Southlake homes are big, new, and full of glass. The control system that ties them together has to do a lot of things quietly – lighting, shading, audio, climate, security – without ever putting the homeowner in front of a confusing app. Jimmy Abrams designs Southlake systems around how the family actually moves through the house, not around the marketing diagram on the manufacturer's website.
Most Southlake projects start with new construction or a significant renovation. Jimmy gets involved early, before low-voltage rough-in, so the wiring runs to the right ceilings, the keypad gangs are placed where the millwork drawings put them, and the equipment rack lives in a closet that has air, power, and access. By the time the drywall goes up, every cable is labeled and documented.
Lighting in Southlake homes is layered the same way it would be in any well-designed residence. Recessed downlighting calibrated to the architecture. Decorative fixtures selected with the interior designer. Cove and tape lighting that disappears into the millwork and comes up at low percentages in the evening. Outdoor lighting around the motor court, the pool, and the back yard, scheduled to the sun. All of it on a single Lutron HomeWorks system, all of it controllable from a small number of well-placed keypads.
Motorized shades are almost always part of the Southlake conversation. The glazing on a new Carillon or Timarron home faces west or south on at least one elevation, and the afternoon sun in north Texas will fade rugs and artwork inside of two summers. Jimmy specifies whisper-quiet roller shades with fabrics selected against the room finishes, ties them to an astronomical clock, and groups them so the family room and breakfast room move together without anyone thinking about it.
Because Jimmy is a one-person studio, every Southlake project gets the same hands from the first walk-through to the final calibration. There are no project managers translating between the homeowner and the technician. There is no junior tech sent to the trim because the senior person is on a bigger job. Jimmy walks the house, draws the plan, programs the scenes, and answers the phone two years later.
If you are building, renovating, or upgrading a home in Southlake, Jimmy will provide a free project quote and consultation. One conversation with the person who will actually do the work, no pressure, no salesperson. You will leave the meeting knowing exactly what a properly designed system looks like for your house.