The holidays are just around the corner! Soon our homes will be filled with festive decorations, familiar, mouthwatering scents wafting from the kitchen and guests to entertain! Whether you’ve been thinking about sprucing your home up before your guests descend or simply want to make some comfortable home improvements that will add to your holiday merriment, here are some things you may wish to consider.

One of the biggest benefits of living near Lake Michigan is the ability to spend the weekend on the water. Yacht owners in Holland, Michigan understand that there's no greater luxury than spending the day outdoors and enjoying the natural beauty of one of America's true wonders. But hitting the high seas – or in this case, the Great Lakes – doesn't mean you have to give up the comforts of home. Smart yacht automation has been growing in popularity over the past few years, and now is the perfect time to invest in integrated technology. Read on to learn more.

Football & 4K – When it comes to choosing the right TV to watch the BIG game...size, sound & set-up matter!

4K, HDR, 3D…There are a lot of choices out there that offer stunning imagery, so how do you know which is the “best” and which one is right for you?  There’s actually a lot more to it than pixels alone. 

8,294,400, to be exact.

We’ve heard that 4K is the ultimate in pixel count, but what does that mean to me?  More pixels displayed on the screen at once means more details, which means a sharper, crisper picture.  Imagine 4 times the resolution of full 1080p – over 8 million pixels filling the screen!

Ok, but we learned when HD was introduced that the capabilities of the unit didn’t matter 

Picture a typical end to your day. You walk through your door and press the “Welcome Home” button on your smart phone. Your preprogrammed lights turn on throughout the house, the temperature gets adjusted to your predetermined comfort levels (after saving energy all day), your favorite music starts playing…and maybe the jets in your hot tub activate (because it’s your fantasy, so why not?). That all sounds like it would take a year and a 2^nd mortgage to set up, right? Thankfully, with Savant Systems and Automation Design + Entertainment, we make such home automation services accessible to just about everyone looking to take control of their environment.