Inspiration

Touch a single button upon waking and climate control instantly adjusts to a comfortable level, selected lights throughout your home are slowly brought up to a pre-determined level, security system disarms so you can move about the house, breakfast room window coverings raise and the morning news is directed to the television.

Grab a snack and settle in to your cushy, custom-designed chair, because nothing will distract you once the movie starts in a home theater from Residential Systems Inc. Experience every special effect and actually feel the actors' emotions with a larger-than-life screen and powerful surround sound. Acoustically and visually isolated surroundings and instant access to your DVD library ensures that the entertainment is never interrupted.

Focus your guests' attention on your treasured Reiss glass sculpture, or reveal the architectural wood detailing in the barrel vault ceiling of your new wine cellar. Highlight that which makes your home special, or simply express the mood for the moment, with one-touch control of your home's natural and artificial light.

Host the ultimate Super Bowl party with half-a-dozen flat panel televisions throughout your house and full audio in every room and even outside. Allow your guests to mingle while keeping their heads in the game, and put together your own half-time musical programming if you're so inclined.

Never again will you worry about your home in Aspen during those long trips to Florence. Use the Internet to control climate and security systems, give trades-people access, even monitor remodeling projects. At home, visit the Uffitzi online when you are not able to get away from Colorado.

After a long day of skiing, nothing beats returning to a warm and cozy home. Instead of leaving the heat on all day, RESIDENTIAL SYSTEMS, INC. enables you to adjust it on the way home to be ready when you arrive. You can also warm-up the hot tub ahead of time to relax away the effects of the day.

The kids have burned their toast again, activating the smoke detector which immediately disengages potentially dangerous systems such as gas heating or air conditioning. While you are thankful for the safety precautions, you also appreciate the visual monitors to verify there is no fire and the integrated controls to reactivate all systems at the touch of a button.