Are you contemplating new custom window treatments for your St. Louis, MO, home? If so, we highly recommend going motorized for your next set. We know you might say, "Aren't they more expensive?" Yes, they are, but the benefits far outweigh the initial costs. We think that once you try motorized window shades and treatments, you'll never go back to manual ones. 

What makes powered window treatments superior to their manual counterparts? Explore the advantages below!

Updated window treatments are an excellent way to breathe new life into your interiors.  And while you're doing that, why not go motorized? Powered shading and window treatments are some of the most convenient and useful of all smart home additions.

Motorized shades alone are an incredible convenience. At the touch of a button, you can raise or lower one or many shades at the same time. But when paired with a powerful smart home automation system like Crestron Home, the benefits multiply. Crestron's new battery-powered shading solutions are one of the easiest ways to add smart window treatments to your home.

As your local St. Louis, MO, Crestron dealer, we can show you how motorized shades play an important role in creating a more comfortable and efficient home environment. Keep reading below to learn why Crestron motorized shades are a smart home upgrade.

Given how long electric lights have been around, it’s a technology you may take for granted in everyday life. But not all light bulbs and light fixtures are created equal. Furthermore, new advancements have opened new possibilities for combining technology and design in compelling ways.

To take advantage of the new possibilities offered by smart lighting, you need a skilled, experienced lighting design expert. At Elite Technology Solutions, commercial and residential lighting design are in our DNA. Whether you’re a homeowner looking to install or upgrade a lighting system, a builder working on a new home, or want a new lighting system for your house of worship, we can help with your project.

We operate throughout Missouri, including Chesterfield and neighboring areas, so don’t be afraid to give us a call! Keep reading to learn more about our lighting design services.

If you're unfamiliar with it, CEDIA is the industry organization to which all serious technology integrators and home automation companies belong. It is a global organization that provides its members with continuing education opportunities and sets performance standards for its members for levels of professionalism and service. 

Every year, CEDIA holds a big show where everyone comes together for meetings, training, and trade show displays where we get to see the latest in residential and commercial technology from leading manufacturers and interesting startups. As a leading technology integrator in the St. Louis, MO, area, we get excited about many new things. But we've only got so much space here, so we're going to cover three of the ones that really caught our attention. 

Keep reading below for more!

According to the research firm IDC, the smart home market is projected to grow at a healthy 16.9% annual clip over the next few years. As an architect, designer, or builder, your clients likely have smart home automation listed as a high priority for their next home in Wildwood, MO.

What’s the best way to plan for home automation in your projects? In the same way you work with other professionals and trades, you’ll want to start early. Smart home technology is much more than a basic pre-wire package for low-voltage cabling. Read on to see how planning for home automation from the start will lead to smoother and faster builds for your projects – and more satisfied clients to boot.

With rapid advancements in technology, homeowners in St. Louis, MO, now have the opportunity to transform their living spaces into smart homes with the help of a reputable home automation company like Elite Technology Solutions!

Imagine controlling your entertainment systems, motorized shades, lighting, and other smart devices from the palm of your hand or using a voice command. In this blog, we'll explore how partnering with a home automation team can elevate your daily lifestyle and provide unparalleled convenience, all while enhancing your home's efficiency and security. Keep reading!

It may be summertime, but fall and winter are right around the corner! Are you prepared? Proper planning is vital, and now is the perfect opportunity to transform your Chesterfield, MO, home into a warm and inviting haven with efficient lighting techniques.

It won’t be long before shorter days and chilly nights call for a lighting strategy that not only enhances your living spaces but keeps your family focused and relaxed, too. 

As a seasoned lighting designer serving the St. Louis region since 1988, we’ve learned a thing or two over the years about creating perfectly cozy homes using smart lighting technologies. Below, we’ll share some insights! 

There’s no denying that upscale homeowners want more and more smart technology in their homes. One of the most popular requests from discerning clients is whole-home audio, and it’s easy to see why. The idea of being able to seamlessly listen to their favorite music in any room of the house with minimal fuss is extremely appealing.

The trouble comes when it’s time to implement and install the system. If you haven’t planned out the locations for speakers and other equipment, along with how you’ll hide the necessary wiring, you can end up with a system that doesn’t work right and is an eyesore in the home. You can avoid these headaches by bringing in an audio expert like Elite Technology Solutions early on in your project. Today we’ll illustrate how you can create the ideal whole-home audio system for clients in the Frontenac, MO region with our help.

Do you know what tunable lighting is? No doubt you are familiar with the color temperature of white light. Go into Home Depot for a bulb, and you will see designations like “warm” and “cool” on the package to denote color temperature.

To get more technical, this range of white light is measured in Kelvins. At the low end of the spectrum, like 2600K, is the incandescent bulb and its warm glow. At the high end, like 5250K, is midday sunlight, bright white with bluish and cooler tones. Of course, for years, you could buy bulbs and fixtures with warmer and colder light. But with modern LED technology, you can get dynamically “tunable” lighting that can change color temperature on the fly. 

Why is tunable lighting a game-changer in residential lighting design? Read more below to learn what it can do in your Chesterfield, MO, home. 

New technology is supposed to make things easier to do and save time. At least, that’s what the marketing says. Most of the time, well thought out technology does just that, and we wonder how we ever did without it. But too many times, new technology adds complexity and confusion. How about those car systems that make you dig through a touchscreen menu for a seat heater when a simple button would suffice? 

Smart home automation should make things simpler, not harder. It should do things for you without much or any input on your part. As a specialized, expert home automation company, that’s what Elite Technology Solutions strives to do for our clients in Clayton, MO – make smart technology fit you and your lifestyle. Read on to see how we do it!

Smart speakers and voice assistants are ubiquitous these days. Many people use various smart speakers from Amazon, Google, and Apple for information, music, quick questions, and home automation. With tempting Black Friday sales and prices at this time of year, it's tempting to get one or more for your home.

While these smart speakers and their intelligence platforms are great, they are also sometimes frustrating – especially when it comes to home automation. Commands to turn on a light sometimes have to be repeated. They have a limited understanding of context. Ask your child to flip on a light, and they look for the nearest switch and turn it on. Ask a voice assistant, and it can sometimes be an exercise equivalent to telling your child, "it's the switch to your right, the one on the wall, white, 2 inches above your eye level.” If that’s a frustration you’ve experienced, you might be glad to hear there is another option.

Elite Technology Solutions has recently partnered with Josh.AI, a voice assistant that is exclusively designed for home automation and aims to be the personal assistant that always understands what you want. Elite is proud to be the only home automation company offering the Josh.AI solution to the Ladue, MO community. Read on to learn more about a new dimension in voice control for your home.

You may have heard about home automation's incredible benefits, including one-touch to no-hands control of lighting, climate, entertainment, security, and more. However, you may not know that it can also help you save energy and money while reducing your carbon footprint. The best of both worlds!

As a home automation company serving Town & Country, MO, and the surrounding areas since 1988, Elite Technology Solutions has watched technology transform how we live our lives. Today, over 30 years later, we still get excited about the possibilities and the benefits our clients achieve. 

Now that fall is in the air, let’s look at how these systems can save energy during the colder months that loom ahead.

Spring is already around the corner, and summer will be here before we know it, which means now is the best time to get your smart home in Ladue, MO, ready for the heat. Keep in mind that a thermostat alone won’t do. After all, your home is a big place, and you are not always there to keep an eye on the temperature. 

At Elite Technology Solutions, we are here to help! Our team of technology integrators can design and install a smart home control system tailored to your needs, making your home more comfortable and energy efficient right on time for spring. 

In this article, we will explore how an integrated climate control system keeps your home at the perfect temperature through the summer, no matter where in the world you happen to be. 

While there is light at the end of a long tunnel with the current pandemic, the past few months have brought a sea change in how people work, learn, and stay connected. Zoom has become a buzzword, and everyone from 1^st graders to senior citizens is becoming comfortable with videoconferencing as a way to communicate, as easily as they might use a phone.

Crestron, a worldwide leader in commercial automation and communication solutions, has a foot in both enterprise solutions and automation in high-end homes. Seeing this trend for video communication in the home, they set out to take conferencing out from individual devices and make it easy to use for a family or small group of people. In essence, they set out to bring the videoconference room into the living room. It's called Crestron HomeTime, and it brings a level of quality to videoconferencing to your home that used to require commercial equipment.

Keep reading to see how Elite Technology Solutions, your local Crestron dealer serving Clayton, MO, can bring business-class conferencing to your home.

No matter where you live and what your neighborhood is like, it’s important to keep your family safe. That doesn’t mean you need to fret 24/7 about imaginary threats, but you do want to be prepared for the worst.

A number of DIY security devices have hit the market recently, from video doorbells to devices designed to secure your entire home. These gadgets are better than nothing, but there’s a downside to going with standalone, DIY products. Everything’s working in isolation instead of as a cohesive whole, and they’re vulnerable to hacking.

There are other issues with a DIY approach to home security as well. That’s why we’ll go through the advantages of a professional home surveillance installation and why you want one for your Wildwood, MO home.