Once you have decided to install a home theater, you can hardly wait to start enjoying the ultimate luxury! But, before you can get cozy in your theater seat with popcorn to watch a movie, you have to design your home theater. And, that is easier said than done. There are many different ways to…
A restaurant’s success is often not determined by food quality alone. Rather, a restaurant’s ambiance heavily influences the type of experience a customer has when they are visiting your establishment. If the food is good but it is too loud, too stuffy, or lacks common amenities such as a great A/V system in the bar…
We all want peace of mind when it comes to safety and security. But, we are living in uncertain times, and sometimes taking the added step of adding video surveillance can give you that peace of mind that you desire. Whether you want video surveillance of your home, your business, or both, it is best…
If you enjoy watching movies, television, or sports, there are few things better watching on a big screen with surround sound audio to make you really feel immersed in the experience. While there are certainly some spaces better suited to surround sound, surround sound can be installed in almost any space regardless of size…
When a homeowner or interior designer first hears the phrase “hidden media storage,” their first reaction may be to cringe. We have all seen tacky and cheap looking hidden media storage. The cookie-cutter boring style of hidden media storage has given it a bad reputation and left much to be desired from an aesthetic point…
Most of us have at least one wireless Bluetooth speaker. But, unless you have experienced the quality of sound that comes with a professionally designed and installed outdoor audio system, you don’t know what you’re missing. If you’ve ever been to a resort where music is playing throughout the grounds were around the pool you…
With more people working from home and remote learning than ever before, it is no wonder that people want to improve their experience at home. There are a multitude of ways to enhance your home life, but there are few as effective for both enjoyment, entertainment, work, and learning then enhancing your audio video in…
Your home is more than just the space inside the walls, it includes your outdoor areas as well. Utilizing your home and property to the fullest extent means extending the livable space you have to your backyard and creating the outdoor oasis of your dreams. Though you may be outside, you can still enjoy the…
Most homes are becoming more and more “smart” by the day. Smartphones, smart devices, smart appliances, smart thermostats, smart security systems, smart garage doors, smart lighting, smart window shades, and more – the list could go on and on! With so much smart technology being used in homes, it only makes sense to implement home…
You have just invested in a new television and you are ready to have it installed and there is still one big decision to make – where should the TV be hung? Choosing the ideal location and, in particular, ideal height to hang a television can be tricky. You have to evaluate the room you…
We all can use a little break from reality, a chance to escape into some entertainment. But, as we have seen, sometimes going to the movie theater isn’t an option because of quarantine, social distancing, time, and/or the high cost. One thing that is always easy to do, however, is to go into your own…
Lighting control is one of those things that doesn’t seem necessary until you realize just how much it streamlines your life and saves you money. We turn lights on and off in our homes all day. We forget lights to turn lights off and leave our homes, wasting energy and money on unused lighting. The…
