Residential Living

Luxury Whole-Home Automation in Northern California

HB Innovations designs and installs luxury whole-home automation in Northern California, for homes from Sacramento and the Bay Area to Lake Tahoe and Truckee.

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Reimagine How You Enjoy Comfort & Convenience

From the bedroom to the wine cellar, home automation integration brings the perfect balance of splendor and functionality to every space in your home. Picture walking into a house that already knows how you like to live. Whole-home automation brings lighting, shades, climate, music, and security together, working quietly in the background.

Every home asks for something different. A family in Sacramento may want shade and cooling that keep pace with long summer afternoons, while a homeowner in Lake Tahoe or Truckee may want a mountain retreat that feels warm and ready the moment they arrive. Our luxury smart home integration is designed around those realities, so the system fits you instead of the other way around.

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Home Automation

Effortless control of all of your home’s technology, such as climate control and home lighting control, from one simple experience.

Audio / Video

Enjoy unprecedented access to high-quality home entertainment in every room you choose.

Surveillance

Modern smart security through precise footage and analytics.

Wi-Fi / Networking

Reliable high-speed home networking and internet connectivity for entertainment and control.

Home Theater

A custom luxury theater designed for your home, with immersive sound and picture and exceptional quality and comfort.

Hidden Technology

Preserve your design with a discreet home automation integration, shaped by custom smart home design that keeps every device out of sight.

Primary Bedroom

Start and end every day in a room that responds to you. A smart home installation in your primary suite brings together automated lighting, motorized shades, and personalized climate control, tuned to the rhythm of your region, whether that means foggy mornings in the Bay Area or the quiet mountain mornings and cozy winter nights of Lake Tahoe and Truckee.

Common Solutions

Smart Home Control · Lighting Control · Motorized Window Treatments · Multi-room Music · Voice Control · Hidden Audio Video · Motorized Lifts

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Lighting Control

Schedule your bedroom lights to an astronomical timer to take advantage of natural lighting during the day and gradually brighten as the sun goes down.

Motorized Window Treatments

Wake up naturally with gradually rising shades in the morning to let in sunlight. In one touch, effortlessly lower shades for privacy and better sleep.

Hidden Audio Video

Enjoy the luxury of an entertainment system without intruding on your bedroom décor with concealed in-wall speakers and mirror or frame TVs.

Bar / Game Room

Let your smart home installation take entertaining to the next level. Set a party mood with custom lighting scenes and immersive AV, whether you are hosting friends after a day on the slopes near Tahoe or gathering a crowd in Sacramento for the big game. Your high-performance audio and sleek TV displays can stay out of sight until the moment you want them.

Common Solutions

Smart Home Control · Media Control · Lighting Control · Hidden Audio Video · High-Performance Audio

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Smart Home Control

Impress your guests with one-touch scenes that adjust the lighting, set the music and turn on the game for an evening of merriment.

Lighting Control

Transform the ambiance to complement any get-together, from a lavish cocktail party to a relaxing afternoon of playing pool.

High-Performance Audio

Dramatically elevate your listening experience with striking multi-channel audio that envelops you and your guests in your favorite music while you entertain.

Family Room

Everyday living gets easier when your home works together. Whole-home automation, smart lighting, AV, shading, and climate control combine to create the right environment for movie nights, game days, and relaxed family time. In a home with big windows and city views or a great room with a roaring fire, one touch sets the scene.

Common Solutions

Smart Home Control · Lighting Control · Motorized Window Treatments · Media Control · Hidden Audio Video · Universal Remotes

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Lighting Control

Craft the perfect lighting for family movie nights, game days, or an afternoon of reading together with custom-tailored scenes.

Media Control

Turn on your TV, stream your family’s favorite music, and select a film to enjoy—all from one intuitive interface for clutter-free contro

Hidden Audio Video

Conceal your home entertainment system with beautiful frame TVs, motorized display lifts, in-wall speakers and more when not in use.

Whole Home

Embrace the true potential of sophisticated living with Control4 whole-home automation. A whole-house automation system gives you unified control of lighting, climate, AV, and more, indoors and out, so every corner of your property works as one seamless experience. We shape each system through custom smart home design, and as a multiple-time Control4 award winner for Dealer of the Year, Top Volume, and MVP, we bring that experience to homes in the Sacramento Valley, the Bay Area, and the Sierra.

Common Solutions

Smart Home Control · Lighting Control · Motorized Window Treatments · Climate Control · Multi-room Music · Smart Security · Wi-Fi · Automated Door Locks

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Smart Home Control

Craft beautiful scenes across your property by adjusting lights, shades, entertainment and more with your mobile device or system remote.

Climate Control

Easily program and remotely adjust the temperature, humidity and air quality throughout the rooms of your estate for optimum comfort and care.

Automated Door Locks

Manage every entry point throughout your estate whether you’re at home or away to let in guests and to secure your property.

Outdoor Kitchen

Craft unforgettable outdoor experiences with outdoor lighting automation, paired with weather-resistant AV and climate control solutions. Mild nights in the Bay Area and crisp mountain air in Tahoe all invite you outside, and your outdoor kitchen should be ready for dining al fresco or hosting gatherings under the California stars.

Common Solutions

Lighting Control · Smart Home Control · Weather-Proof Video Displays · Outdoor Lighting · Outdoor Audio · High-Performance Audio · Wi-Fi

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Outdoor Lighting

Extend the beauty and energy of your indoor spaces to the outdoors with radiant lighting that elegantly accents your outdoor living spaces and landscape.

Outdoor Audio

Simultaneously stream music from inside your home to your outdoor entertainment areas with a simple voice command or button press on your handheld remote or touch panel.

Wi-Fi

Relax knowing your extended coverage access points have your entire property covered with reliable and consistent connectivity optimized for performance.

Pool / Spa

Indulge in the ultimate relaxation with outdoor lighting that sets the mood poolside. You can control your spa, lighting, and audio for a resort-like experience in your own backyard, from a pool on a summer evening to a hot tub with snow falling around it in the mountains.

Common Solutions

Lighting Control · Outdoor Entertainment · Surveillance · Wi-Fi · Underwater Audio · Pool & Spa Automation · Outdoor Lighting

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Surveillance

Monitor your outdoor spaces in real time from any location. Receive alerts to your smart phone when motion is detected.

Underwater Audio

Take your favorite music underwater with high-performance speakers mounted flush to your pool walls for effortless listening while you swim.

Pool & Spa Automation

Enjoy the perfect pool environment with system integration that enables water feature and lighting control as well as automating daily pool equipment functions.

Serving Homeowners throughout Northern California

From our Rocklin office, we design and install whole-home automation for homeowners across Northern California, including the Sacramento area, Lake Tahoe and Truckee, and the Bay Area from San Francisco to Marin County. Explore the area nearest you:

Sacramento | Lake Tahoe | Napa | San Francisco | St. Helena

Common Questions about Whole-Home Automation in Northern California

What is whole-home automation?

It is a single system that connects your lighting, shades, climate, audio and video, security, and networking so they work together. Instead of juggling separate apps and remotes, you control your home through keypads, touch panels, voice, or your phone.

What does a luxury smart home installation cost?

The cost depends on the size of your home, the number of rooms and systems involved, and how much you want hidden or custom-designed. Whether it is new construction or a retrofit also matters. A consultation is the fastest way to get a realistic picture, and we scope the system around your goals and give you a clear plan before any work begins.

Can I control my home when I am away?

Yes. You can adjust climate, lighting, and entry points from your mobile device whether you are across town or away from your home for a while. If it is a second home in Lake Tahoe or Truckee, that peace of mind matters even more, because you can check that everything is as it should be before you arrive.

Can the technology be hidden from view?

Yes. Invisible architectural speakers, frame and mirror TVs, and motorized lifts keep your design intact, and equipment can be placed out of sight. Centralizing the gear removes the need for AV equipment in each individual room, so you get high-performance sound and picture without the visual clutter in your living spaces.

Do you offer ongoing support after my whole-home automation system is installed?

Yes. Our relationship with you continues well beyond installation, with service, maintenance, updates, and expert guidance available whenever you need them, so you have peace of mind long after the project is complete. As your needs change, we can also refine or enhance your system so it keeps serving your home beautifully and reliably for years to come.

Bring Your Vision to Life with Whole-Home Automation

We bring your vision to life with expert smart home technology installation across Northern California. Tell us about your home and how you would like it to work for you, and we’ll be in touch to start planning your whole-home automation system.

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