Part 1 of 2: Why Hidden Tech is a Designer’s Best Friend

Hiding High-Performance Audio, Lighting, and Shading

In this, the first in a two-part series on hidden technology and design, we’re exploring how to maximize entertainment and automation without compromising a home’s aesthetics.

Today’s luxury homeowners in Greenwich, CT, want the best in home entertainment and automation without affecting their home’s design. For many designers, this seeming paradox is a challenge. How do you incorporate the ultimate images and sound in today’s awe-inspiring audio-video systems without detracting from a home’s interior? How does one integrate the latest advanced lighting and shade solutions without drawing excessive attention to the technology behind it? 

That’s where smart home installers come in to provide hidden tech. 

At Digital Home Systems, our audio, video, and home automation experts have been helping designers seamlessly integrate the latest technology that supports today’s in-demand luxury lifestyle for over 25 years. This experience and partnerships with leading manufacturers ensure a home with unparalleled entertainment, ease of living, and enhanced beauty.

Let’s explore how it’s done.

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Interior Design Trends and Hidden Technology

Some designers and architects are calling hidden technology the new luxury. However, the latest interior design trends make it less a luxury and more a necessity. While bold colors and textures are big this year, creating calming spaces to rejuvenate with minimal distractions has become essential to the modern home. 

As Robert Frost said, “The best way out is always through.” Facing a challenge and working through it rather than searching for an easy way around defines our approach when integrating technology into your clients’ homes. Some leading systems we seamlessly integrate include audio, shading, and lighting. 

Audio Coming from Nowhere

Today’s luxury homeowners want to experience immersive surround sound in every room and their favorite high-fidelity music throughout their homes and outdoor areas. 

Audio manufacturers heeded the call, with some leading brands creating high-performance architectural speakers. These in-wall and in-ceiling speakers neatly vanish into your decor. Others look like small aperture lights or blend seamlessly into their surroundings. Outdoor speakers take on the appearance of landscape lights tucked along borders, under trees, and throughout gardens. 

These systems are managed by high-resolution touchscreens with built-in streaming services. Incorporated into TVs, they bring an immersive surround sound to every room.

Window Treatments that Disappear

While more homeowners are embracing motorized window shades with exposed applications, others prefer to hide their window coverings when open. We may hide the fabric and mechanism by creating custom-made housing built into the ceiling or installing a matching fascia that aligns with the décor. 

Elegant Lighting Control

Homeowners are also interested in removing the wall clutter that detracts instead of engages. Instead of the typical 7-gang wall switch, we install beautifully designed lighting controls that mount flush with the wall and blend into their surroundings.  

As mindfulness and wellness take center stage in people’s homes and lives, more homeowners are looking for a way to incorporate the latest technology while maintaining a space of serenity and peace. At Digital Home Systems, we help designers fulfill their clients’ desires. To learn more about the role of hidden technology in design, contact Digital Home Systems today.