We all remember when smart homes were just an idea we saw in sci-fi movies. Today, smart homes are all around us in Leawood, KS and beyond, helping to simplify, enhance, and secure our daily lifestyles.

If you’ve considered integrating smart technology into your home but are new to the concept of home automation, we recommend you start with a smart home lighting system by Control4. Smart lighting provides a more efficient way to manage the lights in your home while doing even more for you, too. Learn three benefits of smart lighting below.

Stately windows throughout the home let in beautiful natural light, provide spacious views to the outdoors, and add style to our spaces. The downside? They also contribute to roughly 30% of a home’s heat loss, which is bad news during winter in Kansas City, MO.

With the right window treatments, paired with strategic operation, you can enjoy a toasty home this season without wreaking havoc on your heating system. Read below to learn the energy efficiency of four popular motorized shade solutions: cellular shades, roller shades, drapes, and blinds.

Every year, the Super Bowl entertains nearly 100 million viewers with action-packed football, memorable commercials, and a flashy halftime show that lives on in conversation for weeks after the event.

For an unforgettable Super Bowl Sunday in 2020, now is the time to upgrade your media room or home theater installation with immersive 4K viewing and stunning surround sound so you can truly bring the action to life in the comfort of your Leawood, KS home.

Read on to explore the suggested audiovisual upgrades by our technology professionals at Applause Custom Sight & Sound and learn how we can help create your dream media room or home theater before February 2020!

In case you missed it, the leading home automation system provider Control4 announced the release of its Smart Home OS 3 platform earlier this year, which offers users more than 1,000 new features for unprecedented personalization of their Control4 smart home.

As a certified Control4 dealer, we at Applause Custom Sight & Sound are excited to share with you some of the most innovative new features of Control4 OS 3 that make up the most intuitive and customizable home automation system yet.

Read below to explore the notable new features of OS 3 and learn how to upgrade the current system in your Overland Park, KS home!