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Smart Lighting Systems Add Personality and Function to Any Space

By Electronic House

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Of any technology in a home, a smart lighting control system offers one of the best opportunities to truly personalize each and every room to your liking. This goes for every other person in your family, too. If you like the living room bright and cheery, a lighting control system can be set up to suit this preference. Your spouse, meanwhile, can have the same lights adjust for a quieter, more subdued environment. The rest of your family can have it their way, too. And it all happens with just a touch of a button.

Lighting Transformed
Just as the lights can be designed to suit your style, they can be arranged and programmed to complement the room décor and the various functions of the space. That same family room that looked bright and cheery for a family gathering can turn swank and sophisticated when you’re hosting an evening cocktail party-again, just a tap of a button on a keypad, smart phone or tablet and the transformation unfolds.

Custom Interface
Just as automated lighting scenes can be designed to reflect the many personalities of your household, so can the design of the devices you use to activate those scenes. Buttons on keypads can be custom engraved. Icons on smartphones, tablets and touchscreens can be labeled however you like. That common, nondescript button called Welcome packs more personality when you label it Dad’s Arrival, and complement it with others called Mom’s Home and Kids in the House. If you refer to your midnight trips to the kitchen as “cookie time,” why not engrave the keypad button by your bedside with this creative description? Chose a favorite font, color, shape and style for the buttons and icons; or choose a theme. Controllers can be designed with a particular vibe in mind, be it nautical, neo-classical or uber sleek and modern.

Creative Illumination
From the way in which the light sources react to commands issued by controllers to the design of the controllers themselves, a lighting control system lets you get creative with illumination in a way that uniquely expresses you personality and style. When working with a home systems integrator don’t be afraid to let your individuality show. Your system will feel like a natural extension of your house that’s easily relatable and provides real value and enjoyment.