Looking Back, Dreaming Ahead: A Smarter Year at Integration Controls

Looking Back, Dreaming Ahead: A Smarter Year at Integration Controls

As the final days of the year unfold, we’re taking a moment to reflect on the milestones, memories, and meaningful connections that made 2025 one for the books. From new and renewed relationships with design-build partners to award-winning recognition to elegant experiences in our new technology design center, it’s safe to say: we’ve had an incredible year — and we’re just getting started.

Highlights From Our 2025 Journey

Here’s what we’re celebrating as we close out the year:

• 21 Years of Smarter Homes, Better Living — cheers to two decades (and counting) of simplifying and enriching life at home. We couldn’t do it without our loyal clientele and dedicated trade partners.  Thank you for your business and for your referrals!

• Best Website, Associate from the Home Builders Association (HBA) — thanks to the collaborative efforts of our design, content and tech teams, led by our Marketing and IT Director, Cody Wiggins. Keep reading for a sneak peek of what’s to come!

• 60+ Five-Star Google Reviews (and counting!) — a heartfelt thank-you to our amazing clients and trade partners for sharing your experience. We sincerely appreciate your kind words and are honored to serve you!

• Tiered Service Memberships Launched — expanding our offerings to meet your lifestyle and technology support needs, from everyday fixes to VIP concierge care, scale technology services to meet your needs and expectations.

• More Clients and Industry Partners Added to Our Partner List – relationships make the world go around and this is especially true in St. Louis.  We are honored to have such collaborative and supportive relationships with interior designers, remodelers, custom builders, architects, and a growing list of clients.  

• From Welcoming David Weinstein, Vice-President of Lutron Residential to Our First-Ever Bang & Olufsen Listening Experience — we hosted six events for clients, trade professionals, and the community all of which created great conversations and showcased technology with intent.  Be on the lookout for our 2026 event announcements!  

• 35+ Projects Completed with a Lot of Service Upgrades — each project a reflection of your vision combined with the power of thoughtful, collaborative design and curated technology that simplifies life.

What’s Next: “Shop-the-Look” or ‘STL’

In 2026, we’re turning up the volume on curated, design-forward solutions you can ‘shop’ from home with our new initiative: Shop the Look, bringing technology to the forefront of the design-build or remodeling process.  

Perhaps your design calls for a custom-framed TV with invisible speakers, or perhaps you are looking for something with more impact like a media room or dedicated home theater.  Using our new Shop-the-Look site, choose your visual, conceptual, and budgetary project requirements and see what it looks like with your interior style, whether you prefer a classic French interior or modern, mid-century decor!  

This is our “STL” concept, provided to you as a valued insider!  Make sure to bookmark the STL link and watch for updates coming in the new year, including the full launch both online and in-person.  You won’t want to miss it!

More Events, More Connections, More Possibility

If you joined us for a showroom gathering this year — whether it was an industry CEU lunch-and-learn, the Bang & Olufsen listening event, or a Connected by Design happy hour — you know we’re serious about creating meaningful, design-forward, and connected experiences.

In 2026, we’ll be expanding our calendar with:

• Educational events and scheduled use of our space for builders, architects, interior designers, lighting designers, and realtors, including CEU luncheons, networking happy hours, product showcases, and more!

• Community nights that highlight local brands and creators.  Make sure to follow us on Instagram or Facebook for event information and let us know if you’d like to collaborate!

• Ticketed events for special interests, such as wine and cheese pairings, TTRPG, Puff-and-Paint, etc. Contact us as a hosted space for your special interest event.  

• Private consultations meant to help you explore what’s possible in your home, whether you do it yourself, or we take the concept and make it happen for you!

Here's to What's Next

From providing new lighting innovations that make human-centric and tunable white lighting more affordable to smarter automations that make ‘tech less techy’, the next chapter of smarter living is already being written — and we can’t wait to experience it with you.

Thank you for being part of our journey.

Here’s to a bright, connected, and beautifully simplified 2026 and beyond.

— The Integration Controls Team

Smarter Homes. Better Living.