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.

If you're selling your home in Alpharetta, you might be faced with some expenses for either bringing deferred maintenance up to date or needing to update some items to make your property look fresh. It might be refinishing wood flooring, replacing carpeting, painting inside or out, or renewing bathroom and kitchen faucets. Depending on the age of the house and the competition, it might even be more extensive than that.

Most recent surveys show that prospective homebuyers are increasingly looking for smart home features in homes. And in new construction, builders have increasingly responded by prewiring homes for smart lighting, whole-home audio and other popular features.

If the prospect of modernizing your home with smart technology seems daunting, GHT Group can make it easy. In business serving the metro Atlanta area for over 30 years, we are your go-to smart home company for home technology. Keep reading below for three ways to freshen your home with smart tech and add the wow factor to bring in offers fast!

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We’re in November, and the holiday season is in the air. It’s time to break out favorite recipes, decorate for Thanksgiving, visit with family and friends, and enjoy much needed time off from work and school.

Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday for many people as it offers a relaxed way to spend time and reconnect with family and friends. And that will happen in many ways, with cooking, dining, and entertaining on the agenda, whether you do it with an intimate group or extended family. 

Regardless of how you celebrate the holidays, lighting is a way to set the right ambiance for any and all parts of it. Keep reading below to see how Lutron lighting control helps you set the scene for your Thanksgiving and holiday season in Alpharetta, GA.

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When you upgrade your home lighting to Ketra tunable LED light fixtures, your lights become much more than a utility. They become part of your home décor. Medicine for improved wellness. A breath of fresh air. Pair them with a Lutron lighting control system, and the LED light fixtures in your Marietta, GA home can rise and fall with you, creating the perfect light for every moment of the day.

From a tranquil morning glow of sunrise to a cool, vibrant afternoon to a warm and serene sunset, Ketra tunable LEDs bring natural light indoors to help you start your day, stay focused, and wind down at night. Read more to step into a day of living with tunable LED lighting fixtures.

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Light is one of those things that you likely don’t think about – until there’s something off about it. Do you struggle to read the menu in a dimly lit restaurant? How about not seeing the road well in a rental car with lighting that’s a far cry from the LEDs in your BMW? 

When it comes to home lighting, you’ll notice light or lack of it for other reasons. Maybe it’s glare or a kitchen that simply is not bright enough for effective food preparation. These are the sins that professional lighting designers strive to avoid. Keep reading below for four lighting mistakes to avoid in your Destin, FL home.

We’re big fans of smarter lighting solutions at GHT Group. With some new technologies, there are advantages and disadvantages. When it comes to lighting, LED has clear and measurable benefits that are hard to ignore with no downside. While LED lighting and fixtures were once an expensive proposition, economies of scale and a major shift to this technology have now made them an easy decision for any home.

Should you upgrade to LED lights in your Alpharetta, GA home? You might guess our answer is an emphatic yes, and we’ll give you five reasons why below. Keep reading!

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What’s the most important room in the home? For most people, it tends to be the kitchen. Indeed, when many people are buying a home, the kitchen is the space that can make or break the decision. Kitchens are the hub of the modern home, where the family gathers to prepare food, eat, do homework, discuss plans, entertain friends, and just about anything else. 

What can make or break a kitchen? It can be many things, from space and layout to cabinets and appliances. And one thing can affect the way you see all of those important aspects – lighting. The right lighting can make even an average kitchen punch way above its weight, while poor lighting can let down a great one. That’s why lighting designers place a special focus on kitchens because they are such multifunctional and important spaces. 

Want to learn more about the best practices for kitchen lighting in your Santa Rosa Beach, FL home? Please keep reading!

Bedrooms are places for sleep, relaxation, and serenity. In order to create that ambiance and atmosphere, homeowners spend considerable time and money on the right beds, linens, furniture, floor coverings, custom window treatments, and more. But one other element that should be equally considered in designing the perfect bedroom – the lighting. 

If the lighting is off, no matter how beautiful and elegant the other aspects are, your bedroom will suffer. Here are four ways professional lighting designers address bedroom lighting for homeowners in Sandy Springs, GA and the Atlanta area. 

Lighting should be an integral part of home design. Interestingly enough though, it is often an afterthought. Sometimes lighting design is relegated to a line item as an allowance in an overall construction budget. 

Lighting design is both art and science. Established guidelines exist to calculate illumination needs for a given space based on square footage and other considerations. But that aspect may not cover the objectives for the aesthetics or overall feel of a room. You can light it up so there’s plenty of light, but it doesn’t mean it will be right, in much the same way one can fill a room with expensive furnishings but not achieve the goal of a well-designed and sorted space.

Great residential lighting design is both art and science. Read on to learn more about how good lighting design can elevate your Buckhead, GA home. 

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Lighting is a crucial element in designing your ideal home environment. You probably have lights all around your home, but how customized are they? Do they add convenience to your day-to-day routine and allow you to create ambiances with the touch of a button?

Installing a Ketra tunable lighting system in your Alpharetta, GA, home can give you all the above benefits and more. Here are three ways Ketra lighting can help you achieve the perfect lighting.

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One thing in a home that sometimes doesn't get as much attention as it should is the lighting. Lighting can make a huge difference in the look and feel of a home. Sometimes it’s subtle; an interior may just feel right, and you might think it’s the finishes, layout, or furnishings. But lighting can affect the way you see and notice all those things.

Anyone can choose fixtures, lamps, and lighting styles for a home’s interior. But how do you make sure you have enough lighting, not too much lighting, and the right type of lighting – both for task and ambiance – in each space? That’s where a professional can help. As one of metro Atlanta’s premier interior lighting design companies, GHT Group can be your full-service lighting partner for your Georgia home.

Keep reading to see how a professional lighting company can assist with your home lighting design.

Are all motorized shades the same? All cars will get you from Point A to Point B, but they will do it quite differently. It's much the same with smart home products like motorized shades; they tend to all get to the same results, but some accomplish the result with much greater aplomb. With motorized shades, there are many differences, and some are more subtle than others.

Lutron is a company that is almost synonymous with lighting control. The company invented the first dimmer in the 1950s, and today holds 2,700 patents worldwide on lighting technology. Did you know that they also make motorized shades? Lutron's mission is controlling light, both natural and artificial. They produce over 15,000 products, and motorized shading is an integral part of the product portfolio in both residential and commercial applications.

So, the first unique aspect of Lutron motorized shades is that no other company in the smart home space fields as extensive a product line in both lighting and shading control, which is why Georgia Home Theater is proud to be a Lutron integration partner in the Atlanta area.

Now that you know one important facet of Lutron, read on to find out more about their motorized shades solutions and why they’re the smart choice for your home Roswell or elsewhere in Metro Atlanta.

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.

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If you’re expecting a bit of a downer like HBO’s Scenes from a Marriage, we try to keep it upbeat here at GHT Group. Our scenes are all about lighting control, and these scenes will put a smile on your face every time you use them! 

If you’re not familiar with lighting scenes, it’s all about controlling many lights at the same time with the ease of automation. You can do it with the push of a button or even by just arriving or leaving your house. Scenes are the “killer app” of whole-home lighting control systems – if you’ve got your entire house and property automated, the sky’s the limit. Here are four of our favorite ways to use lighting scenes in homes in Rosemary Beach, FL. 

Lighting control is one of the most sought-after smart home solutions today. The reasons are straightforward; lighting control and automation saves money, is energy efficient, and makes your home more convenient and beautiful. 

While several home automation companies offer lighting control products and solutions, no company has a singular focus on it like Lutron. The company invented the solid-state dimmer in the 1950s, and since then has continued innovating in lighting control and management in both the residential and commercial markets.

As you might expect from a company focused on lighting control, Lutron makes several solutions. We have featured Lutron’s Caseta system before, a wireless system that serves as an entry point into the world of lighting control, and is best suited for smaller homes and condominiums that range up to 2,500 square feet. In this blog, we're going to focus on Lutron's higher-end solutions – RadioRA 2 and HomeWorks QS, targeted toward larger and more extensive properties.

Which Lutron lighting control system is the right choice for your Johns Creek, GA home? Read on to learn more. 

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