Create the Ultimate Multi-Purpose Space With these Tips

Designing a media room can be one of the most challenging tasks in your new home. For one, it's one of the most versatile spaces. It's used for watching movies, reading, hosting friends, and more. It's also one of the first things people notice when they enter your house. So, style is just as important as practicality. When it comes to media room installations, there are a few problems in particular that we often notice. We outline some of them below, including some quick tips on how to stay ahead of any potential issues in your Darien, CT home.

Get Rid of Those Inconvenient Cords and Wands

There are a lot of ways you can incorporate smart technology. Sometimes it doesn’t have to mean bringing in brand new devices, but rather upgrading the ones you already have. The one upgrade we see most often is people going from manual shades and blinds to motorized window treatments.

Everyone's looking for a little relief from those cords and wands that are not only an eyesore but are hard to use and can even be potential health risks to vulnerable family members. Enhancing your everyday lifestyle is as easy as embracing new ways to manage the shades in your Darien, CT home.

Stealth Acoustics Offers High-Performance Audio Without the Clutter

Your media room is the one place in your Greenwich, CT home where you can truly showcase your family’s style and personality. Which is why you've likely placed immense importance on making sure it fits your unique interior design preferences. At the same time, it's also going to be your family's central entertainment area unless you have a dedicated home theater. This presents a particular problem during your media room installation when dealing with audio.

Whether you're listening to music or watching a movie, you need a variety of speakers to get high-quality sound. With surround sound setups that can have up to ten speakers, audio can become a considerable obstacle to your sleek design. You don't want audio equipment clashing with the balance of color, texture, and space you created.

Electronic House, the leading information site for smart  home consumers, announces the winners of 2018 Home of the Year Awards recognizing the best technologies, products, and services for the smart home. 

"Our annual Home of the Year contest winners re present the finest implementations of smart  home technology," says Electronic House editor Lisa Montgomery. "From creative integration of  systems to innovative design and installation techniques, the winning home systems integration  companies and projects serve as inspiration to any homeowner interested in incorporating smart  elements into their own residences."

All entries will be posted to ElectronicHouse.com, receive a free listing in the Electronic House Installer Directory, be included in audience newsletters, be eligible for selection as an Electronic  House “Home of the Week” feature story, and receive social media coverage.
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All entries were  udged on level of integration and engineering, and specific ways in which the  technology has enhanced the lives of the people who are using it.. 

Below is some information on our winning entry, which won in the  Best Smart Home of the Year > $150,000+ category. Further down you can see the other categories and winners. 

For this project, we worked on a luxury space in New York City’s Upper West Side. The client wanted a Savant System solution similar to the one in family’s existing home – this time, with state-of-the-art technology.