You don’t have to do an overhaul of your entire home to see if home automation is for you. If you do decide to dip your toes in the high-tech waters the next question becomes, what room should I start with? Any area of the home can be upgraded with a distributed audio system.  

Family Room

The family room is a perfect choice to start your home audio installation. Whether sharing a bottle of wine with a close group of friends or turning family game night into a dance party, the possibilities are endless. Take the focus away from the television and upgrade your family room to a space that can be transformed with the press of a button.

Kitchen

The kitchen is the heart of the home that has a magnetic effect on the entire family. Whether cooking for the family, hosting a small party or embracing family fun night – the kitchen is the perfect place to install a music system. Add iPad or Tablet controls to turn great music into a fun jukebox for everyone.

Home automation isn’t just for controlling your TV or sound system – it gives you the feeling of being secure from anywhere in the world.  Keeping your home safe while on vacation used to be a juggling act – deciding whether to keep the lights on or off, worrying about keeping the blinds open or closed and triple checking every lock on every door before you leave.

Having a security system integrated into a smart home makes life so much easier. With a Soundworks designed and installed home automation system by Savant you can control the lights in your home, adjust your shades, control your HVAC system, be notified of unusual movement in the house, play footage from surveillance cameras remotely anywhere in the world, and be 100% sure that the front door is locked. After all; isn’t vacation about relaxing?

Lighting

When you go on vacation, making sure your home looks occupied is a big worry. With a smart home system you can control lights located in different parts of your home from your smartphone or tablet. You can even set a lighting schedule before going away to be sure you are worry free

Cameras

Home security technology has advanced so far that checking in on the house is easier than ever. You now have the ability to record, zoom, and reposition your cameras, get notified of movement in your home, and take snapshots of recorded footage – as well as the ability to go back through the recorded logs to make sure everything is as it should be at home – while you sip a Mai Tai poolside.

Control

You no longer have to fret about whether you remembered to lock the back door – fully automated homes will give you control over locking and unlocking doors remotely and can be set up to send you an alert about a door being unlocked. Forgot to turn your TV off, close the shades or adjust the pool heater or pump? No sweat! Control any of this from anywhere in the world from the touch of your phone or tablet.

Whether it’s star-lit dining al fresco, summer Saturdays splashing around the pool or cocktails by a crackling fire, making the most of your outdoor space has become more popular and more possible than ever before.

According to the 2014 Residential Landscape Architecture Trends Survey conducted by the American Society of Landscape Architects, 98.3% of architects reported that their clients are requesting outdoor lighting systems and 97% said outdoor living spaces — kitchens and entertainment areas — are in high demand.  Fire pits/fireplaces, grills and installed seating are also very popular.

And we’re seeing this trend in Westchester County as well.  Our clients want to spend more time outside cooking, dining, entertaining and relaxing.  They want their outdoor spaces to have a sophisticated ambiance that is simple to control. Fortunately, advances in home automation and outdoor technology have made it a breeze to expand interior spaces straight into the great outdoors.

The Ultimate Great Room

Yesterday’s squared off decks and slab patios have given way to spaces that feel and function like the rest of your home’s living spaces — rooms without walls.  With a living room, dining room and kitchen, these outdoor great rooms feature lighting, audio and video on par with the home’s interiors.

In the past, a home theater needed its own room with dedicated space for a screen, projector and theater seating. While this is a great setup that most people would love to have, some people just don’t have the space for it. Enter the media room – a multipurpose room that can be a great space for entertaining guests or an awesome space to kick back and watch a movie with the family.

Movie theaters have been trending more towards a luxury experience for viewers – a bar in the lobby, a meal served at your seat and overstuffed chairs for seating – but nothing beats the comfort of your own home, or the power of the pause button.

Nowadays, it’s becoming more and more popular to turn a living room, family room or playroom into a hybrid theater, or what we call a media room. Media rooms are less likely to have darkly painted walls with no windows, and are more likely to have sofas and chairs that can be easily turned into a comfortable theater, without sacrificing precious space. No matter the size of your home, a complete home theater system can be a reality.

With the increase of availability of new release movies for rental through Apple or Amazon, taking the family to the movies without piling into the car and hunting down the perfect seats seems better and better.

Control

Don’t let the idea of a media room make you think of finding the right cables and fumbling with remotes. Soundworks is here to get rid of the tricky parts with fully integrated lights, audio, shades and video that take you from family room to movie night with one simple touch. How does it sound to press a single button and have the lights dim, shades drop and the hidden projector display a 4k HD image on a hidden drop down screen?