Lighting Automation Creates Beauty and Luxury Living

Are you in the process of building your dream home in Manhattan Beach, CA? Or perhaps you're remodeling your vacation home, creating a sanctuary to relax in on weekends or enjoy summer gatherings?

If the answer is yes, now's the time to consider lighting automation. If you're new to the world of home automation, it can be hard to grasp the remarkable changes in design and luxury living it offers. Smart homes create an integrated ecosystem that offers unprecedented ease of control of your home's climate, security, entertainment, lighting, and more. 

With one touch, your lights transform into the color of the sky or the fluorescent glow of moonbeams. They can automatically shift throughout the day to align with daylight's changing hues. They greet you when you arrive home at night and turn off when it's time for bed. A completely remarkable experience!

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The Power of Natural Light

Your home’s light is made up of natural light that filters in through your windows and electric light provided by ambient and task lighting. The perfect mix of each produces a beautiful environment that creates a mood for every room and occasion. 

Lighting automation controls both through the use of motorized window coverings and electric lights that are managed with one touch on a touchscreen, in-wall keypad, or remote. They work together in harmony, bringing in the warmth of natural sunlight while protecting fine works of art, wood flooring, antique rugs, and furniture. As the shades raise or lower, your lighting automatically adjusts, offering the perfect level of light in occupied rooms.

Lutron's Ketra dynamic lighting system also provides light that mimics the natural light of the sun, changing from soft yellow in the morning to crisp blue-toned hues throughout the day and, finally, to the amber glow of sunset as evening approaches. This type of lighting has been shown to provide health benefits, aligning our circadian rhythms and helping us sleep better and wake up energized. 

This dynamic lighting also offers every color in the visible light spectrum, amounting to about 17 million colors of light to choose from. Splash your bathroom with arctic blue lights, drench your living room in a violet hue, or create outdoor lighting that looks like fireflies and the golden glow of a harvest moon. 

Once we know what lighting you'd like for special occasions, such as dining, entertaining, and relaxation, we'll set preset scenes that bathe your spaces in the lighting with one touch.

The Gift of Automation 

Our certified technicians can also incorporate geofencing to control lighting based on location. For example, your smart home can turn off all your lights, except your security lighting, when you leave for the day. As you pull into the driveway at night, the lights will illuminate your path, creating a safer experience.

The Mockupancy feature triggers random lights to turn off and on when you're away on vacation or a business trip. We can also integrate shades to raise and lower, making it look as though your home is occupied and deterring any potential burglars.

 

Are you ready to explore the amazing world of lighting automation? To learn more about smart homes or to schedule a complimentary consultation, contact Vision and Sound today!