Over the last several months, products from cars to game consoles to home appliances have hit a supply snag. Tech across all industries, including custom integration, is low in stock but high in demand, making it hard for homeowners to get the products they want—especially as we enter the holiday season.

You might be asking: What’s causing the shortage of popular home technology and AV products in Seattle, WA, and beyond? What can a homeowner do to combat the long wait times for their anticipated projects? Our smart home consultants at Wipliance weigh in below.

Seattle city life provides several advantages over suburbia. Cheaper transportation, bustling nightlife, and eclectic restaurants are just to name a few. Often, however, city condos are smaller and more compact than suburban homes and lack some options for personalization.

Even so, you don’t have to settle for less when it comes to your home entertainment and smart technology needs. Our team at Wipliance can help you design a tech-savvy condo with concealed components, cabling, and controls that add to the beauty and functionality of your space.

Read on to explore our custom design and installation solutions for your home audio system, TV displays, shading, and smart home control keypads.

As summer approaches, it’s time to take your home entertainment outdoors. Poolside parties, alfresco dining, and stargazing are just a few of the activities that families here in the Mercer Island, Washington area will enjoy this season in their waterfront backyards. No matter how you plan to use your outdoor spaces, make sure not to forget the most important ingredient to any backyard hangout: the music.

With a dedicated outdoor sound system, bring your favorite music to any backyard get-together for amplified fun throughout the season and all year long in Mercer Island. Read below to learn how our team at Wipliance can create an immersive and reliable soundscape throughout your backyard.

How do you know if the lighting in your home is doing its job? Like many things in life, you know it’s working when you don’t notice it. Over the years, we’ve talked to many clients about the lighting issues that become a daily annoyance, from glare on the TV to lack of task lighting for homework or doing dishes.

Over the years, though, one area of the home seems to be the biggest culprit: the bathroom. When you stay at a hotel, how often are you surprised about the amount and quality of lighting by the sink or shower? The bathroom has so many unique uses that simple overhead lights just won’t do the job.

So how can you embrace a more elevated lighting design in your bathroom? As a home lighting consultant serving Seattle, WA and the surrounding areas, we have some tips on using layered lighting and color temperature for the perfect illumination every time. You can also check these bathroom lighting tips in action in our video tutorial.

Oh, there’s no place like home for the holidays—especially when it’s a smart home. Decorating, shopping, cooking, and hosting are in full swing around Bellevue, WA, making this time of year both wonderful and chaotic. Let Control4 home automation help create a smoother and more enjoyable season for you and the whole family!

Illuminate your home with one-tap lighting scenes, deck the halls with your favorite holiday music, greet guests even while you’re away, and sleep peacefully with whole-home control in the palm of your hand. Learn more about how Control4 can help make this season merry and bright by reading below.

We’re always searching for innovative solutions to help our clients in Washington and Arizona live better — especially as the new year begins. But with busy family lives and long work hours, sticking to consistent health routines can be difficult. That’s where Lutron lighting control can help at your home in the Bellevue area or beyond.

With Ketra tunable lighting technology and the power of Lutron’s HomeWorks QS control system, you can experience personalized tunable light in your home at just the touch of your finger. Tunable lighting simulates the sun’s natural light patterns, which regulate important hormones in our bodies that help us sleep better at night and stay active during the day.

Take the first step toward better living this year with Ketra tunable lighting integrated with Lutron’s HomeWorks QS luxury control system. Keep reading to learn more.

Motorized shades offer extreme convenience. With one touch of a button, you can lower or raise every shade in one room or your entire home. They can also be automatically programmed to open and close based on the time of day, the location of the sun, and the temperature in a room. 

These window coverings enhance privacy and security; protect flooring, furniture, and artwork from damaging UV rays; and add beauty and elegance to your home. They can also dramatically reduce energy consumption. 

This last benefit led the federal government to include Hunter Douglas Shades in the federal tax credit supporting the purchase of energy-efficient products. Let’s explore this great opportunity for homeowners in Bellevue, WA.

How we illuminate our homes has changed dramatically over the last several years. Gone are the light switches, invented in 1884, and in their place are elegant in-wall custom-engraved keypads and beautiful high-resolution touchscreens.

We no longer light our rooms with soft or bright white lights but with every color in the visible spectrum—millions of shades of precise and pure light at our fingertips. We press the 'Dinner' button, and the lights in the dining area look like candlelight. We touch the ‘Natural Light’ icon, and our lighting reflects the color of the natural world outside, changing as the sun’s light changes.

Working with an expert home lighting consultant can produce the perfect setting for every event and mood while creating a healthier home. Let's look at some of the possibilities for your Seattle, WA, home.

LED tape lights have become a popular lighting design motif in recent years, appearing in many homes across Washington. The flexible, thin LED strips add a touch of light under cabinets, around mirrors and TVs, and inside bookshelves—virtually anywhere you want. But to date, controlling tape light has been its own issue. There hasn’t been a simple, sophisticated way to intelligently control tape lights—until Lumaris. 

Lumaris is Lutron’s first tape lighting solution that allows users to remotely adjust the color temperature and intensity, creating a range of moods and effects. As a Lutron dealer in the Liberty Lake, WA, area, Wipliance can provide your home with Lutron and other smart lighting solutions. 

Learn how Lumaris works and get inspired below! 

Walking into a room with sunlight streaming through the windows can almost take your breath away. That’s the power and beauty of natural light. It brings the essence of the outdoor world into our homes while enhancing our well-being. Research shows that getting just an hour of the morning’s natural light can help you sleep better.

This natural light is also a critical component of your home’s design. It reveals the authentic colors, highlights the textures, and provides ambient light. Unfortunately, it can also harm your home’s interior, fading wood floors, furniture, and photographs.

Wipliance, a home automation and motorized shading company serving Redmond, WA, has the answer to this dilemma. Motorized shades automatically adjust throughout the day, letting in diffuse sunlight while protecting your home.

Let’s explore the possibilities.

Professional lighting design, elegance, and cutting-edge technology converge to create a living experience like no other. Amidst the furnishings and interior design, one element plays a pivotal role in setting the tone for these extraordinary residential spaces—lighting design.

In this blog, we’ll explore the secret ingredient that elevates homes in Bellevue, WA, and nationwide to a whole new level to achieve the ultimate wow factor! Keep reading to learn more.

Are you ready to reimagine your living spaces and make your home truly 'smart'? The potential is endless: imagine music flowing through your house in sync, from the kitchen to the backyard. Picture security cameras perched by your front door, accessible via your tablet, all while you control your lights and music through a single app. 

In a world increasingly dominated by wireless technology, the allure of adding a smart system to your home is enticing. But here's the catch: wireless tech, though convenient, can be unreliable and vulnerable to outside intrusions. Robust smart systems can sometimes overwhelm your Wi-Fi bandwidth, causing you to lose connection to your Internet of Things (IoT). 

The smart choice? Wiring your home with a professional integrator who specializes in smart home renovations. Whether you're building a new house, undergoing a major renovation, or simply upgrading your existing space in Bellevue, WA, partnering with a smart home installer can be a game-changer. 

So, what sets a smart home installer apart? Let's delve into the details.