Let Your Interiors Shine: How to Hide Your Smart Home Technology

These days, you’d be hard-pressed to find a home that isn’t equipped with smart technology. From smart TVs and speakers to full-fledged automation systems, smart technology greatly improves everyday convenience, comfort, security, energy efficiency, and fun!

Still, some homeowners might be skeptical about outfitting their spaces with technology if they assume it would detract from their beautifully tailored interiors. Fortunately, technology devices and systems at any scale can be expertly concealed so that all that remains are the smart home experiences.

Our home automation company at Vision and Sound has put together four tips and tricks for cleverly hiding the technology in your Los Angeles, CA home. Check them out below.

SEE ALSO: How to Enjoy Whole-Home Audio without Hindering Your Décor

 

Retractable or Camouflage TVs

TV displays are getting bigger, with sizes now in the triple digits. For immersive and lifelike movie and gaming experiences, that 85-inch 8K TV will make jaws drop. But what happens when you’re done using the TV? You’re left with an enormous black rectangle on the wall.

Rather than settling for a distracting black rectangle, hide your TV behind art panels that shift out of the way at the touch of a button when you’re ready to use the display. You could also reveal your TV from the ceiling or behind furniture with specialized mounts. Additionally, you may even choose Samsung’s The Frame TV as your display, which transforms into beautifully framed art when turned off.

 

In-Ceiling and In-Wall Speakers

Some music enthusiasts like showcasing big, powerful loudspeakers as part of their home décor. After all, some high-end loudspeakers today are works of art. However, other music lovers may want to experience the music without having to see the speakers. Does that describe you?

If you’d prefer to keep speakers out of sight, opt for in-wall and in-ceiling speakers, which are installed within your surfaces. Architectural speakers can be covered with flush-mount painted grilles or the same material as your walls! Enjoy high-quality, whole-home audio without taking up any space.

 

Elegant Wall Keypads

We understand if you’re not a fan of installing digital interfaces all over the home to control your technology. Digital interfaces don’t complement every home’s interior design. Instead, robust smart home control systems like Savant and Lutron offer elegant, custom-configurable wall keypads that feature tactile buttons for controlling lights, climate, music, and more.

These wall keypads replace traditional banks of switches to make controlling your smart home simple from a centralized location. Faceplates and buttons come in various matte, glass, and metal finishes and shades like gray, ivory, satin brass, bright chrome, and so many more.

 

Integrated Home Automation System

A non-integrated approach to home technology results in controls for every device and system. To eliminate technology clutter, you can consolidate your surveillance system, entry system, lighting system, climate system, and entertainment system into one integrated platform!

A home automation system connects and orchestrates all your technology so that you can manage everything from a universal controller. Rather than having individual apps and remotes for everything, simply use one app or remote to operate all the smart technology in your home with ease.

 

Need assistance concealing your existing or planned home technology? Work with the smart home experts at Vision and Sound. We’d love to help build your dream smart home system that adapts to your needs while maintaining the beauty of your interiors. Get started by contacting us here or sending us a message in the chat box below.