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Lighting and Shading

Transform Your Space with Purposeful Lighting & Shading

Lighting Design


Designing a beautiful home is about more than choosing the right color palettes and furniture—lighting plays a vital role as well. Lighting should highlight architectural features, bring attention to high-end furnishings and make colors stand out. That same lighting also serves to enhance your everyday life, boosting your mood and helping you accomplish important tasks. Hire a professional to optimize your lighting design and control for a luxurious lifestyle and residence.

Why hire a lighting designer?

Employing an independent lighting designer may seem like an odd choice for homeowners that have relied on electrical engineers and interior designers to take care of their lighting needs in the past. But when you make lighting a secondary job for others, it becomes an afterthought in your home. A lighting designer masters technical, scientific and stylistic fields to deliver bespoke solutions for their clients.

See Lighting Temperatures

  • Experts on the latest cutting-edge lighting technology through ongoing training
  • Refined techniques transform invisible light into dynamic architectural design
  • Special training on physics, optics, electricity, codes and environmental impact
  • Equipment costs reduced through competitive bids and manufacturer partnerships
  • Initial cost analysis outlines lighting techniques that will reduce equipment and labor costs
  • Detail-minded staff craft innovative designs attuned to your home and lifestyle needs

Color Temperatures at a Glance


Lighting Tones
  • 1,700 K

    Red lighting reminiscent of a match flame offers a calming effect in the evening.
  • 2,700 - 3,300 K

    Elevate warm interior colors and wood finishes with warm, soft white lighting.
  • 4,100 - 4,150 K

    Stay focused on tasks in workspaces or kitchens with cool, white lighting.
  • 5,500 - 6,000 K

    Enjoy vertical daylight hues in the afternoon to stimulate your mood and décor.
  • 6,500 K

    Deliver lighting in main living areas with hues reminiscent of overcast skies.
  • 15,000 - 27,000 K

    Reserve clear blue lighting for activities that require ample energy or focus.
  • 1,850 K

    Craft the perfect date night light with romantic candlelit or sunset hues.
  • 3,000 K

    Facilitate relaxation with neutral white lighting while reading in the family room.
  • 5,000 K

    Employ crisp-white daylight hues to highlight artwork and bolster security.
  • 6,200 K

    Blue-white light mimics natural sunlight and delivers bright, energizing illumination.
  • 6,500 - 10,500 K

    Turn to blue hues for hyper-focused task lighting in your primary workspaces.
Lighting Tones
  • 1,700 K

    Match flames & low-pressure sodium lamps
  • 2,700 - 3,300 K

    Incandescent lamps & soft-white flourescent lamps
  • 4,100 - 4,150 K

    Moonlight; cool-white lamps
  • 5,500 - 6,000 K

    Vertical daylight
  • 6,500 K

    Daylight; overcast fluorescent lamps
  • 15,000 - 27,000 K

    Daylight; overcast fluorescent lamps
  • 1,850 K

    Candle Flame, sunrise, sunset
  • 3,000 K

    Warm-white fluorescent lamos
  • 5,000 K

    Horizon daylight
  • 6,200 K

    Xenon short-arc lamp
  • 6,500 - 10,500 K

    LCD or CRT Screen

Essential Layers of Light


You risk strained eyesight, obtrusive shadows and rigid spaces with a one-tone lighting design. Leverage ambient, task and accent lighting for a visually balanced and flexible space.
  • Ambient Light

    Illuminate the entire room with soft lighting from natural sunlight, recessed ceiling lights or pendants.
  • Task Lighting

    Special pendant, desk or under-cabinet lights provide bright, focused illumination for specific activities.
  • Accent Lighting

    Highlight artwork, photos and architectural details with lighting three times brighter than ambient fixtures.
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  • Daytime

    Keep to your workday schedule with a “Daytime” lighting scene that automatically activates at 9 am every day. As you head into your home office, bright white-blue ambient lights and desk lights greet you for optimal focus and concentration.

  • Bedtime

    As you head to bed at the end of the day, prepare for restorative sleep with a “Bedtime” lighting scene you can activate from a bedside remote or tablet. Not only do lights dim gradually, but they switch to a warm, orange hue that induces relaxation.

  • Entertaining

    Entertain in style with a “Party” lighting scene that activates lights in the kitchen and living room to a white-blue hue that keeps guests energized throughout the night. Add landscape lighting to the scene to encourage guests to gravitate to your beautiful outdoor spaces.

  • Movie Night

    Transform your theater into the perfect viewing environment with a “Movie Night” lighting scene on your handheld remote or touchpad that dims recessed lights and decorative sconces while turning on floor track lighting for safe movement during the movie.

Architectural Fixtures


For a successful layered lighting design to work, you’ll want to incorporate a wide range of lighting fixtures throughout your space rather than relying solely on canned ceiling lighting. Through a mixture of high-end pendants, downlights and track lights, our designers ensure even, layered lighting that adds depth and beauty to your home while facilitating all your everyday tasks. Explore how each model has a role in enhancing your overall space.
  • Linear Pendants light fixture

    Linear Pendants

    Design-Forward Lighting

    Pendant lights available in a wide range of colors and finishes add a spark to your décor while supporting ambient or task lighting needs. Transform your interior design through elegant fixtures hanging from the ceiling or within a track light system.
  • Downlight light fixture

    Downlights

    Illumination without Clutter

    Downlights are primarily used for ambient lighting, though they’re also used for task or accent lighting in some applications. Recessed or flush mounted in the ceiling, they’re available in round or square trims to match your décor.
  • Retrofit Downlights

    Retrofit Downlights

    Remodel without Limitations

    Replace outdated lighting fixtures seamlessly with retrofit downlights featuring low-profile designs that fit into most standard recessed housing. Select from our collection of high-end tunable LED fixtures available in round or square trims.
  • Track lighting

    Track lighting

    Bright, Versatile Spotlights

    Track lighting offers a flexible solution for your home’s accent and task lighting needs. Install adjustable spotlights on a track or rail system to showcase artwork or illuminate cabinets. Expand your stylistic choices with straight, round or curved track models.

Lighting Control Systems


Effortless control is vital for unleashing the true potential of your lighting design. Easily manage the diverse fixtures in your home to develop beautiful layering while maintaining a uniform feel throughout with a lighting control system. Take advantage of a centralized approach to your lighting that not only yields intuitive, tailor-made control from your devices of choice but also results in a streamlined installation for a beautiful, clutter-free space at your home in the Colleyville or Southlake, TX area.

HOME LIGHTING AUTOMATION INTERFACES

High-end home lighting automation systems feature personalized interfaces available on dedicated touchpads or mobile apps. Approach lighting your way with easy-to-use graphic menus that show the status of lights in each room and let you make changes with a simple button tap. Adjust intensity, color and color temperature for fixtures individually or as groups, then save your favorite settings and pull them up at any time with ease.

Processor

The processor is the heart of your lighting control system, facilitating communication between your control devices and fixtures. Having a high-end processor ensures clear, uninterrupted communication without any lag. Efficient communication means as soon as you input a command—no matter the source—you get an immediate and accurate response. During the initial design stage, our lighting experts determine which model best fits your needs based on its bandwidth and processing power.

Dimming Panels

What makes a professional lighting control system stand out is its centralized control using dimmer panels. All dimming and control capabilities are routed through these remote panels that are installed out of sight in an equipment room or utility closet. Dimmer panels reduce wall clutter in individual rooms, cut down on the wiring infrastructure, allow for more complex programming capabilities and minimize the need for power boosters while also controlling fans and motors.

Smart Dimmers/Switches

Reduce your wall acne even further with smart dimmers and switches that incorporate complex commands and scenes. These luxury keypads replace banks of switches and dimmers to streamline your décor. Improve convenience with keypads that offer instant access to scenes, let you manage lights throughout the house and offer combined dimmer and switch control in one housing. Explore models fit for any décor with flush-mounted solutions featuring matte, metal or glass finishes in plentiful colors.

Why MOTORIZED BLINDS?

Adding motorized blinds to your Dallas, TX-area home greatly improves your morning, midday and evening routines while allowing you to experience upgraded climate management and lighting control, enhanced security and privacy, and an all-around improved quality of life in your home.
  • Create perfect light every time by integrating your motorized window treatments with your existing smart home system and adjusting shading and lighting systems together.
  • Automate your home by creating zones for various lighting needs throughout your living spaces.
  • Enjoy enhanced precision control as your shades rise and lower in unison, quietly and right on schedule.
  • Straightforward control means that anyone in the home can experience the simplicity that automated window treatments bring.

Explore the Benefits of Motorized Shading


  • Save Energy

    Program your shades to keep the sun out during the hot summer months while harvesting it in the winter for natural solar heat.
  • Enhance Security

    Timers are an efficient way to raise and lower your shades automatically to keep up the appearance that you're home — even when you're not.
  • Match Aesthetics

    With hundreds of fabrics and materials to choose from, there's no need to sacrifice the interior and exterior decor you've perfected.
  • Enjoy Privacy

    Privacy is easy to accomplish when you can lower all your shades with the press of a single button and set them to automatically raise and lower at high-traffic times.
  • Protect Your Furniture

    Ultraviolet rays can be damaging to artwork, furniture, flooring and rugs. Avoid bleaching and fading by programming your shades to lower during the brightest time of day.
  • Blue frame with fabric Lutron Palladiom roller shades
    Roller Shades
  • Lutron Solar shades in a white loft
    Solar Shades
  • blue honeycomb shades on a window overlooking the ocean
    Cellular Shades
  • woven wooden roman shades by Lutron
    Woven Roman Shades
  • Blackout shades by Lutron in a cool grey bedroom
    Blackout Shades
  • Horizontal Sheer Blinds by Lutron in an olive green bedroom
    Horizontal Sheer Blinds
  • Roman Shades by Hunter Douglas in a home office
    Roman Shades

Craft a Beautiful Space with Light

Outfit your home with professional lighting design and control for illumination that ushers a new level of luxury into your every day. From design to installation, our lighting experts deliver white-glove service and unprecedented quality.

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Energy Automation

Energy Automation

Investing in an energy automation system for your home can result in significant energy savings, reduce your carbon footprint, and increase the comfort and convenience of your living space.

Energy Automation

Investing in an energy automation system for your home can result in significant energy savings, reduce your carbon footprint, and increase the comfort and convenience of your living space.

WHAT IS A HOME ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM?

A home energy management system helps homeowners monitor, control, and optimize their energy usage. It can integrate with various building systems, such as HVAC, lighting, energy storage systems, and renewable energy sources, to provide a comprehensive approach to energy management throughout the Dallas, Keller, and Southlake, TX areas.

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  • Home Automation icon

    Home Automation System

    An energy management system can work seamlessly with home automation systems, enabling users to remotely control and monitor energy usage through smart devices and platforms.
  • Smart Breakers icon

    Controllable Breakers

    Controllable breakers provide remote monitoring and management of electrical loads in a building, optimizing energy usage and reducing energy costs through automated control of electrical circuits.
  • Smart Battery icon

    Intelligent Energy Storage Systems

    Intelligent energy storage uses real-time data monitoring and analysis to ensure the efficient use of renewable energy sources and provide reliable backup power during peak demand periods or grid outages in the Keller or Southlake, TX areas.
  • Renewable energy icon

    Renewable Energy Sources

    Integrate solar, wind, or geothermal energy systems to optimize energy consumption and reduce reliance on grid power, resulting in energy efficient solutions that lower energy costs and a smaller carbon footprint.
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What is part of an energy management system?

An energy management system comprises various components, such as storage systems, energy panels, lighting control, motorized shades, and more, that work together to manage and optimize energy usage.
  • Sonnen Energy Storage System

    Energy Storage System

    Reduce reliance on the grid by efficiently storing excess energy generated from your renewable sources during low-demand periods.
  • Savant Phone interface

    Energy Panel

    Savant Power

    Easy-to-use energy management dashboards provide a real-time overview of energy usage and costs in a building, helping users to identify areas of inefficiency and optimize energy consumption.
  • Solar panels on roof

    Renewable Energy Source

    Renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, and geothermal, provide a clean and sustainable source of energy for a building.
  • Ceiling mounted Black Light fixtures

    Lighting Control

    Lighting control plays a pivotal role in an energy management system by making use of light more efficient and reducing energy consumption. By using sensors, timers, and dimmers, lighting control can automatically adjust lighting levels based on occupancy, natural light, and time of day, resulting in significant energy savings.
  • White Living room

    Shade Control

    Motorized shades are an essential component of an energy management system as they can regulate the amount of sunlight entering a building, reducing the need for artificial lighting and lowering energy consumption. By integrating with sensors and automated controls, motorized shades can adjust based on the time of day and changing light conditions, improving energy efficiency.
  • Woman Doing Yoga in her living room

    Climate Control

    Heating and cooling systems account for a significant portion of a building's energy consumption. By using intelligent controls, smart thermostats, and occupancy sensors, a climate control system can optimize heating and cooling operations based on occupancy, weather conditions, and time of day.
  • Controllable Breakers

    Controllable breakers enable the remote monitoring and management of electrical loads in a building. By providing real-time data on energy consumption and allowing for automated control of electrical circuits, controllable breakers can help optimize energy usage, prevent equipment damage, and reduce the risk of electrical system failures.
  • Guys watching sports

    Audio / Video Systems

    Audio and video systems can be integrated into an energy management system to allow for more efficient use and management of energy resources in a building.

Predictive Weather Response

Why Do I Need It?

Energy management systems can use predictive weather response to optimize energy usage and reduce costs. By integrating with weather data and forecasting models, energy management systems can adjust heating, cooling, and lighting systems in advance of predicted weather events to minimize energy waste and maintain a comfortable indoor environment.

Predictive weather response can also be used to inform energy storage and renewable energy generation systems, allowing for optimal utilization of available resources and reducing dependence on grid power during extreme weather events.

Responsive Load Control

Why Do I Need It?

Responsive load control allows for the automated adjustment of energy usage based on demand and supply conditions. By using smart controls and sensors, energy management systems can automatically adjust lighting, HVAC, and other electrical loads in response to grid conditions and peak demand periods, reducing energy costs and avoiding grid congestion.

Responsive load control can also be used to manage high-energy devices, ensuring that energy usage is optimized and reducing the risk of equipment damage.

Dynamic Battery Backups

Why Do I Need It?

Dynamic battery backups provide reliable backup power during grid outages and periods of high demand. By integrating with battery storage systems, energy management systems can automatically adjust energy usage during peak periods and ensure that backup power is available when needed.

Dynamic battery backups can also be used to provide grid services, such as frequency regulation and load balancing, improving the stability and reliability of the energy system.

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Don't wait to start saving money and reducing your environmental impact. Reach out today to learn more about how an energy management system can help you achieve your energy goals and create a more sustainable and efficient living or working environment.

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Home Solutions: Wellness

Wellness

Foster a healthier living environment with cutting-edge technology that purifies your spaces and enhances your wellbeing.

Wellness

Foster a healthier living environment with cutting-edge technology that purifies your spaces and enhances your wellbeing.

Water Purification

Achieve Unrivaled Hydration, Healing and Detoxification with Contaminant-Free Water
  • Install enterprise-grade water purifiers in sinks, baths and showers
  • NSF-certified systems remove lead, arsenic, bacteria and microbes
  • Eliminate cluttered water bottles and backup filters in your home

Air Purification

Craft a Hypoallergenic, Odor-Free Environment with Unrivaled Air Purification
  • Eliminate allergens, dust mites, mold and mildew that pose health risks
  • Vaporize 99.99 percent of particles found in the air and on surfaces
  • Bring outside air in through lock-tight filtration to ensure proper treatment

Human-Centric Lighting

Emulate Natural Lighting in Your Spaces to Invigorate Your Health and Décor
  • Neutralize the adverse effects of one-tone light bulbs and fixtures
  • Automated changes mimic the sun’s intensity and hues throughout the day
  • Generate relaxation or focus by adjusting your fixtures’ color temperatures

Artificial Sunlight

Energize Your Home With LED Lighting Which Provides Ultra Realistic Sunlight
  • Optimal wavelengths mimic sunlight to regulate melatonin and serotonin
  • Optimal wavelengths mimic sunlight to regulate melatonin and serotonin
  • Dim sunlight at the touch of a button, a swipe of your screen or by voice command

Virtual Window

Virtual Windows Revitalize Your Space By Connecting You to the Outside World
  • Enjoy scenic views of mountain ranges, wooded forests or beaches
  • Seamlessly transition between different scenes or day/night features
  • Dynamic images move as you walk across a window for added realism

Aromatherapy

Curated Natural Oils Provide Relaxing, Mood Enhancing Scents for Your Home
  • Stimulate focus with citrus, relax with lavender and energize with peppermint
  • Handle scent selection and intensity through your smart home controls
  • Holistic wellness scenes combine scents with specialized lighting and sounds

Nature Soundscapes

Acoustic Environments Utilize Natural Sounds to Improve Your Overall Wellbeing
  • Leverage your multi-room audio to play natural sounds throughout your home
  • Listen to nature sounds to improve sleep, increase focus and reduce stress
  • Pull up specialized playlists via voice commands, elegant keypads or mobile apps

Climate Control

Elevate Your Everyday Living With Advanced Control of Temperature and Humidity
  • Slight temperature changes throughout the day keep your body from stagnating
  • Temperatures adjust to energize you in the morning and help you sleep at night
  • Proactively manage humidity to improve quality and equipment performance

Biophilic Spaces

Luxurious Wellness Escapes Offer Immersive Healing Environments in Your Home
  • Simulate relaxing nature scenes indoors with immersive sound and video
  • Foster a healing environment through specialized lighting, audio and scents
  • Proper acoustic and lighting isolation yields an optimal multi-purpose space

Wellness Scenes

Design Custom Scenes That Transform Your Mood With a Simple Button Press
  • Adjust lighting, climate, sounds and more to elicit specific moods
  • Dedicated bathroom scenes recreate a luxurious spa experience
  • Automate scenes for waking up, going to bed or prepping for work

Master Your Technology’s Healing Potential

Knowledge is the first step to a healthier lifestyle. Our next-level technology solutions take care of the execution for a space that improves your wellbeing in a myriad of ways.

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Careers: Account Manager

Account Manager / Inside Sales Person

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General Responsibilities:

We are seeking a talented Account Manager who will be responsible for audio-video system design & sales on a range of AV projects. Prospecting, cold calling, and networking in order to generate new business is a key consideration of the position. The Account Manager will be provided with in-house support resources for the designing, engineering, integration, and installation of products. Additionally, other corporate supported personnel are provided for exclusive and semi-exclusive products. 

Responsibilities

  • Generate industry relationships and provide client assistance.
  • Grow and manage an existing account base of dedicated customers.
  • Conduct meetings with decision-makers to thoroughly understand client needs and to provide solutions.
  • Prepare proposals and bid specifications to strategically win new business.
  • Manage the sales process from initial meeting through closing including thorough documentation of client needs and future opportunities.
  • Develop project designs and initial job specifications.
  • Provide call lists, sales forecasts, and other reporting items as needed.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
  • Three or more years in the audio, video, and / or broadcast industry.
  • Three or more years of sales experience.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office.
  • Possess strong written and oral English communication skills.
  • Ability to travel locally, attend industry events, and occasional seminars.
  • Be currently authorized to work in the United States.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. They are not to be constructed, as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

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