette to accent your home - inside and out. From the whitest white to a full spectrum of natural colors, all from one fixture, low voltage lighting and LEDs accentuate aesthetic and function.