There’s nothing that says you can’t put together your own home theater. Indeed, many homeowners do. A home theater can be a relatively straightforward room with a large screen and a sound system for an emotional viewing experience. 

One person's idea of an exciting viewing experience in a home theater can be wildly different from another. Some may want their home theater to fit into a living area or game room. Others want nothing less than a full-fledged dedicated room with lounge seating, a 13-channel surround system, and a 150-inch screen. Some like the theater to fit with their living area décor and others want one that makes a statement.

GHT Group (formerly Georgia*Home*Theater, get it?) has been a home theater designer and integrator in the Atlanta area for over 30 years. We’re not going to tell you which type of home theater is right for you – you tell us, and we’ll make it a reality in your Duluth home! But we do have some definite ideas why you want to hire a pro like us for the job. See why below! 

SEE ALSO: Why Trust Your Home Theater Design to GHT Group?

Crestron is a momentous name in home automation, but we probably don’t have to tell you that. What you may not know is that Crestron also offers many other smart home technology products that transform the way you live and manage your home. A perfect example: Crestron motorized shades.

Crestron motorized window treatments are world-class, with options in style and functionality for any luxury Canton home. From minimalistic roller shades to dramatic draperies and everything in between, you won’t have to sacrifice your personal tastes for smarter window treatments.

Add that missing touch to your interiors with Crestron motorized shades and enjoy wide-ranging options in style and control. As a certified Crestron dealer, we can help. Get inspired below!

It’s not uncommon for homeowners in Destin and along the Emerald Coast to seek energy-efficient ways to safeguard their properties from the Florida sun and heat. Lutron offers sophisticated motorized window treatments that insulate your spaces and keep out harmful UV rays. Plus, they can be operated remotely and even programmed to adjust on their own for optimal energy savings.

Likewise, Lutron lighting solutions work in tandem with your window treatments to reduce your energy consumption while refreshing your interiors with beautiful light. As a certified Lutron Dealer, GHT Group is your one-stop-shop for smart lighting and shading that make your spaces look and feel luxurious while lowering your energy consumption.

Read below to explore the intelligent and flexible offerings from Lutron and how GHT Group can help transform your home with custom lighting and shading solutions.

SEE ALSO: 5 Reasons Why Lutron Powered Shades Are a Great Investment

GHT firmly believes that audio and video entertainment should not be limited to the interior confines of your house. Your favorite music and video entertainment should be set free, available outside for you at the click of a button. While many people enjoy audio and music outdoors in the relatively mild Georgia climate, we think outdoor TV provides another dimension to al fresco entertainment that will have you spending more much-needed time outside.

While we love to discuss equipment and other considerations for your outside entertainment in these blogs, for this discussion, we'd like to stoke your imagination a bit about what you can do with your outdoor TV in your Canton home. Please keep reading below!

Spring is in the air, and it’s time to get outdoors. While Georgia’s weather is mild in the spring, the Kennesaw area will soon experience the southern summer’s warmer, more humid season. And with spring and summer comes rain, and oh, the bugs. Does that sometimes keep you from enjoying your patio?

You can control the environment outside, too (within limits, of course). Did you know that motorized outdoor shades can let you enjoy your patios even more? Today’s solutions are more integrated and sleeker than ever. Keep reading below to see how outdoor shading helps you make the most of your outside areas.

Are you in need of new window treatments? Whether you are building, remodeling, or just a bit tired of your existing window coverings in Alpharetta, allow us to humbly suggest that you consider motorized, custom window treatments.

We can already hear practical Georgians saying, why would we need to motorize them? To which we respond, do you still have crank windows in your car? In all seriousness, motorized window treatments are a luxury, but one that you quickly discover pays many dividends in practicality. And on the subject of dividends, they can even save you money. How? Please read on!

Everyone has their preferences in the way they do things. At the grocery store, you may see some people checking off their list on a smartphone or smartwatch, while others trust the timeworn paper list. Some like old-fashioned alarm clocks and others let their smartphones or smart speaker wake them. 

User experience is important, and everyone should have options for how they interact with their everyday technology. When it comes to smart home automation, you also should have a choice in how you interact, based on your whim, the function, and the design of your home. For all the options for smart home control in your Destin, FL home, the Control4 system is hard to beat. It has you covered whether you like interacting via buttons, touchscreens, or barking commands at Alexa. Keep reading below to see all the ways you can control your smart home.  

We always say that lighting should be part of a well-thought-out interior design. Surprisingly, sometimes lighting is thought of functionally but not aesthetically. But if you’re a design professional, we’re preaching to the converted; you understand the importance of light and its effects on your projects.

A great lighting scheme for a home involves many facets, from the fixtures for function and aesthetics to control. As one of Georgia's premier home technology and interior lighting design companies with a showroom in Marietta, we think of all the details, including the last lighting mile (or perhaps foot?). The touchpoints for light control can and should be an integral part of the lighting design for a home. And that brings us to the subject of this blog: two exquisite choices in lighting keypads from Lutron, the industry leader in lighting control. Please keep reading!

GHT Group is big on high-performance audio, as evidenced by some of the brands we carry – McIntosh, Klipsch Heritage, and Monitor Audio, to name a few. We're always on the lookout to offer more for our audio enthusiast clients, and we're proud to introduce our latest brand partner – Focal.

For some well-versed in high-fidelity audio, Focal needs no introduction. But others may not think of Focal when thinking about high-end audio. Focal has been making unique speakers and audio equipment since 1979, adding their distinctive design principles to home, pro, and automobile audio. The company is proud of its French heritage that shows in the stylish appearance of its products. In a world where many audio products are designed in the origin country but manufactured overseas, Focal still assembles their high-end audio products in France.

Keep reading below to learn more about Focal home speakers for your Atlanta, GA listening or media room.

What is the difference between a media room and a home theater? Honestly, we don't know. OK, we're being a little facetious here, but we'll explain. You can call that best place in the house to watch movies, Falcons games, Netflix binges, or anything else whatever you want. If you think it's the home theater, that's what it is. If you prefer the media room, then it shall be so.

That said, there are some differences in what most people might think of between a home theater or media room. The home theater is more likely to be a dedicated space, and the media room is more likely to be a multipurpose space. However, by no means is any of this is set in stone. You can have whatever you want, and there are solutions for creating any type of media room or home theater you desire.

Whether it’s a home media room or theater for your Duluth, GA, home, one thing people tend to want is technology that is unobtrusive, fits the décor, and does not get in the way of a home’s aesthetic. We’re going to discuss two ways of hiding the tech below – please keep reading!

Are you always listening to something? Is it music while you check on your investments in the home office or a podcast while you cook? Does relaxing on the patio with the sound of nearby ocean waves in the Florida sun demand just the right playlist? 

If there’s a soundtrack for everything you do, you should consider investing in the luxury of a whole-home audio system. A Control4 whole-house audio setup lets you funnel anything you want to listen to in perfect synchronicity all over your Alys Beach property. Keep reading to learn more about this smart audio solution.

We spend a lot of time on these pages expounding the benefits of smart home technology, because, well, it’s what we do. And we are genuinely excited about all areas of AV and home technology, as evidenced by our ample 20,000 square foot Marietta showroom, well worth the drive from your Cumming home if you can tear yourself away from beautiful Lake Lanier for a bit.

Maybe you've already invested in a home automation system. Or perhaps you happen to have bought a Cumming property that already had a system or a component of one like lighting control. If what you have isn’t broken, why fix it? We say, don’t fix it, but maintain it so it continues to run well. We can do that for you too. But if your system has a few years on it, we’re going to recommend you upgrade. Why? Because there’s so much you can do with the latest smart home technology! As metro Atlanta's leading home automation company, once we show you all the things your smart home can do, you’ll have no excuse not to upgrade. But below are the excuses you can use to justify it to your significant other! 

SEE ALSO: Why You Should Trust a Smart Home Company with Your Home Automation

Let’s face it, anyone can have some level of home automation and smart control these days. Hundreds of smart devices are available at the click of an Amazon Buy button, at Home Depot, or Best Buy. You can be your own integrator, programmer, and head debugger and install a surprisingly extensive smart home system yourself. 

Perhaps you're not interested in integrating your own system or trying to figure out why your outside lights didn't turn on at sunset. If you’re a busy professional, your time away from work is likely far more valuable than debugging your smart home devices. We're not going to tell you hiring a professional for your smart home installation will be less expensive – when is it ever? But we can tell you what you will get with a professionally installed smart home system like Control4, and how a Control4 installer like GHT Group, Atlanta's leading home technology integrator, can ensure you don't spend your free time as your home's IT person. Keep reading for more. 

SEE ALSO: Introducing Control4's Newest Home Automation Platform: OS 3

Lutron is a name well known in every aspect of the management and control of light. Since the invention of the first solid-state dimmer over 50 years ago, the company has continued to innovate in lighting. Lutron lighting controls can be found in commercial buildings like the New York Times building in Manhattan and grand residences like the White House.  

About two decades ago, Lutron entered another area critical to managing light - motorized shading. The company’s mission is to manage and control light for comfort, aesthetics, energy efficiency, and wellness. Typical of Lutron, they pay attention to every detail to produce the industry standard in motorized shading and window treatments. See how they do it below. 

SEE ALSO: Answers to Your Common Questions About Lutron Motorized Shades

SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. -- GHT Group, a leader in custom home technology, lighting, shading, and audio-video solutions based in Metro Atlanta, is excited to announce that it is expanding its custom solutions and services into Northwest Florida.

In January, GHT Group acquired the Santa Rosa Beach, Florida operations of Audio Video Excellence, an established integrator with a loyal customer base, excellent reputation for quality work, and the same ethic for elevated customer service and support for which GHT Group is known.

While GHT Group has operated primarily in the Metro Atlanta area since 1989, it has done projects for customers far and wide when asked, in locations including Florida, Montana, Wyoming, North and South Carolina and beyond. With many customers owning second homes in the beautiful beach areas of Northwest Florida’s Emerald Coast, from Destin to Panama City Beach and along the famous “30A,” the company is pleased to have a local presence to better serve customers there.