The great Pacific Northwest is one of the most beautiful places in America and is blessed with mild weather, but it has its colder seasons, too. When the summer sun fades, and late fall turns into winter, grayer and wetter weather prevails.

In the colder season, the damp Seattle weather may seem chillier than it actually is. But with smart climate management with a Control4 home automation system, your home can stay comfortable until the warm rays of the spring sun return – and after that too. Keep reading to learn more.

The holidays are upon us! Now begins the flurry of excitement with visiting friends and family, hosting seasonal festivities, and finding presents for the special people in your life. You may even take the opportunity to take a quick jaunt away from Seattle, WA to somewhere warmer, leaving your home unattended for an extended period.

Whether for an evening or until the new year, Wipliance can help you keep your home secure this holiday season. With a smart home security system, you’ll have peace of mind while you’re enjoying the season while at home or away.

Keep reading to learn more about smart solutions for keeping your home safe during the holidays.

Voice control and smart speakers have recently taken Seattle and the country by storm, giving homeowners a method of operating smart devices throughout their Mercer Island, WA home. Initially, home voice control was a bit clunky and supported relatively few smart devices.

Thankfully, that is no longer the case, and using voice commands has become an incredibly easy  method of operating your home’s automation system. Voice control assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant let your entire family control other smart devices in your home.

Keep reading to learn how voice control helps your family enjoy time together on Mercer Island.

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.

For more than five decades, Lutron has been an industry leader in luxury lighting and lighting controls, delivering the highest performance and most reliable solutions for unique lifestyles across Seattle, Washington and beyond.

As a proud Lutron partner, our team diligently keeps up with the latest innovations and game-changing additions that Lutron brings to their vast portfolio of products and solutions so we can provide you with only the best in smart lighting systems.

Below, we’ve highlighted a few notable upgrades to Lutron’s line of lighting solutions, including improvements to the HomeWorks QS control system, advanced LED lighting, and designer keypad styles. Get the details below!

Seattle’s downtown has enjoyed explosive growth in the past few years and many are flocking downtown to enjoy the urban lifestyle. Along the way, many new luxurious high-rises have added to the beautiful city skyline.

If you are living in a luxury downtown apartment or condo, you likely have large windows looking toward the breathtaking views of Mt. Rainier or Puget Sound. In this blog, we’ll cover the reasons why you want to dress those large windows with motorized window treatments—a downtown living essential luxury.

Keep reading to learn how to take full advantage of your beautiful Seattle views with automated window treatments.

Your conference room is the heart of your business. It’s a crucial space meant for training staff, hosting clients, conducting meetings, brainstorming business processes and more. Because of its integral role, your conference room should be fully equipped to optimize productivity and efficiency every time you use it.

By connecting the right technologies with a Control4 conference room system, you’ll host more productive meetings in less time, simplify daily operations, lower overhead costs, increase energy efficiency and even improve the comfort of your staff and clients. Keep reading to explore the cutting-edge conference room solutions your Seattle, Washington-area business needs now.

One of the best ways to round out a fun-filled day in the Washington outdoors is gathering around for a movie night under the stars. But with the growing number of products available for outdoor video, it can be difficult to decide which will work best for you and your backyard.

That’s why our AV experts at Wipliance trust and partner with Screen Innovations to bring elite outdoor movie screens to backyards across Bellevue and beyond. In this blog, we’ll explore Screen Innovation’s Solo outdoor display solution and why it’s the latest in innovative, must-have movie screens for homeowners and cinephiles alike. Read on to learn more!

There’s a reason Control4 is a leading global provider of home automation systems: not only does their system integrate with more than 13,000 devices, but their platform is more intuitive and customizable than ever. Just pick up your smart controller of choice and personalize your Bellevue, Washington-area home in a few taps.

However, sometimes even one-touch control of your home can be inconvenient when you’re walking into a dark house after work or have your arms full of groceries. That’s where home voice control can lend a helping hand. But which platform works best with Control4? As a local Control4 dealer with locations in Bellevue, Washington and Scottsdale, Arizona, we're here to help. Below, we’ll discuss how Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple HomeKit integrate with Control4 to help you decide which is best for you.

The technology we use for enjoying our favorite films and TV shows is constantly evolving to ensure that we always experience the highest resolution and image quality possible. If you can’t remember the last time you upgraded the products that make up your home theater system, you might be missing out on a world of stunning picture quality that faithfully conveys the creator’s intent.

Our Wipliance team partners with Sony to bring homeowners in the Seattle area and throughout Washington and Arizona the latest developments in professional-grade home theater solutions for an unmatched movie-vwatching experience.

In this blog, we’ll explore Sony’s industry-leading 4K TVs and projectors and help you take the next step toward upgrading your home theater system today. Get the details below!

For more than a decade, our team at Wipliance has provided the latest solutions in custom home theater systems for homeowners in Mercer Island and throughout the states of Washington and Arizona. Because we settle for nothing but the best in all our projects, we include only the most elite brands in the industry as part of our projects.

In this blog, we put the spotlight on Sony — one of our most trusted brands in developing stunning home theater systems — and explore how their innovations have earned them the leading name in 4K entertainment. Learn more by reading below.

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.

Nearly two decades ago, Lutron revolutionized the way homeowners shade and protect their properties with nearly silent motorized window treatments. Lutron’s automated shades and drapes paved the way for improved comfort, added convenience, and increased energy savings for luxury homes everywhere.

Now, Lutron is redefining the standard of motorized window treatments with the next revolution of beautiful, quiet automated shading: The Palladiom shading system. What makes Palladiom the new and improved motorized window treatment solution for homeowners in Bellevue, Washington and beyond? We’ve captured all the details for you below. Keep reading to explore the unique features and benefits of Palladiom shades.

If you’re building a home theater in your Scottsdale or Seattle-area house, one of the first questions you might have is whether you want to feature a TV or a projector-screen combination.

Technology advances have blurred the lines between the two solutions, making it more difficult than ever to decide which one is best for home theater systems. Because both solutions offer large, stunning picture at similar costs, the decision likely comes down to the environment in which your display will live and how you plan to use that room in your home.

For a helpful nudge in the right direction, read our tips below for when to consider each solution. Plus, get a sneak peek into one of our home theater makeovers where we upgraded a couple’s audio/video system from a moderate TV display to a cutting-edge projector-screen setup.

Your outdoor spaces are some of the most entertaining areas of your home when the weather is right. But throwing an outdoor get-together isn’t as easy as taking your indoor party to the backyard.

Because outdoor entertaining in Mercer Island or anywhere on the Eastside can seem intimidating for those who may not have a proper outdoor entertainment system suited for year-round Washington comfort, we’ve put together a few solutions you can implement to turn that hesitation around!

So, dust off your patio furniture and prepare for some extended outdoor fun with the solutions listed below.