As a designer, you understand how to draw attention to specific features in a room, be it a signature piece of art or furniture, or a focal point like a fireplace. You use furnishings, accessories, wall and floor finishes, and many other design elements to achieve the effect your client wants.

You also know how to use light, enhancing and controlling natural light via windows treatments and designing lighting plans to ensure a room has the right illumination for multiple uses.

Along these lines, we’d like to discuss some interesting features of smart lighting design that can help you bring out the best of your projects for your Portland-area clients.

April in the Pacific Northwest starts clearing the clouds, bringing sunshine and warmer weather.

With thoughts turn to spending more time outdoors, is your outside living space offering you the same entertainment options you have inside? 

Let’s explore some audio and video upgrades you might want to consider to spice up your outside entertainment this summer in your Lake Oswego OR home.

What do you think of when you read the phrase “smart home technology?”

For us at Encore Audio Video, it’s all about adding convenience and efficiency to your day-to-day lifestyle. A smart home installation should enhance your lifestyle with technology solutions you find helpful.

At Encore Audio Video, we expertly deliver custom smart home control solutions for homeowners in Vancouver, Washington and throughout the Portland metropolitan area; systems that go far beyond your standard home.

We explain what that means for you, below.

Where you watch your media is crucial to how you experience it.  Your surroundings definitely affect how it feels to enjoy a favorite film or binge-watch a new TV show.

So if 2018 is the year you decide to upgrade your home with a private cinema, there are three major factors to consider.  To create the ultimate home theater design for your Portland, Oregon living space, read on below to see the essentials on our list.