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AWAY TRAVELING? GIVE YOURSELF PEACE OF MIND WITH HOME SECURITY

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CHECK ON HOME ANYTIME & BACKUP YOUR SECURITY WITH REMOTE MONITORING 

Whether you’re on a weekend trip or traveling abroad for a month, you should feel free to roam without worrying about returning to a ransacked home. But break-ins unfortunately do happen, and basic security devices like a video doorbell or door alarm are often not enough to prevent robberies. 

You can become more proactive about your home security with a professionally-installed surveillance system. By implementing the following solutions in your Bay Area house, you can jet off with wanderlust—and leave your worries behind. Continue reading to learn how you can protect your home!

3 Types of Lighting and When to Use Them

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Get Your Lighting Design Tips from the Pros

A creative lighting design offers homeowners flexibility throughout their day, evening, and when entertaining guests. It’s possible to match the ambiance of your home with the event of the moment using creative lighting arrangements. Lighting design is more than simply pointing lights in a particular direction or choosing exciting lighting fixtures that draw attention – it is also the layering of lights and adjusting brightness levels.

Continue reading to learn more about the three types of lighting: ambient, task, and accent lighting, and when each would work best in your Bay Area home.

3 Myths About Home Theater Systems

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Don’t Let One of These Myths Stop You From Building the Home Theater of Your Dreams

We’ve heard many funny things about home theaters over the years. People have said, “it’s not a complete entertainment experience without freshly popped popcorn,” and “you should paint the room black to enjoy the movie more.” But, of course, these things aren’t requirements for a fun home theater experience. These are someone’s “nice-to-haves.”

So, what exactly is a requirement for a home theater system? Continue reading as we debunk three common myths associated with home theater systems in the Bay Area.

How Whole-Home Audio Integrates into Your Everyday Life

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Enhance the Routine of Your Entire Family with Premium Distributed Audio

Imagine tapping a few buttons on your phone, and the entire room fills with your favorite song. You don’t need to search for that portable speaker that always seems to be dead or locate your headphones. Every corner of the room will be full of even, high-fidelity audio however and whenever you want.

That’s the beauty of whole-home audio. With a multi-room speaker system from brands like Control4, you can seamlessly queue up your favorite music at any time in any room right from your phone. Additionally, you can automate it to suit your schedule. Check out these few ways whole-home audio could integrate into your everyday life in your Bay Area home.

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