Pair Smart Landscaping With Top AV Brands for Outdoor Fun This Spring

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Welcome the Warmer Weather With These Outdoor Entertainment Options

As springtime arrives in Kansas City, MO, we look forward to taking our entertainment time outdoors. Say “hello” to warmer weather, greener grass, and April flowers. If you have a beautiful landscape that you’d like to enjoy even more this time of year, consider transforming your backyard with outdoor entertainment solutions. Continue reading to learn how outdoor audio options from brands like Triad and Sonance can pair with smart automation controls from Control4 to help you enjoy the outdoors a little more this spring.

The Powerful Duo: Control4 and Josh.ai Home Automation Services

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Explore Living in a Control4 Smart Home with Josh.ai 

Smart home living offers a profound journey, one once unimaginable. As a Control4 Pinnacle Dealer and home automation services provider, our team at Applause Custom Sight & Sound has watched the incredible advancements for over 20 years. 

What started as one-touch control for lighting, shades, climate, security, and entertainment has become much more, an automated ease of living. When Control4 joined forces with Josh.ai, the voice assistant designed for smart homes, the smart home became even more intuitive, effortlessly aligning and meeting needs, sometimes before being asked.

Let’s explore what it means to live in a Control4 smart home with Josh.ai as your assistant.

Enhance Your Home's Beauty with Automated Window Treatments

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Explore the Benefits of Daylighting with Smart Shades

Did you know that natural light can reduce stress, improve moods, increase focus, and even lower blood pressure due to its effect on nitric oxide? And yet, as direct sunlight enters our homes, we close the shades, protecting furniture and artwork from damaging UV rays.

According to a U.S. Department of Energy study, 75 percent of us leave them there, missing out on the health benefits natural light brings. At the same time, we're also missing out on reduced energy consumption as natural light is one of the best ambient light sources for our homes. And it's free!

So, how do you let the life-affirming gift of natural light into your home in Kansas City, MO? The answer lies in motorized window treatments. Let's discover how these smart window coverings can help you enjoy natural light just a little more.

5 Ways to Enjoy Whole-Home Audio on a Sunday Afternoon

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Make Every Free Moment More Memorable with Music

It’s Sunday afternoon—what do you have on the calendar today? How about a few hours of listening to your whole-home audio system? For homeowners in Overland Park, KS, and surrounding areas, a whole-home audio system can make Sunday afternoons something to savor instead of squander. Enjoy your free moments more when you add music! Continue reading for five ways to enjoy whole-home audio on a lazy Sunday.