One of the things we do here at Hooked Up Installs is set up custom lighting controls for your home. It’s one of the best ways to create unique lighting scenes and atmospheres for different areas of the house. Think of it as a system that allows you, the homeowner, to manage all your light fixtures, lamps, outdoor lights, natural lighting conditions, even thermostats and small appliances – with one click of a button.
Why add custom lighting controls to your home? Let us look at some of the most compelling benefits of having a lighting control solution.
Convenience: Lighting control systems give you the ability to do so many things with lighting – like shut a lamp off from a remote location, or adjust shades to reduce the glare – that can be achieved with one-button control. That certainly saves plenty of time and effort! No more going around from room to room to check out and turn off the lights. No more pulling down blinds. No more messing about with confusing light switches. With custom lighting controls, life at home becomes so much more convenient than ever.
Ambiance, atmosphere, and aesthetics: Custom lighting controls bring out the beauty of your home. Need to highlight the textures and materials of your carefully designed interiors? Looking for a way to illuminate your art collection of paintings, sculptures, and pictures? Want to direct attention towards the dramatic visuals of your home theater? Or do you just want to make the rooms of your house multi-functional with a variety of lighting schemes? With a well-designed lighting control solution, you can do all that.
Safety: Never come home to a dark house again. With a lighting controls system – and possibly your very own pathway illumination feature – one click of a button may be all it takes to keep you from stumbling in the dark. The elderly and the disabled will certainly find the safety features of a lighting control solution to be of great use.
Security: Custom lighting controls complement whatever alarm system you may have at home. You can program lights in such a way that they flash during alarm events or security breaches. You can also set up your lights so that they turn on and off automatically – thus simulating occupancy – while you are at the office.
Energy efficiency: Custom lighting controls can offer significant energy savings: by dimming bulbs and lamps with a click of a button, by automatically turning off lights when rooms are unoccupied, by adjusting shades and blinds to reduce glare, and by managing and monitoring your light levels and energy consumption at home. Of course, increased energy efficiency translates to lower utility and power consumption bills! (The extended bulb life also means lower operation and maintenance costs.)
Interested in setting up custom lighting control solutions at home? Many of our clients find that Lutron’s solutions and products are a must-have. Of course, always work with installation professionals to take the guesswork out of your project.
