Motorized shades are often thought of as a luxury item. However, when compared to traditional window treatments, there are quite a number of compelling reasons why you should consider them for your home. They are offered in endless colors, patterns, and fabrics for both decorative and blackout shades. They can also be installed in a number of different ways depending on the end look that you are trying to achieve. Motorized shades can be hardwired for new construction, or retrofitted wirelessly into your existing home. The icing on the cake is that they can be automated to match your lifestyle and the time of day, whether you’re home or away. Beyond style and convenience, here are three key benefits to installing motorized shades.

A common misnomer for homeowners considering smart home technology is that it will be too difficult to understand. However, good design and programming actually takes the hassle and guessing game out of the equation when it comes to your home technology. “We find that once we are able to meet with a customer and educate them by demonstrating the technology in our showroom at the Indiana Design Center, they leave realizing that smart home technology actually simplifies their life in all of the areas that they touch on a daily basis—entertainment, lighting and shades, security, climate control, and more,” says Jason Barth, CEO of The Premier Group. Barth notes three key ways that smart home technology can add ease to your day.

Wouldn’t it be great to have a space within your own home that felt like an “escape?” A place where you could turn-off the outside world and live in the moment? And what if the experience was so real that you felt like you were living inside the program that you were watching. If what we’re describing sounds like something you want to explore, then we would like to talk with you about your own personal home theater!.

One of the best aspects of summer in Indiana is that it’s the perfect time to spend your days and evenings outdoors.

With the cold temperatures of winter in the past, it’s your opportunity to make the most out of your home’s open-air living spaces.

If you’re ready to upgrade your outdoor entertainment in time for the warmer months ahead, consider a home control system’s impact on your Carmel, Indiana property.

Below, we explore how integrated control can benefit your home’s outdoor spaces. Just keep reading to find out more!

We think that the best outdoor lighting design should be beautiful as well as serve many purposes. And since we are in the business of home automation, then of course it should operate on its own to simplify your lifestyle—it’s just one less thing you need to worry about! And lets not forget about durability. If you are making a significant investment like this, then you need to know the fixtures are built to last in the extreme elements we experience here in Indiana.

Press Release: September 6th, 2018

San Diego, California (September 6th, 2018) - The Premier Group, a home technology Integrator located in Carmel, Indiana was recognized as the CEDIA Awards’ top honor for “Integrated Home of the Year 2018” in North & South America for outstanding integrated system design on September 5th in San Diego, California held atPetco Park.

Premier’s submission included a residential new construction project located in Indianapolis, Indiana on Geist Reservoir. The home is carved into a lakeside parcel of land with a dramatic grade-change. Filled with exotic finishes and one-of-a-kind finds, Premier seamlessly designed and installed the comprehensive technology package including a lighting design package that both complimented and enhanced the architectural features of the home. Manufacturer brands featured in this home include Control4, QMotion, Lucifer Lighting Company, Sonance, Leon, Seura and Full Swing.

Every September, our team attends the annual CEDIA Expo, which is the common hub where more than 20,000 home technology pros and over 500 exhibitors travel to see the latest and greatest in, as CEDIA puts it, “making smart homes genius!” As we gear up for the Trade Show, it’s an opportunity for us to learn, meet different manufacturers, and to make sure that we bring the right team of vendors and products on-board as we return to our day-to-day design and product specification work. Many products are simply new releases to the existing lineup that we already specify, however, a handful of brands that we team-up with are because of their high-level of design or capabilities to customize solutions for each project.

Many times when building a home, you might find yourself in a situation where it’s difficult to achieve some of the details and technology while keeping to a tasteful design aesthetic. Perhaps you want a TV in a space where you don’t have a wall. Or, you might have minimal wall space if your home is designed with lots of windows, but you have too many “wants” to fit on the available space. Our philosophy is that you should rarely have to pass on making your home just as you dreamt it to be. That is why we partner with the best brands in the business that have full-custom capabilities; two of which are Seura and Leon.

Press Release: July 9th, 2018

Carmel, Indiana home technology provider, The Premier Group, recognized as a CEDIA Finalist, making them one of the top three Integrators in the Americas for outstanding integrated system design in this year’s “Integrated Home of the Year” at the 2018 CEDIA Awards in San Diego, CA on September 5th, 2018 at Petco Park.

“We are honored to have received the news that we are a finalist amongst the top Integrators in North & South America. Our team worked diligently in collaboration with our trade partners to enhance the architectural beauty of the home, and created a spectacular result for our client. We are excited to attend this year’s CEDIA Awards, and very much look forward to continuing our work with discerning central Indiana homeowners.” - Jason Barth, CEO & Principal Designer

The home is carved into a lakeside parcel of land with a dramatic grade-change. Filled with exotic finishes and one-of-a-kind finds, Premier seamlessly designed and installed the comprehensive technology package including a lighting design package that both complimented and enhanced the architectural features of the home.