A Smart, New Approach to Blinds, Shades & Drapes 

Managing window treatments seems like a simple enough task. But we’ve all experienced roller shades that, for whatever reason, won’t retract or lower properly. And when you have dozens of windows across your house, raising and lowering the shades can take up a lot of time. So much time that many homeowners decide to leave some window blinds open eternally. 

Enter Lutron motorized shades, a sophisticated answer to many common issues with traditional window treatments. Let’s delve into six pain points that Lutron’s innovative solutions can address in your Palm Beach, FL, home. 

Advantages of Intelligently-Controlled Landscape Lighting 

Imagine stepping into your backyard on a warm summer night, surrounded by the gentle glow of beautifully illuminated trees and pathways. Then, with a tap of a button, you raise the brightness of outdoor lights or adjust the colors. You’ve already scheduled the lights to power off by ten on weeknights (and midnight on the weekends), so you don’t need to worry about turning them off before bed. 

That’s the power of smart outdoor lighting. And when it comes to creating a truly enchanting outdoor space, Lutron is the brand that stands out.

Lutron is a renowned leader in the world of lighting control systems, known for its innovative automation capabilities. When outdoor LED fixtures are integrated into a Lutron system, you’ll have complete control over how they look, when they turn on, and where. 

Let’s explore how smart outdoor lighting works and will benefit your home in the Palm Beach, FL, area. 

Discover Ketra’s Color-Tunable Linear Lighting 

Linear lighting is an increasingly popular choice for homeowners seeking to enhance the aesthetic appeal of their living spaces. With its sleek design and ability to provide both functional and decorative lighting, linear lights add dramatic flair and illumination to recessed ceilings, bookshelves, staircases, and under countertops.  

But can you enjoy the benefits of tunable lighting with linear lights? The answer is a resounding yes, thanks to Ketra.

Ketra, a renowned lighting manufacturer, offers color-tunable linear lighting solutions that can transform the ambiance of any room in your Palm Beach, FL, home. You can experience the full spectrum of lighting possibilities, from warm and cozy to cool and invigorating. Let's delve into the features and benefits of Ketra's tunable linear lighting.

How Lutron Lighting Makes Life A Little Easier 

Do you wish you could get more hours out of the day? Does ‘busy’ feel like your default mode of living? 

While you still need to work and care for the house and family, there are ways to simplify your everyday routines. And one way to regain time is with Lutron lighting control. 

What’s Lutron? It’s a smart lighting system that connects all your light fixtures and motorized shades into one centralized controller. With your phone, tablet, wall keypads, or voice control, you can automate and manage multiple lights and even the whole house simultaneously. Here’s how Lutron lighting saves you time at home in Fort Lauderdale, FL. 

What If Your Home’s Lighting Followed the Sun? 

On a cloudy, overcast day, areas of your house may feel gloomy and dark. You could turn on the lights—but what if your lights are a warm, yellow color? It may make the house feel even more stuffy and sleepy. 

The cool, bright lighting you’re looking for works perfectly during the day but is far too harsh for nighttime use. If only there were a way to get the best of both worlds… And you can, with tunable smart lighting systems like Lutron.  

Lutron lighting is reminding the world that technology really can help us live better. Circadian rhythm lighting uses smart technology to adjust your LEDs’ brightness and color temperature throughout the day. Here’s how that benefits your well-being and home’s atmosphere in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Alisse Keypads Merge Timeless Style with Smart Control  

Lutron is an industry leader in smart lighting control, with home systems that connect all your lights and shades into one interface. But Lutron doesn’t only build home lighting controllers—they also manufacture their own light fixtures, motorized shades, and smart wall keypads that transform the lighting experience. 

On our blog, we’ve written plenty about Lutron’s smart lighting and motorized shading solutions. But let’s give some attention to its impeccably designed wall keypads, like the Alisse keypad pictured above. In our opinion, one of the greatest benefits of switching to Lutron lighting control is replacing your standard on/off switches with Lutron’s exciting keypads.  

There’s lots to love about Lutron’s lighting wall control. Here’s what it can offer your Lighthouse Point, FL, home. 

Infinite Options at Your Command 

Modern smart lighting offers so much more than turning lights on and dimming. With a smart lighting system, you’re free to customize your lights to any color. On your smart home app or wall keypad, you can set the lights to your preferred hue and brightness level with pinpoint precision. 

But when you’re on the move or busy, you may not want to look for your phone to change the lights. That’s when your home voice assistant comes in handy. 

Voice-controlled lights make it simple to activate and personalize lights anytime, as long as your voice assistant is within earshot. A sophisticated voice system lets you control multiple lights simultaneously and make complex requests. Here’s how you can get started in your Fort Lauderdale, FL, home. 

Visit Our Lutron Experience Center for a Firsthand Look

Do you remember phone booths or cell phones that looked like walkie-talkies? Many of you may have to search Wikipedia to remember what these once prevalent technologies provided. In much the same way, there will come a time when we'll have to search the recesses of our memories for the days before motorized shades. 

Why the popularity? Imagine your shades rising before you awake, letting in the first rays of the sun, or automatically closing as darkness descends to allow for total privacy. Think about never having to pull on a cord again to raise or lower your window coverings. Instead, they operate in unison, allowing the filtered light of the sun to shine through while protecting your furnishings from the sun's direct glare. Imagine! 

At First Priority Audio, we partner with industry leaders in customized window coverings, home automation, and audio-visual solutions. In the world of smart window coverings, Lutron shades are our number one pick for our clients in Lighthouse Point, FL, and the surrounding areas. Let’s explore why. 

Individually Adjust Your Home’s Lights for the Perfect Brightness & Color

First, we had the ability to turn lights on and off with wall switches.

Then, dimmers became available, letting us adjust how bright or dim lights appeared.

And now, with Lutron lighting control, we can customize the brightness and color of our light bulbs, fine-tuning the appearance anytime we want through the Lutron app or wall keypads.

With help from a Lutron installer, you’ll illuminate your home in Palm Beach, FL, in an entirely new and beautiful way. Want to see what Lutron can do? Read more to find out.

Using Lutron’s Caséta, RadioRA, or HomeWorks Systems for Shading 

Are you a Lutron household already using smart lighting solutions—but haven’t expanded into motorized shades yet? Or perhaps you’re thinking about motorized shades but aren’t sure which brand to use? 

Lutron’s motorized shading is in a league of its own. Its breadth of products includes roller shades, blinds, drapes, and coverings for large and unusually shaped windows. Internal motors are nearly silent, and its intelligent hembar technology ensures your window shades move in unison. And when you press a button, you can depend on Lutron’s reliable technology to work every time. 

So how do you get started with Lutron motorized shades in your Hypoluxo or South Florida-area home? Read on to find out more! 

Take Command of Lighting, AV, Thermostats & Much More with Josh

The Washington Post recently published an article titled, “Needy, Overconfident Voice Assistants Are Wearing on Their Owners’ Last Nerves.” It recounts how difficult and unhelpful voice assistants can be—almost like a toddler who’s trying—and failing—to help around the house. 

“Why does Google Assistant confidently say ‘sure!’ before delivering a baffling incorrect response to a request?” the article asked. “Why is Alexa always bragging about her capabilities?”

If you’re looking for a better approach to home voice control, we’re happy to report there’s another way. Google Assistant, Siri, and Alexa aren’t your only options. Meet Josh.ai, the voice assistant built specifically for home control. Josh understands natural language better than any other AI device and can hear your commands from far across the room. Plus, Josh always protects your privacy.

New to Josh.ai? Learn how Josh home automation can work with your Control4 or Lutron system at home in Fort Lauderdale, FL. You’ll leverage your smart home experience with a voice assistant that actually understands what you have to say. 

Home Lighting That Anticipates the Perfect Mood

We’ve all been in spaces that are lit too brightly. Imagine walking into a hospital or a fluorescent-lit store. Cool-white lighting may feel fine during the day, but it often feels harsh or uncomfortable after dark. On the flipside, dim interiors during the day can feel gloomy and stuffy.  

Many homeowners accidentally use lights that aren’t suited to the right time of day. They might turn on an icy-white lightbulb that looks fine when getting ready in the morning but appears much too bright at night. Incorrect lighting goes far beyond aesthetics—light’s been proven to influence our moods, both positively and negatively.

The solution? Install a smart lighting system that will automate your lights to follow natural sunlight. Lutron’s tunable lighting solution, Ketra, transforms the way you illuminate your home with ‘human-centric lighting.’

As a Lutron installer based in the Delray Beach, FL, area, we’ll shed some light on what human-centric lighting really means and how it can improve your daily moods.

Go Beyond Plugging in Lights. Here’s How Lighting Design Can Enhance Your Home

Many of us are always looking for ways to improve our homes. Maybe we wish we had a bigger garden or different kitchen cabinets. But isn’t it finally time to start loving where you call home—with no regrets? You can create the perfect ambiance across your property without any new furniture or wallpaper—but instead through a professional lighting design.

You might be wondering: what is a lighting design? And can it really make a difference? We’ll explain the ins and outs below so you can create the perfect setting in your Parkland, FL home. 

What Is Our Circadian Rhythm and Why Is It Important? Find Out Here

Do your days often go something like this?

You wake up feeling groggy, wishing you had more time to sleep. You settle into the office with a cup of coffee, and it’s not long before you feel like you need another. But by nighttime, you lie in bed, unable to sleep, glancing at the clock every ten minutes.  

If so, it sounds like your circadian rhythm is out of sync. The circadian rhythm is the 24-hour cycle that tells our bodies when it’s time to sleep and eat. Many factors influence our inner clocks, a significant one being lighting.

Natural daylight tells our mind that when it’s dark, it’s time to sleep, and when it’s bright, we’re awake. But what if we spend the majority of our time indoors? And now that the winter days are shorter in South Florida, we’re spending even more time under lightbulbs.

Circadian lighting can help. Smart technology is already assisting homeowners across Fort Lauderdale to feel their best and live more productive lives. Read on to learn how circadian lighting works, why it’s beneficial, and how it will enhance your daily life.

Illuminate Your Home with Innovative & Eye-Catching Lighting Solutions

Have you heard of Ketra? The smart lighting brand was founded in 2009 to enhance the performance and range of LED lighting. Ketra invented a new way to customize the color and temperature of lightbulbs, with controls accessible from a remote or phone app.

In 2018, Ketra was acquired by Lutron, a global leader in lighting and shading control systems. Ketra’s incredible color-changing technology combined with Lutron’s first-class controllers lets users transform the home’s atmosphere in seconds.

As a Ketra and Lutron installer based in Palm Beach, FL, we’re always excited about what’s new in the smart lighting world. Below, we share our favorite features from Ketra lighting so you can get inspired for your home.

All Shades Should Be Motorized Shades

If you’re interested in automating your Palm Beach, FL house, you may have come across motorized shades while exploring your options. Many homeowners ask us: are motorized shades worth it?

That’s what we’re here to discuss: the many benefits of automated shades. Whether you have tall windows, curved walls, or are picky about your interior decorating, Lutron’s motorized shades are customizable to almost any space and size. Their shades’ ultra-quiet motors won’t disrupt you as they rise and lower throughout the day, quietly blending into your lifestyle.

Read on to see what makes motorized shades a game-changer for any luxury home.

Stylish & Smart Gift Ideas, from Motorized Shades to Wellness Tech

Are you looking for a gift for your wife, mother, sister, or partner, and you’re hoping to find something she’ll actually use? You could go the typical route with perfume, a new scarf, a book, or a gift card. But if you want to find something unique and useful for her, have you thought about smart home technology?

Our clients in Fort Lauderdale, FL, feel their daily lives are more comfortable, enjoyable, and convenient with home automation systems like Control4 and Lutron. From motorized shades to wellness technology, discover these modern and exciting gifts she’ll love below.   

Make your home a more comfortable, relaxing place to be with smart lighting from Lutron

It may astonish you just how powerful a role the lighting in your home plays in your everyday life. The light from the sun or light sources around your home helps regulate your mood, energy levels and sleep cycle. Lighting also plays a critical role in setting the atmosphere around your home.

As a Lutron dealer, First Priority Audio is here to help residents in the Fort Lauderdale area and throughout Florida find the right lighting solution for their home. Lutron is the industry leader in creating beautiful, powerful smart lighting solutions, and today’s blog will show you why a Lutron lighting system is a smart investment for your home.

Lighting control from Lutron can transform these rooms in ways you never thought possible

We’ve extolled the virtues of smart lighting from Lutron at length on our blog, but taking a broad approach sometimes means it’s hard to dig into the details of their systems. And while it’s nice to know what a Lutron lighting system is capable of, you may have some trouble picturing how you’d use it in your everyday life. If you’re in this situation, or you just want to know a little more about Lutron lighting, keep reading. These systems have much to offer area residents in Florida’s Hypoluxo region and beyond.

LED’s Advantages for Your Pompano Beach, FL Home

When they first hit the market, LED bulbs were expensive, uncomfortably bright, and not a practical way to light one’s home. But with new smart LED lighting solutions like Lutron, LEDs are now color customizable and controllable from your smart home system. But most people are content with their incandescent and compact fluorescent bulbs. Why switch?

If you’re wondering what’s preferable about LED lights, continue reading to see how they’ll enhance your Pompano Beach, FL home below. You’ll never go back to old light bulbs!     

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