The Best Ways to Use Lighting Control Keypads

Avoid Cluttering Up Your Home and Routines With Smart Lighting 

There is a common frustration in high-end home design known as wall acne. It’s when a bank of four or five switches lines your walls and interrupts your decor. A common solution is to implement elegant lighting-control keypads. The Control4 Lux and Contemporary lines we include offer premium finishes in Satin Nickel, Venetian Bronze, and Midnight Black. 

While many people use apps for lighting control, there’s always going to be room for an on-wall tactile experience for quick changes. These elegant keypads not only streamline your decor but also your day-to-day by giving you access to custom scenes that pull up your favorite settings for a wide range of activities. 

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Eliminate the Guesswork With Custom Keypads 

Traditional switches often leave you guessing which toggle controls the island pendants and which handles the sconces. With keypads, you don’t worry about individual controls. Instead, each button corresponds to specific scenes that adjust all necessary features automatically. Buttons are custom-engraved with the names of scenes like “Away,” “Dinner,” or “Cooking”. A “Cooking” scene would turn on task lighting on your island, along with overhead in-ceiling fixtures. These keypads are highly configurable, offering one to six buttons in various styles, including rockers for volume control or dedicated up-and-down buttons for motorized shades.

Bring Your Home to Life With These Lighting Scenes 

Every home is different, but we find that a few core scenes consistently provide the most value for our clients. These pre-programmed settings prepare your home instantly to match your needs and can be accessed with a quick button press. 

• Entertain: A single touch dims the kitchen pendants to 25%, activates your landscape lighting, and starts a curated Spotify playlist for guests to enjoy. 

• Movie: Slowly dim overhead lights, lower motorized shades, and turn on track LED lighting for visibility when having movie nights with the family. 

• Clean: Ramp up your brightness and switch to a cool color temperature for high-visibility task lighting for chores and cleaning.

• Off: A quick press turns off everything in a single room, while a press-and-hold triggers a "House Off" command that turns off all lights on your property.

Go Further With Smart Home Integration 

Control4 keypad scenes don’t have to be for lighting alone. They can be programmed to manage music volume, play or pause a playlist, or even "ping" a lost remote. A "Goodnight" button can be configured to turn off all interior lights, lock the doors, set the alarm, and adjust the thermostat to a cooler sleeping temperature. We’ll work with you during your installation process to find out what scenes you would like to include on your keypads. 

Every home has its own unique layout and lifestyle needs. Whether you are building a new lake house or updating your current residence, we can help you design a system that fits your daily routines. Call Audio Video Extremes or fill out our contact form to start your project.