Your day is often a series of high-stakes environments, whether that means navigating the boardroom, reviewing progress at a job site, or catching a late flight. By the time you pull into your neighborhood, you are ready to transition from leading your team to focusing on your family. But for many, that transition is interrupted by an arrival gauntlet, which includes fumbling for light switches, adjusting thermostats, and closing the shades.

At Barrett's Technology Solutions, we believe you have worked hard enough and have earned the right to come home to peace. While you can do everything manually, you do not have to anymore. We do not just install home technology. Our team programs the custom tech to your schedule. The "Welcome Home" scene is programmed to be easy for you, designed to ensure your home anticipates your arrival.

The Seamless Transition

Imagine returning home after a late flight or a demanding day. As the garage door opens, you do not have to worry about waking the kids. Your home anticipates your arrival by operating on a programmed schedule. Because of this, a single touch at 11:30 pm activates a 'Welcome Home' scene that differs from what you would experience during your typical 6:00 pm arrival.

• Illumination The mudroom and kitchen lights glow to a warm 20 percent, creating an inviting path without the harsh glare of a standard switch.
• Atmosphere The thermostats will adjust to a comfortable temperature.
• Ambiance Your favorite wind-down playlist begins to stream softly through the hidden speakers. 

This is not just a convenience. This is a lifestyle transformation. You have not even taken off your coat, and the stress of the day has already begun to dissolve. The greatest thing is that this is 100% customizable and you don’t even have to program it yourself.

The Smartest House on the Block

While the experience can seem magical, the experts know this is a result of smart engineering. Success is often built through savvy investments and strategic delegation, and a home that manages itself is a high-functioning asset.

For many of our clients, success has led to the acquisition of a second home. This might be a lake house in Wisconsin, a retreat in the Northwoods, or perhaps a winter escape. When your weekdays are spent navigating complex operations, leading teams, and making critical decisions, a second home should be a source of pure rejuvenation rather than another management stressor. However, the reality of owning multiple properties often involves a lingering mental checklist. You find yourself wondering if you turned the AC down, if the driveway is plowed, or if the heavy storm last night caused a leak.

Furthermore, enjoying your getaway should not mean wrestling with an unfamiliar interface or a new set of remotes. At Barrett’s Technology Solutions, we provide a unified, common experience across all your properties. Whether you are watching TV, listening to music, or controlling the lighting, shades, temperature, and security, the operation is completely seamless. You never have to learn two separate systems. 

At Barrett’s Technology Solutions, we use our six decades of accumulated know-how to collapse the distance between your properties. Because your intuitive smart home setup is mirrored in both locations, you can feel completely at home with how the technology works the second you walk through either door. We provide the "Invisible Magic" that allows you to manage your second home with the same ease as your primary residence, ensuring that the moment you pull into the drive, the house is ready to welcome you. 

The Weekend Welcome Home

Imagine leaving a long week of meetings and strategy sessions behind on a Friday afternoon. As you cross the state line, you pull up your home automation app. With one tap, your second home wakes up. The HVAC adjusts from "Unoccupied" to your perfect 68 degrees. The exterior lights turn on to greet your arrival, and your pool and spa systems begin to warm to your preferred temperature. 

By the time you pull into the driveway, the "Micro Friction" of owning a second home has been eliminated. You aren't walking into a cold, dark house to begin a list of chores. You are walking into a sanctuary that has been expecting you.

Sometimes the best home tech can be hidden away

You have spent months working to curate the perfect living space. You carefully reviewed fabric swatches, selected the perfect stone for the countertops, and found artwork that speaks to your soul. The result is a stunning, cohesive home that reflects your personal style and offers a true sanctuary.

But nothing breaks that carefully crafted illusion faster than a tangle of black cords, a bulky plastic box sitting on a credenza, or a wall cluttered with mismatched switches.

When it comes to creating a truly luxurious home, your technology should never compete with your interior design. It should elevate it, invisibly.

A Collaborative Process from Day One

Achieving this level of seamless design does not happen by accident. We work in tandem with you, your architect, and your interior designer throughout the entire process. By being at the table from the very beginning of a project, we ensure your home technology is woven into the very fabric of the architecture rather than added as an afterthought. This partnership allows us to protect your aesthetic vision while delivering incredible functionality.

The End of Wall Clutter

When you walk into a masterfully designed room, your eyes should be drawn to the architectural details, the natural light pouring in, and the carefully chosen furnishings. You should not be distracted by a cluster of thermostats, alarm keypads, lighting dimmers, and intercoms interrupting your custom wallpaper or pristine paint job.

Barretts Technology Solutions Chicago Outdoor Home Technology

When you create an outdoor space, you aren't just putting a few chairs on a patio. You’re the type of person who wants to create future fun with the family and neighbors. It’s where you host evening dinners, where the family gathers on a Sunday afternoon, and where you unwind after a demanding week. But bringing the comfort and entertainment of your indoor living room to the outdoors requires more than just moving equipment outside.

It requires technology specifically engineered to thrive in the elements.

Here is why true outdoor home technology is a fundamentally different class of equipment, and why purpose-built design is the secret to an outdoor space that works flawlessly when the weather calls for it.

The Infrastructure: Enterprise-Grade Networking

You can’t build a smart backyard without a solid foundation, and that starts with your network. While one of our standards at Barrett’s Technology Solutions is to use an enterprise grade network system in our custom residences, the wi-fi created won't reliably reach the far gazebo, the boathouse, or your perimeter security cameras.

Property-wide networking relies on hard-wiring. By collaborating closely with the landscape architect before the landscaping work is started, wiring can be buried safely underground. This allows for strategically placed access points that blanket your entire property in seamless, high-speed Wi-Fi. Whether you are streaming a movie by the pool or checking an email from the edge of the property, the connection remains uncompromised.