Find Out The Benefits of Automating Your Workspace 

As a business owner, you always are looking for ways to improve your company. We at Sound & Theater know first-hand how challenging maintaining a business can be.

That’s why when it comes to your workspace, it’s essential that you optimize your space for the success of not only your overall business but also your employees.

If you are ready to make your next office upgrade, consider a commercial automation solution for your Amherst, New York-area workplace.

How can building or office automation improve your workspace environment? We explain below.

Ready for Winter? With this Smart Home Addition, You Will Be. 

Forecasts may predict a milder-than-normal winter this year in the greater Buffalo area, but that doesn’t mean we won’t still see below-freezing temperatures and lots of snow. How do you prepare for the cold here in Western New York? Blankets, hot chocolate, and lots of layers is a start. But add motorized shades to that list, and you’ll see benefits that last all year long at home.

In this blog, we explore how motorized shades are the perfect smart home addition to keep your space warm this winter. You’ll learn how motorized shades can benefit you during every season, too! Just keep reading to learn more.

Wow Clients and Staff with a Conference Room Design That’s a Step Above the Rest 

As a business manager, you have enough responsibilities to tackle without letting daily operations distract you from the bigger picture.

This year, turn your focus toward the success of internal operations by upgrading your office’s conference room design with top-grade technologies that improve operating efficiencies and put your Buffalo, NY business a step above the rest.

Ready to move your company forward? Prepare your conference room for the future with these four must-have technology solutions.

Turn a So-So Media Room Design into a Jaw-Dropping Experience 

There’s a lot of good to be said about home media rooms. Compared to home theaters, media rooms provide more flexibility for social events, from chatting with friends during the big Sabres game to hosting a movie night with family. To put it simply, media rooms are more practical for those who want to do more than just sit in a quiet, dark environment and watch films.

But because of their more “general-purpose” design, media rooms can lack the proper essentials needed for that jaw-dropping movie experience. So, how can you have your cake and eat it, too? Keep reading to learn about three media room design essentials that will turn any so-so media room in the Amherst, New York area into one that’s movie-buff approved.

A Smart Home Installation Doesn’t Mean the Detriment of Your Property’s Style 

It’s a common misconception that smart technology hinders a property’s interior and exterior design. Many homeowners and designers still think a beautiful home and a future-forward smart home are mutually exclusive.

So, we’re here to set the record straight: Not only are today’s smart home installations perfectly fitting for any type of home design, but certain solutions can even add to your property’s style. Read below for three smart home technologies you can be sure will boost the fengshui inside and outside your Buffalo, NY home.

Ditch Your Traditional Blinds & Drapes for Smart Shades 

Smart homes are on the rise largely in part to the convenience they bring to homeowners’ everyday lives, and motorized shades play a big role. Adjusting the blinds and drapes in your home is a daily recurring task, so why wouldn’t you want to automate it and save a few minutes for yourself?

Everyone likes to save time where they can, but motorized shades do so much more for you, too. Below, we lay out three unique advantages of motorized shades that traditional blinds and drapes just can’t beat at your home in the Amherst, New York area. Read on to learn more!

How to Keep a Warmer Home with Drapes, Blinds and Motorized Shades 

The windows throughout your home let in beautiful natural light, provide spacious views of the outdoors, and add style to your spaces. However, they also contribute to roughly 30% of your home’s heat loss, which is bad news during cold seasons in Buffalo, NY.

With the right window treatments, paired with strategic operation, you can keep a warmer home this winter without wreaking havoc on your heating system. Read on to learn the energy efficiency of three popular window treatment solutions: drapes, blinds, and motorized shades.