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Four Reasons To Go Lutron for Lighting Control Four Reasons To Go Lutron for Lighting Control

Lutron is All About the Light

In the computing world, there once was a saying that “you can’t go wrong with choosing IBM.” It was a reflection of IBM’s ubiquity in computers and that it was regarded as the safe choice that no one would question. In lighting control, we’ll say you can’t go wrong with Lutron.

Like IBM in computers, Lutron was an early pioneer in lighting control, inventing the solid-state dimmer in the 1950s. The company has never stopped innovating since, now holding over 3000 patents in every area of lighting control and management. So is Lutron lighting control the safe choice for your Buckhead, GA, home? Of course, but it’s more than just safe. Discover four reasons why Lutron continues to lead the field.

4 Ways to Enjoy Your Outdoor Sound System in Spring and Summer 4 Ways to Enjoy Your Outdoor Sound System in Spring and Summer

Outdoor Entertainment Starts with Great Sound

Spring is a great time of year in Georgia. Warm but not hot temperatures, sunshine, and blooming dogwood, azaleas, and cherry blossoms conspire to lead us outside. Once you’re outside in your patios and yards, we have some ideas to keep you out there longer!

An outdoor audio system adds the soundscape to your idyllic outdoors. While music may be the primary app you’ll use outdoors, we have a couple of other ways you can take full advantage of your open-air environment. Keep reading below for three ways to enjoy high-fidelity outdoor sound in your Canton home.

Buying, Remodeling or Building? Call a Control4 Installer Buying, Remodeling or Building? Call a Control4 Installer

Make Your Home Smart from the Start!

When buying, building, or remodeling a new home, you'll have many decisions to make. Everything from landscaping to interior finishes to window treatments is on the table. All the decisions and options to evaluate can be exhausting. While you can't call Saul to help, you can rely on your local Control4 installer.

Smart home features are high on the list of most homebuyers today, and you likely want at least a couple of things or many. And the decisions for smart home tech can be equally overwhelming. But with a Control4 installer like GHT Group, you can have a personal expert in smart home automation that can take the stress out of the planning and work with your builder and designer to integrate the tailored system you want. Keep reading to learn what a Control4 installer can do for your new Cumming, GA home.

Buying a Home that Already Has Control4 Smart Automation? Buying a Home that Already Has Control4 Smart Automation?

Here’s What You Want to Do

Over the years, many Georgia homeowners have invested in home automation to make their lifestyles easier and their homes safer and more efficient. If you’re buying a recently built or an extensively remodeled older home, there’s a good chance the previous owner added smart technology like lighting, security, and more. 

Perhaps the smart tech in your newly purchased house is the icing on the cake that made you love it. And you were told that the system is something called Control4. You may not know what Control4 is or how to make it work for you in your new Atlanta abode. Since you're here, you're in the right place! Keep reading to learn more about Control4 home automation and what you can do to tailor it for your needs. 

6 Reasons to Go Lutron for Your Custom Motorized Shades 6 Reasons to Go Lutron for Your Custom Motorized Shades

The Power of Choice

Motorized shades are extraordinarily useful anywhere, but they are particularly so in Florida. With motorized shading in your Santa Rosa Beach home, you have the power to tame the Florida sun in the palm of your hand – and a few other clever ways too.

For custom motorized shades, our partner Lutron simply offers more. More fabrics, more controls options, more styles; more of everything. Here are six reasons (we could list more, but your time is valuable) why Lutron should be on the top of your list for motorized shading. 

Three Ways to Enjoy an Outdoor Sound System This Summer Three Ways to Enjoy an Outdoor Sound System This Summer

Make All Your Outside Time an Experience

With comfortable temperatures in the 70s and 80s, spring in Georgia is a wonderful time for all things outdoors. Whether it’s a long bike ride on the Silver Comet Trail, a day at Stone Mountain Park, or just enjoying the sunshine and fresh air in your own backyard, it’s a perfect time to play before the arrival of summer heat. But then it’s time to swim, right? 

While we’re not Atlanta’s version of Outside Magazine here, we are one of the metro area’s premier purveyors of outdoor entertainment solutions to make your home’s outside spaces the place to be in warm weather. In that spirit, here are three ways to enjoy an outdoor sound system this summer!

Three Ways to Get the Best Performance from Your Surround Sound System Three Ways to Get the Best Performance from Your Surround Sound System

Immersive Surround Sound Takes Careful Setup and Calibration

You might think that great surround sound is easy. Just buy the system, set it up, and presto, incredible surround sound. Admittedly, there are some soundbars and system-in-a-box solutions that will give you decent surround sound from movies and shows. On the other hand, you’re not likely to get that visceral, blown away feeling from any of them. 

For truly stellar, immersive, “OMG, that's so incredible!” sound like you’ve only experienced at the best movie theaters, you need a real, full surround sound system with separate components and speakers. Even then, you still won't be blown away unless it's properly set up. Keep reading to learn more about three areas that merit special attention when setting up a surround sound system. 

What Do Home Automation and the Konmari Method Have in Common? What Do Home Automation and the Konmari Method Have in Common?

Let Smart Home Tech Take a Little Clutter Out of Your Life

Marie Kondo’s Konmari method has captured the imagination of everyone who has ever wanted to declutter and simplify their lives. As she puts it, if something doesn’t spark joy or mean something to you, get rid of it – responsibly, of course. 

Now, what could that possibly have to do with home automation? Well, you can avail yourself of home automation services to declutter your brain and rationalize your life. Surely that might spark a little more joy in your Buckhead, GA life, right?

Join us as we follow the Konmari method (one area at a time) to show you three ways home automation can simplify your life. See if you agree by reading our suggestions below!

How to Enjoy the Benefits of a Home Automation System How to Enjoy the Benefits of a Home Automation System

Enjoy Little Luxuries from Sunup to Sundown

Sometimes, life can be a little tough, and some days are better than others – even in Florida. If you've had a stress-filled workday, a little unplugging and relaxation can help you recharge for the next one. Even if you're retired in your Rosemary Beach home, monitoring the latest stock market gyrations might be slightly more stomach-churning than you'd like. So, what can take a little bit of that edge off? 

The luxury of home automation services might be the ticket for bringing a little more Zen to your life. Smart home assistance can make your day just a little bit better, from beginning to end. Let’s explore a few examples below!

Do You Know How to Listen to Your Home Audio System?  Do You Know How to Listen to Your Home Audio System?

Exploring 3 Elements of Critical Listening

We know the great feeling we get when listening to good music. In this case, good music is whatever you like to listen to. One person's idea of captivating music is another's cacophony. It doesn't matter what you like; you know the rapturous feeling you experience when you hear it.

Yet music isn’t only about the emotional response. Critical listening on a high-fidelity home audio system can give you an entirely new appreciation of your favorite music or even music you're exploring as something new.

So, what is critical listening, and how can it increase your music enjoyment in your Buckhead, GA home? Let’s explore three key elements below.

Should You DIY or Hire a Company for Your Home Theater? Should You DIY or Hire a Company for Your Home Theater?

We’ll Dish on the Pros and Cons

Do you love DIY projects? So many people do, and everyone has their preferences and passions. For some, they're artistic; for others, mechanical, and for yet others, it might be technology and electronics. Do people DIY home theaters? Absolutely. Can it be fun? Yes, along with a few frustrations thrown in. Interestingly enough, home theaters will get you intimately involved in all the areas above, from the artistic to the electronic. 

But the real question is, should you DIY a home theater in your Roswell, GA home? That decision, of course, is yours. We will present some pros and cons for you to consider. Do we have an axe to grind here? We’ll give you a hint – the HT in GHT Group stands for home theater. We’ve been one of Atlanta’s top home theater companies for over 30 years, so we’re just a little biased. But only a little. Really.

3 Ways to Use Whole Home Lighting Control This Summer 3 Ways to Use Whole Home Lighting Control This Summer

Lighting Control Systems Make Your Home Safer and More Comfortable

Some say it’s always summer in the Florida Panhandle, and it might be tough to argue with that. Nevertheless, there is a summer season. With it comes deliciously warm Gulf water at the beach, long days, and lots of sun and heat. Like millions of Americans, chances are you might do a little summer travel too, which could take you away from your Destin home. 

What does summer have to do with lighting? If you have a whole-home lighting control system, you can make summer more comfortable, efficient, and safer at your home. Let’s talk about three ways you can do that below! 

Residential Lighting Design 101: Understanding Ambient Lighting Residential Lighting Design 101: Understanding Ambient Lighting

Ambient Lighting is the Essential Starting Point

Lighting is all about form and function. It's an essential part of any home, as where would we be without light? But beyond the crucial function of illumination, there is the aesthetic component, just as important in making a house feel like a home.

We’ve discussed the three essential elements of residential lighting design in the past: ambient, task, and accent. This post will cover the basics of ambient lighting and what to think about for your Dunwoody, GA home. Ambient lighting is essential, but there are many options to consider. Please follow with us below.

Why LED Light Fixtures Are the Future of Illumination Why LED Light Fixtures Are the Future of Illumination

LED Lighting is Miles Ahead of Anything Else

In case you hadn’t noticed, LEDs – light-emitting diodes – have revolutionized light all around you. Those amazingly bright headlights on the new cars? LED. The backlighting on your amazing new Sony 86-inch TV? LED. The crisp, bright, beautiful screen on your iPad? You guessed it, LED. 

LED technology has amazing advantages over any other kind of lighting. If you are considering new lighting of any type for your Dunwoody, GA, or Atlanta home, it's a no-brainer to go LED. Let's cover some of the incredible benefits of LED light fixtures below.

How to Add Curb Appeal, Safety, and Ambiance with Landscape Lighting How to Add Curb Appeal, Safety, and Ambiance with Landscape Lighting

Elevate Your Outside Spaces After Sunset

With Florida's effortless outdoor lifestyle, you've likely invested heavily in your outdoor spaces. From the sabal palms to bald cypress trees to the many flowers, the yards and gardens in your Destin home are natural areas for relaxation and enjoyment.

There’s only one problem. If you don’t have a great lighting plan, all that beauty is lost to the darkness of night. As a landscape lighting company, we love to help Destin homeowners create a new view at night. Read on below to learn four ways we can transform your nightscape with light.