Smart home automation shouldn’t be limited to just one room or area of the house. You should be able to control your home’s lighting, shading, entertainment, security, HVAC, and much more across your entire property.  

And with a professional smart system like Elan, you can! Through one interface, you can manage and control all your home’s systems simultaneously. In this blog, we share how whole home automation can enhance every area of your Southlake, TX, home, from indoors to outdoors. 

A smart home can do some remarkable things. When you walk in the door after a long day with your hands full of groceries, you can ask your voice assistant to turn on the lights. In fact, while they’re at it, they can also turn on your “Welcome Home” playlist and adjust the thermostat. 

When it's time for dinner, you tap an in-wall keypad, and the kitchen lights dim while the lights in the dining room transform to the color of candlelight. Soft jazz streams through your home via architectural speakers, and your shades lower for privacy. When it's time for bed, you tap the "Good Night" icon on a bedside touchscreen, and the lights and AV equipment turn off, the doors lock, and the alarm arms. Pretty remarkable.

But the “automation” in home automation refers to the tasks your home performs with no effort on your part, preparing itself for you in advance. At Video General, we get to know your lifestyle and daily activities and program automated processes that enhance your everyday life. 

Now that’s a smart home.

Let’s explore how the latest technology is transforming homes in Colleyville, TX, creating the ultimate in luxury and convenience.

There’s a reason that watching a movie in a cinema is a superior experience to watching in your home’s living room, and it doesn’t just come down to the quality of the screen. You could watch your favorite movie on a brand new 8K screen with surround sound speakers, and you’d still miss that movie theater experience. That’s because every aspect of a movie theater is carefully designed and engineered to provide the best watching experience possible.

But that doesn’t mean you can’t capture that same magic in your own home. A professional home theater installation can turn that spare room in your home in Southlake, TX into a carefully crafted space designed to optimize entertainment. When you sit down in your home theater, you’ll get that cinema magic, but with the privacy and comfort of your own home. Keep reading to see why you should trust a professional home theater company like Video General to install your custom theater.

According to Straits Research, the global smart lighting market was valued at over $14.7 billion in 2021 and is projected to reach over $94 billion by 2030. That’s a whopping compound annual growth rate of 22.9%. Why the tremendous growth in smart lighting? 

In a nutshell, these systems offer enhanced beauty, reduced energy usage, convenience, and safety. Let’s explore the makings of a lighting control system and what it can do for your home in Southlake, TX.