Hot Interior Design Trends for Luxury Homes
At the Architectural Digest Home Design Show held in New York City, TRUFIG was awarded 'Most Innovative Product' by the ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) in their 'Top Pick Awards 2011 Best in Show'. Subscribers of this blog are probably aware of how TRUFIG augments interior design, but if not, be sure to read the
TRUFIG blog posts and see the
TRUFIG information page on the main DSI website. TRUFIG is a unique
flush-mounting system for common wall accessories, such as the electrical outlet shown at the right cleverly "hidden" in the granite backsplash. Interior designers and architects love how this flush-mounting system compliments the interior design of their projects.
Without TRUFIG, wall accessories such as light switches, dimmers, lighting control keypads, HVAC registers, and
home automation touchscreens often had their locations dictated by where the studs were located behind the drywall; after all, this is where the wall box had to be nailed. Due to the unique TRUFIG mounting platform, these wall devices can now "float" anywhere in the stud bay, allowing
precise and repeatable device alignment. No more one-off solutions trying to hide receptacles in baseboards or back-splashes!
Besides flush-mounting wall accessories, there are a lot of other technologies available that allow a design-savvy
audio video integrator to hide or otherwise blend audio video technologies into interior décor. Some examples:
You can hide TV's behind mirrors in bathrooms, bedrooms, and sometimes even media rooms. See examples here > Mirror TV's- Newer 'flangeless' in-wall and in-ceiling speakers complement lighting fixtures by RSA, IRIS, Lucipher Lighting, No. 8 Lighting, and more. No more do the whole house music speakers need to look like an afterthought with seemingly random placement; now they can match the sightlines of other wall or ceiling devices.
- Motorized TV lifts allow TV's to seemingly appear out of thin air. TV's can rise from under a bed, descend from a ceiling, appear sideways out of a wall, or lower over a fireplace. It seems motorized TV applications are only limited by imagination. To see them in action,
see the videos here > hidden audio video - TV lift videos.
- Video projection screens can descend out of soffits or from hidden trapdoors in ceilings, allowing you to have a dual purpose space that cleverly hides a media room entertainment system.
- Lighting control systems not only illuminate beautiful interior design brilliantly (pun intended), but eliminate banks of unsightly light switches and dimmers.
- Home automation touchpanels, both in-wall and handheld, consolidate control of many home subsystems (lighting, climate, security, audio/video, pool/spa, etc) into easy to use interfaces that greatly eliminate "wall acne". No more do you have the eyesore of seeing many different, non-matching independent controls litering the walls.
As you can see, teaming up with a design-savvy audio video integrator can lead to a home with the best of modern conveniences and entertainment systems, yet have a minimal impact on the interior design. In many ways, the interior design in actually enhanced. To learn more useful information about what technology to consider for your new home or remodel, be sure to download the free "Top Technology Tips for your Luxury Home Project" by clicking on the orange box to the left.
Key Takeaway: In a perfect world, there wouldn't be technology on display, however code, safety, and practicality dictate that there is. New products and design imagination allow technology to blend into the interior décor.