Insights & Innovations: The Integrated Home Blog

Discover the Power of Infallible Network Connections for Your Clients!

Whether you're working with commercial or residential clients, the power of an enterprise-grade network can be invaluable. As businesses worldwide continue to embrace remote work policies, it's become essential for homeowners and company leaders alike to have access to dependable networks that come with maximum security. 

If you're tackling a new design or build in Charlotte, NC, adding such a network is a significant perk. Keep reading to learn more about how going enterprise makes a massive difference!

Achieve High Impact with These Easy Tips

Homeowners who love to immerse themselves in music or movies find that high-end audio equipment can be an excellent investment. However, simply purchasing high-end speakers like James Loudspeaker, Meridian, or Sonance, doesn't guarantee out-of-the-box exceptional sound quality. 

You’ll need to consider a few additional items to get the most out of your home’s high-end audio. Continue reading for four ways to bring out the best sound in your Charlotte, NC, home’s high-end audio system.

The Light Filtering Properties of Motorized Shades Explained

How much light would you like to come in through your motorized shades? How much privacy will you require? These questions will help you determine the opacity level needed for your new window treatments. Opacity is the amount of shade your window treatments will provide based on the fabric type used to make them. 

Continue reading to learn more about opacity, including the options available for motorized shades and how they will impact the energy efficiency of your Charlotte, NC, home.

Interior Home Design Using LED Lighting

As Frank Lloyd Wright said, “More and more, so it seems to me, light is the beautifier of the building.” Undoubtedly, many interior designers, architects, and builders would agree. With the advent of dynamic, full-spectrum LED light fixtures, lighting has become akin to a painter’s palette, transforming a space with the touch of a button or a voice command. 

More than illumination, today’s lighting design creates spaces of intrigue that change the environment for every feeling and function. It highlights architectural elements, furniture, and fine works of art in hues that bring out their best features. It offers natural lighting that fills a home with the color of daylight, promoting energy in the day and relaxation in the evening.

Frank Lloyd Wright would be amazed. 

Let’s look at what this type of lighting offers those in the trade and why they should consider incorporating LED light fixtures.

Bring Beauty and Effortless Living to Your Home with J Geiger’s Inception Shades

Manually operated window coverings offer beauty, privacy, and the ability to control natural light. Unfortunately, there’s a downside to them. They are inconvenient to operate, requiring you to raise and lower them throughout the day as the sun’s glare catches your TV screen or its rays heat up your home. In response, most people tend to leave them lowered for much of the day, missing out on the many benefits and beauty of natural light. 

Motorized shades provide the solution. Now, your shades automatically raise and lower throughout the day, letting in just enough diffuse sunlight. One tap on a touchscreen, in-wall keypad, or remote, and you can raise or lower any shade in any room or throughout your Charlotte, NC, home. 

While growing in popularity, one has to wonder why everyone isn’t taking advantage of this remarkable technology. Let’s explore the reasons and the solutions.

Check Out How Your Home Sound System Can Elevate Your Media

What you use to listen to your home audio throughout your Charlotte, NC property can influence how you experience that media as a whole! Ensure that you’re getting the most out of your album playthroughs, movie viewings, and more. An upgraded, high-end audio system from our team at The Integrated Home can transform how you hear and feel your home entertainment.

Our AV installers will deliver a streamlined system that enhances every performance, no matter the type of media. Keep reading below to learn how this elevated audio setup can redefine the way you experience your favorite music, movies, and more!

Explore the possibilities of smart shading for interior design

Crafting an impeccable interior design that satisfies your clients is challenging. And when you add the latest technology into the mix, it can seem downright overwhelming. Today’s homeowners want to blend style and technology, and they need expert guides to help them. At the Integrated Home, we’ve got the technology covered. And we want to work with interior designers committed to integration.

That’s why we’re spotlighting Hunter Douglas motorized window treatments. They combine the look and versatility your clients will love with the style that will satisfy even the most discerning eye. Want to find out how they can enhance your next Charlotte, NC project? Keep reading for more.

No matter the upgrade you’re making to your home, it’s important to be informed about the technology before diving in and investing. If you — like many homeowners today — use a lot of audio in your Lake Norman, NC home — be it while watching movies in your home theater or streaming music in any room — it may be time to upgrade your high-end audio system and speakers. Ensure you’re getting the best quality audio out of your listening experience.

In this blog, we will discuss the basics of high-end speakers and what makes the difference between a product and a solution. With this knowledge, you can be confident in your decision when you decide to upgrade.

See Also: Enhance Your Home’s Sound With Whole House Audio 

Listening to a hit song or a new album from a favorite artist deserves the best auditory experience possible. From slow, melodic music, to pop dance tunes – high-performance audio should always be within reach.

And by bringing a two-channel audio system into your Lake Norman, NC home, you can achieve high-end sound every time you turn on your media of choice.

Want to learn more about how you can elevate your music to a brand-new level? Keep on reading below.

SEE ALSO: DO YOU KNOW THE POSSIBILITIES OF QUALITY AUDIO EQUIPMENT?

Top-Notch Stereo System: A Dedicated Listening Room

What if you could have a space set apart from everywhere else in your home that was solely for the purpose of listening to music – and truly taking it in? It turns out that you can make any room in your house fit for this.

Want to bring high-end audio to your Charlotte, NC home, but aren’t quite sure about the buying and installing process?

You can let our trusted team of integrators take care of the installation elements – but first, there are a few decisions for you to make.  Not to worry – we’ve laid out all of the factors to consider and which brands we recommend to make the process seamless.

Keep reading below to learn more and learn how to bring a high-performance sound system into your living space.

SEE ALSO: DO YOU KNOW THE POSSIBILITIES OF QUALITY AUDIO EQUIPMENT?

Dropped calls, unreliable phone reception, and fuzzy conversations…do these sound familiar? If you ever have to say that popular Verizon tag line, “can you hear me now?” or walk around your Lake Norman home looking for the best cell phone signal, this blog is certainly for you. It may not be as simple as getting a new phone plan, or getting an upgrade. The Integrated Home can help you solve this issue, but first, read these steps to get an idea of the situation and how we can help with our cell phone boosters.

SEE ALSO: How Can You Boost Your Home’s Cell Phone Signal?

Step 1: Check Your Cell Phone Carrier

The commercials you see on the TV are partly true, you may simply need to switch cell phone carriers. In most cities, there is a dominant phone tower that has the best signal. It could be due to a mountain range, or other local situation where one brand has better signals than the others. Due some research or ask your friends and family if they have the same problems with dropped calls and then try another carrier to see if the situation improves. If not, move on to step two.

Step 2: Check Your Location