3 Home Solutions You Can Incorporate into a Smart Automation System

Living in an automated home isn’t something you can only experience in a futuristic science fiction film or the classic cartoon The Jetsons. It’s a reality now – you can actually enjoy cutting-edge technology from the comfort of your own home in Maui.

With the press of a button or a voice command, you can operate several devices individually or simultaneously. Simply say, “Hey, Josh, close the blinds” while you stand in the living room, and motorized shades will lower to provide privacy in just a few seconds. Tap your finger on a custom-etched wall keypad that matches your interior décor, and your lighting will dim to the perfect brightness for a romantic dinner for two. Smart home automation makes living your life simpler yet more luxurious.

Learn more below about two home solutions to add to your Hawaiian home for the ultimate luxury lifestyle.

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Smart Lighting & Window Treatments

Lighting can completely transform the way you experience your home. Natural sunlight can brighten a space and put you in a cheery mood, whereas a too-dim room can leave you squinting while trying to accomplish a task. A truly intelligent home incorporates both natural and artificial light to improve your family’s living experience no matter what activities you’re doing throughout the day.

Without a second thought, your home’s interior lighting can brighten throughout the day to mimic the sun’s natural rays and gradually dim to a warm amber hue in the evenings to help you wind down. Human-centric lighting has long been used in office spaces but is now a popular automation solution in homes across Hawaii. You can partner this automated lighting transition throughout the day with temperature sensors that inform motorized shades to operate automatically in a room. If the space becomes too warm, roller shades lower to reduce unwanted heat gain, and interior lights brighten to illuminate a room. You can also adjust blinds and curtains with a tap of your finger using an app or an on-wall keypad, so comfort is always attainable and convenient!

 

Whole-Home Music

At Blueprint, we take HiFi audio performance seriously. Audiophile or not, listening to music throughout in every room is something every homeowner can enjoy. In-wall and in-ceiling speakers camouflage themselves in living areas without sacrificing quality, and bookshelf and floorstanding speakers can serve as interesting focal pieces in any room.

Luxury brands such as Bowers & Wilkins or McIntosh offer room-blanketing sound for an impressive and immersive music, podcast, or audiobook experience no matter what room of the home you’re in. Instead of using a different app or remote to control every smart device in your home, you can use your home control app or a smart touch panel to raise and lower the volume, select a different audio source, or skip to the next song. 

Go a step further in enjoying your audio by letting Blueprint program smart scenes that integrate several smart devices to work in unison. A “Good Morning” scene will initiate a series of smart device responses that help you energize yourself – window shades rise to let natural sunlight into your bedroom so you can wake more naturally, and your favorite news station begins briefing you on the latest updates. A “Movie Night” scene will lower shades for glare reduction, cue up your home theater AV system, and dim the lights. Enjoying your audio and video has never been easier!

 

Automating your smart home requires a design and installation done by a professional team of experts. Let Blueprint help you with all of your automation needs – connect with us using our contact form or chat with us at the bottom of your screen! We can’t wait to hear from you.