Redoing window shades is a great way of refreshing your interiors. Whether you are doing them with new finishes and furniture or just for the windows themselves, a new window treatment can brighten a room – literally and figuratively. 

One thing we strongly suggest for your next window treatment is custom motorized shades. Why motorized? You can’t underestimate the convenience of raising or lowering your shades at the touch of a button, all at the same time. Plus, your shades can be an active part of your home automation system, cooperating with lighting, climate control, and other functions to make your home more comfortable and efficient. But don’t think you have to sacrifice style with motorized shades in your Vinings, GA home. Keep reading to check out three motorized shade options that will satisfy your designer sense of style.

Lutron is a company with over six decades of experience devoted to managing light in both home and commercial environments. Starting with the solid-state dimmer in 1959, the company’s product portfolio has grown to 15,000 current products!

Lutron is a company that never stops innovating. With tunable LED lighting like Ketra and their extensive motorized shading line, Lutron dealers like GHT Group in Santa Rosa Beach can provide a complete lighting management solution for your Florida Panhandle home.  Keep reading below to learn more about recent Lutron products that continue to raise the bar in lighting control.

Since it invented the first solid-state dimmer in 1959, Lutron has been on a mission to change how lighting is managed and controlled. In over half a century of innovation, the company has grown from two products to 15,000 and in the process acquired over 2,700 patents for its innovations.

With Lutron, lighting control encompasses any type of light in both residential and commercial settings. Lutron solutions manage both artificial light and natural light in an interior environment with automated lighting and motorized shading. This singular focus on excellence in lighting control is one reason that GHT Group is a proud Lutron dealer in the Metro Atlanta area.

Keep reading below to learn three more reasons why you should work with an authorized Lutron dealer for lighting control in your Duluth, GA home.

In Florida, every home needs a solution for managing the sun. Years ago, it wasn’t uncommon to see interiors that looked dark as homeowners drew drapes, closed shades, and lowered blinds in an effort to keep the heat out of their Santa Rosa beach homes. Today, we have better, less cave-like ways to manage the sun and enjoy it, too! One of those ways is with custom motorized shades, which you can automate to take advantage of natural light when you want it and keep the sun out when you don’t.

When it comes to motorized shade options, it’s hard to beat Lutron. The company offers eight different powered window treatment styles and a host of control options. But the designer choice is the Palladiom line, which exudes panache from the shades to the elegant control keypads. Learn more about this stylish motorized shade line below!

Georgia has nice weather most of the year with only a few extremes. It’s humid and hot at the height of summer and can get quite cold in the lows of winter, but it's very pleasant for a good part of the year! That means you can enjoy your patios, decks, and yards in Atlanta for many months of the year. 

One way to get more out of your outside spaces is to control the environment with motorized outdoor shades. So, even when it's raining and blowing into your patio or the fierce summer sun is soaking your covered space, you've got a secret weapon at your disposal. Keep reading for three reasons you will love the flexibility motorized shades will bring to your outdoor space. 

Telecommuting is nothing new, as the computer and high-speed internet made it a relatively painless proposition over the past two decades. In the past ten years or so, the maturing of cloud application and communication platforms made it even easier to work from home, and many employers encouraged and supported it on a part-time basis.

Of course, we don't have to mention here how the COVID-19 crisis has pushed working from home into hyper-speed overdrive. After all, before this pandemic, when did you ever see Saturday Night Live skits about Zoom meetings? While working from home is not without its many challenges, many think that companies large and small will be seriously rethinking their workforces, with telecommuting becoming far more prevalent for many information workers.

So, what do you need to work from home effectively? Besides the things you might think about – a distraction-free space, comfortable and ergonomic furniture, and a good equipment setup – have you thought about the lighting? Good lighting makes for a pleasant space to work, while poor lighting can lead to fatigue and a lack of productivity, and you may not even know why. Here are three tips that residential lighting design experts recommend to ensure your Alpharetta, GA home office is a happy and productive workplace.

We love motorized shades at GHT Group, and it shows in the many blogs we’ve written about them. But there are some shades we haven't written too much about, those from our home automation partner Crestron. As GHT Group has been in audiovisual and smart home technology for over three decades, we are a long-time Crestron dealer. Crestron is a bit like Apple in that they make high-end solutions in all the major product categories – home automation in this case – and when they do something, they do it right. 

If you’re considering a Crestron smart home system or looking to upgrade an existing one, there are several excellent reasons to consider Crestron motorized shading for your Cumming, GA residence. Let’s go into it more below!

We’ve often extolled the virtues of custom motorized shades on these pages. There are so many ways they make life more convenient and make your Miramar Beach home more efficient. Naturally, window treatments like motorized shades serve multiple purposes in the house, managing the Florida sun as well as enhancing privacy. 

Motorized shades and window treatments step up the privacy and security benefits by working hand in hand with other smart automation features. Learn three ways you can make your home more private and secure with automated window treatments. 

One of the reasons you live in Alys Beach is for an outdoor-oriented lifestyle. Whether it's an active one or you simply enjoy the sun and surf, it's a pleasure to be outside most of the time. But nothing is perfect, and sometimes you need a little help controlling the outdoor elements to make the most of your outdoor time. 

That’s where motorized patio screens come in. At the touch of a button, you can create a more comfortable space to enjoy the outdoors at home. Read on to learn more about motorized outdoor screens and shades for your Florida home.

It’sno secret that we've all been spending much more time at home. The pandemic will end, but it has undoubtedly brought about lifestyle changes that will likely endure into the future. Some of those include continued work from home as technology allows for efficient communication and collaboration, distance learning that may provide a way to reduce the high cost of college, and more ways to stay fit, healthy, and entertained at home. 

What do these trends have to do with motorized shades? More than you might think. Motorized window treatments are an increasingly popular option in both new and existing homes in Dunwoody, GA, and the metro Atlanta area. Beyond the sheer convenience, let’s explore how they can help you make the best of your time at home, no matter the activity. 

If you are considering motorized window shades for your Sandy Springs home, congratulations! We can’t think of a more useful smart home feature. It’s one of those things that you’ll be glad you did, because of the immense convenience and luxury it brings to your Georgia home. 

There are some key things to consider in motorized shading. From what brand you choose to how they play with the aesthetics of your home, you'll have several choices to make. We're here to help you with that! Keep reading below to learn about four things you'll want to get right in your motorized shade installation. 

If you’re building, remodeling, or simply tired of the current window treatments in your living areas, you might be overwhelmed with all the choices available for window covering options. As with most things, one of the best ways to start the process is to think about how you actually use your living spaces. For most people, these rooms are for relaxing, socializing, and entertaining – but some of these uses will rank higher in importance than others.

Then we have the practical and aesthetic considerations, such as light control, energy efficiency, and décor and style. Does this sound like a lot? Maybe, but let the custom window treatment experts at GHT Group help with a few suggestions for your Roswell, GA home. Ready? Explore four popular options below. 

Are you tired of constantly adjusting your blinds to block out the sun's glare or to let in some natural light? Do you wish there was an easier way to manage the light in your home without having to get up and fiddle with your shades? If so, it might be time to consider investing in motorized window shades.

We know what you might be thinking - "but they're so expensive!" or "Isn’t that a needless luxury?" Well, we have a few ways you can justify the purchase of motorized shades to your significant other, money manager, or just yourself! Please keep reading. 

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!

Unlike other state monikers that might leave you puzzled, the Sunshine State aptly fits Florida. The Rosemary Beach and Panhandle area average over 220 sunny days a year, and that doesn’t even count those days when it rains in the afternoon. All that sun makes for a wonderful climate and outdoor lifestyle, but it can also be hard on your home’s interior.

Most homes in the area employ some type of custom window treatments for all the usual reasons – privacy, light control, and more. But did you know that adding power to your window treatments can let you easily control the Florida sun inside your home? Discover four reasons how custom motorized shades protect and enhance your Rosemary Beach home.