Motorized shades have become one of the fastest growing solutions in the world of smart homes. You might be wondering what all the fuss is about if you don’t have them in your home or have yet to experience them in someone else’s home. Let us help you understand how automated window treatments could benefit your Kennebunk, ME area home. We’ve compiled a list of four things to know. To learn more, continue reading.

With 2018 right around the corner, now is the time for business owners and executives to be thinking about improvements they want to make for the coming year.

There’s always room for greater operational efficiency in office environments, but business leaders usually focus entirely on the workforce, neglecting a key area for improvement: technology.

Specifically, conference room technology is a source of frustration and can lead to an inefficient use of company time. So we’ve put together a quick guide to commercial automation that outlines the benefits and starting points for Portland, Maine business owners. If your conference room technology is stuck in the past, then keep reading!

Most people in the market for a new home are looking for turnkey properties, and many are searching specifically for smart home automation. Buyers are also looking for green homes that run as efficiently as possible. One simple way you can improve the look, feel, and efficiency of your Portland or Cumberland, ME area home is through the use of custom motorized shades. To learn more about how shades can enhance your home, read on. 

Do you ever find yourself getting a little blue during the colder, wintry months? The sun isn’t shining for nearly as long as it does during spring and summer, we’re all cooped up indoors more often to avoid the cold weather, and it leaves us feeling a bit down.

Some call it the winter blues. Others call it seasonal depression; it is also known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). The Diagnostic Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) identifies it as a type of depression that is caused by a chemical imbalance of the brain prompted by less sunlight in winter and shorter daylight hours.

The lack of light dramatically affects our mood, interfering with our daily functioning. By incorporating circadian lighting into your Boothbay, ME home lighting control system, you can make the lighting in your home human-centric, helping to positively impact your mood throughout the day. Keep reading to learn more!

Your home is the central hub of your daily life, and it should reflect who you are, while also being functional and attune to your needs. This can be a difficult balance to strike, but there is a simple solution: home automation. A smart home brings together form and function by utilizing the latest technologies. The best part is that it does so in a streamlined way that fits into your personal style and tastes. Every room can benefit from smart technology, but we will cover enhancements in three specific spaces in this post. To learn more about home automation and see what it can do for your Kennebunk or Southern Maine home, continue reading.

Longtime residents in bucolic coastal Maine like to talk about the good old days when life was simpler, and there was less technology to deal with.  While life may indeed be faster and more complex in this modern world, it’s also true that innovations in technology have vastly improved our lives.

One of these wonderful technologies is LED lighting. First, it revolutionized computer and TV screens, and it is now revolutionizing home lighting. Not only is it far more efficient than incandescent and fluorescent technologies, but there are new features that can make LED lighting adapt to a more natural state when living indoors.

A recent development has been the introduction of tunable LED lighting systems into residential environments – lights that shift throughout the day to adjust to our circadian rhythms.

From ecological friendliness to wellness, keep reading to see the advantages that LED Light fixtures can bring to your Kennebunkport home.