We’ll Show You How to Welcome Your Arkansas Business to the Next Decade!

Imagine you invited a prospect to your Fort Smith office - the one that you’ve been trying to capture for years. You’ve prepared your presentation and brought in the best catering; overall, the conversation went well. But the more you replay the event, you realize that they cracked a joke about your old AV equipment, and then you suddenly remember that uncomfortable network lag mid-videoconference. 

Conference room blunders can cost you money. In a business setting, too many communication breakdowns, AV issues or scheduling problems don’t just damage your reputation: They could also cause you to lose out on business partnerships.

Expert integrators like AV Design Consultants can usually walk into a conference room and point out the problematic or outdated setups right away. Unfortunately, so can some of your key contacts and clients. How can you mitigate this issue? We’ll walk through three telltale signs your conference room could use some updates and how we’d fix them.

A Closer Look at Battery-Operated and Hardwired Shades

Lutron has been innovating how we see home lighting since they patented the first dimmer switch in 1959. Since then, they have revolutionized lighting design with not only enhanced dimmer technology but also automated lighting and shading solutions that integrate with your changing lifestyle needs. 

Now, Lutron is slowly making the manual shades we all grew up with feel obsolete. In 1993, the company patented its first shading offering, the base-model Serena. With one button, Serena’s “smart” microprocessor-controlled system scrolled from shade to shade, and early users marveled at the Quiet Electronic Drive technology. You could choose from four fabric options.

Fast forward nearly two decades, and you’ll see that Lutron’s motorized shades have come a long way, giving us almost too many design and fabric options to choose from. Though picking automated draperies for your Fayetteville, AR, home feels daunting at first, selecting between wired and wireless shades is an excellent launchpad. Which offering suits your home and budget needs better? We think you’ll know by the time you’ve finished reading. 

See Why They’re Important and Which Brand We Recommend for Your Fayetteville Home

When you start a home security system installation process for your Arkansas home, we’re sure you think of the basics first. You know you need a surveillance system, alarms, smart locks, and maybe even some extras like video doorbells and HVAC, audio and lighting integration. 

You’ll learn today why you shouldn’t neglect one vital environmental sensor, especially as we head into the predicted rainy, snowy winter. Read on to see why you should include a water leak detector in your home security suite, as well as one innovative product we recommend.

Wireless soundbars, vintage revival, and more!

It seems as though just several years ago, a residence with a whole-home audio setup was pretty rare. Now we see more and more requests for them here in the Rogers, AR, area, but look and feel of the requests is changing rapidly.  We look forward to seeing where multiroom audio is headed in the next decade and can’t wait to share some of the trending concepts with you. 

If you’re just now in the market for your first whole-home audio system, this season provides the perfect time to have AV Design Consultants complete one from start to finish or upgrade an existing installation that could use a modern touch. After all, the holidays are right around the corner, and Thanksgiving is already close enough to plan your menu. What better way to impress family and friends than a home entertainment system? Read on for our recommendations.