Start the Year Bright & Refreshed with Smart Lighting & Shades

New Year, New You—Renewed with Natural, Awe-Inspiring Light

It’s the time of year when new beginnings abound. A new diet, new exercise plans, and a new schedule that allows us to spend more time with those we love. There’s something miraculously wonderful about a new year—a time that grants us the opportunity to plan anew on an empty slate.  

And what about your home? What new and innovative design and entertainment projects do you have in mind? Are you upgrading the media room? Replacing the countertops in the kitchen? Or creating that cozy reading nook in the corner you’ve been visualizing for years? 

No matter your projects, two automated technologies can significantly improve the look and feel: smart lighting & shades. Here, we’ll explore the difference these make to your home in St. Louis, MO, and to those who live there. 

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Renewed by Natural Light

There’s something extraordinary about waking up to automated shades slowly rising, feeling the warmth of a new day on your skin. Maybe it’s the effect it has on the human body, nudging the production of hormones that increase energy and happiness. Or perhaps it’s the seeming miracle of waking to sunlight when we went to sleep in total darkness. 

With smart lighting, your system aligns with the color and intensity of the changing sun. You wake to lights that resemble the dawn and relax at day’s end to a home illuminated in the soft glow of a setting sun. Your shading system moves in tandem with your lights, rising or lowering in response to the time of day. 

In the process, your body’s internal time clock readjusts. When imbalanced by a 24/7 indoor lifestyle, you often experience restless nights and sluggish days. Now, you feel a sense of renewal. Is there any better New Year’s resolution to offer yourself and your family than the gift of natural light, beautiful interior lighting, and enhanced well-being?

Managing Natural Light

While your smart lighting system continues to emulate natural daylight patterns, your smart shading system knows there’s only so much direct sunlight your home can handle. To counter the damage of direct UV rays, it automatically adjusts, raising and lowering shades across rooms to protect them. 

Creating a Memorable Experience

Creating experiences that friends and family remember live far longer than the moment itself. Automated lighting and shading systems can help. 

At Walbrandt Electric & Technology, we partner with Lutron, the global leader in lighting control and parent company of Ketra, the creator of one of the world’s most advanced LED lighting systems. Together, they manage every light and shade in your home with the touch of a button. Scenes, such as ‘Entertain,’ ‘Movie Night,’ and ‘Dinner Party,’ set the mood effortlessly. 

Hosting a Greek-themed dinner party? Surprise your guests by illuminating your home in Aegean, Seashell White, Indigo, and Cobalt, colors that define the country. Tell Josh.ai, the voice assistant designed for smart homes, “Ok, Josh, illuminate the living room in indigo and the dining room in Aegean.” Because it knows all 16.7 million colors associated with Ketra, it knows you’re talking about dark purplish-blue and the blue-green of the sea. 

Are you ready for a miraculous New Year? Today’s smart lighting and shades can help take you there. 

To learn more about the possibilities in today’s advanced lighting systems, contact Walbrandt Electric & Technology.