Outdoor Living
How Having Music Throughout Your Home Can Enhance Your Life
Listening to music can have a profound impact on various aspects of life. Here are five compelling reasons to incorporate music into your daily routine: Imagine a life full of music! IDS makes it possible to listen to music anywhere and everywhere in your home. Apple Music or Spotify in...
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Outdoor Home Theater or Outdoor TV? Either way, get it professionally installed!
An outdoor home theater and an outdoor TV offer different experiences and setups for outdoor entertainment. Whichever one you choose, you’ll want to have it professionally installed for optimum entertainment. Learn about the differences between the two below: Outdoor Home Theater Outdoor home theaters typically use a projector and a...
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Elevate Your Outdoor Experience: The Benefits of Creating a Premier Entertainment Space
In today’s fast-paced world, where our homes serve as sanctuaries from the hustle and bustle of daily life, the importance of outdoor spaces cannot be overstated. Beyond mere aesthetics, these areas offer an opportunity to unwind, socialize, and create lasting memories. One surefire way to enhance the allure of your...
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Are You Ready to Party Outdoors?
This post is devoted to outdoor entertainment. Spring is here–and summer is coming soon! Are you ready? Don’t wait several months only to realize there isn’t enough time, or the supply chain problem still exists…let’s do this now! This is the perfect time to assess, plan and install elements that...
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Home Technology in the Age of COVID-19
With COVID-19 still a serious threat, restrictions and caution have us continuing to spend more time at home. From work to play, our technology needs have changed greatly and the way we use our technology has been impacted as well. Below is a list of elements of technology to review...
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Get Your Portable Outdoor Movie Theater Now!
If you’re ready to take your outdoor viewing to the next level, let IDS create a portable movie theater for you. Packages include an inflatable screen, projector, speakers, rolling cart, DVD player and streaming services. Perfect for summer nights under the stars! Easy to maintain social distancing while enjoying the...
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Get Ready for a Summer At Home!
During the COVID-19 pandemic, many things have changed, primarily the amount and quality of time we are spending in and around our homes. It looks like we’ll continue to spend most of our time at home this summer, with summer camps or vacations not ready to happen. The bright side...
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Do You Have the Right Lighting for Outdoor Entertaining?
It’s that wonderful time of year! We are spending more time outside and starting to entertain outdoors as well. Swimming, playing and relaxing are on the menu as well as patio dining, outdoor movie nights, and parties. Are YOU ready? If you can’t shout a resounding ‘heck, yeah!’ then you...
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Being Outside is Good For Your Health; Take Your Music With You!
Experts say it’s important to spend time outdoors. Being outside has many advantages including improving memory, fighting depression and lowering blood pressure. When we are outdoors, our heart rates and levels of the stress hormone cortisol decrease. Those lowered levels of cortisol last for several days after serious outdoor exposure....
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Why Builders, Designers and Architects Need a Professional AV Company
If you’re an industry professional—builder, contractor, designer, architect—you’ll want to consider working with a professional AV company for your clients’ home technology needs. It’s important for several reasons: –If you’re building a home, you want to work with an AV company that works with YOU. You’ll gain control of the...
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How You Can Maximize Outdoor Entertainment Time Into the Fall
By the time September rolls around, most people close their pools, cover the patio furniture, and pull out all the cozy blankets for football season…watched from inside their homes. What if we told you there was another way to enjoy football (or movies or shows)? You can extend your outdoor...
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How Control4 Makes Home Automation Awesome
Picture this. You arrive home, and with one touch, your lights come on, the shades close, and your favorite music starts to play. As the sun sets, your porch light goes on, and at 9pm your home security system is armed. Sounds sweet, right? It is! At IDS, Control4 is...
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Outdoor TV for the Whole Family to Enjoy
Let’s face it—we love our screens. Young or older, small screens or large, we devour content on our devices. Sometimes it’s a good thing, sometimes not so much. For this post, we’ll go with the good thing angle. If we’re being honest, let’s admit that even on an absolutely stunning...
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