The Most Popular Smart Home Upgrades in Vancouver

October 08, 2025

In 2025, Vancouver homeowners are embracing technology that makes life more comfortable, efficient, and stylish. From lighting to entertainment, these are the most popular upgrades we’re installing right now.

1. Smart Lighting

Gone are the days of walls cluttered with rows of switches. Homeowners are upgrading to sleek keypads where one button can set an entire scene, control a room, or even turn all the lights on or off in the house.

▪️Popular options: Lutron, Crestron, and Control4.
▪️Retrofit friendly: Crestron’s Horizon Keypads, and Lutron’s Sunnata Keypads.
▪️Why it’s trending: clean design, flexible control, energy savings and most importantly, convenience and time savings! Plus, smart lighting often reduces the need for extra switches, wiring, and materials – cutting down on installation time and costs while keeping walls looking clean.

Sleek Lutron smart lighting keypad Alisse installed on a modern Vancouver wall, allowing homeowners to control multiple lighting scenes, dimmers, and room settings with a single touch.
Modern Crestron smart home keypad on a clean interior wall, providing seamless control of lighting, shades, and home automation systems in a luxury residence.
Elegant Control4 smart keypad integrated into a contemporary wall, enabling homeowners to manage lighting, media, and automated home scenes effortlessly.

2. Automated Shades & Drapery

With one click, shades go up or down – bringing privacy, convenience, and energy efficiency. Automated shading keeps homes cooler in summer, warmer in winter, and always looking sharp. Moreover, shades can change the very feel of a room – imagine unfurling a rug that changes the colour scheme of your room as well as even improving the softness and acoustics of that space!

▪️Trusted brands: Lutron & Crestron.
▪️Why it’s trending: effortless comfort + lower energy bills, privacy. Homeowners love that shades can be scheduled to move with the sun, protect furniture and artwork from UV damage, and even integrate with lighting to create “day” and “night” scenes.

3. Speakers & Home Audio

From in-ceiling and in-wall speakers with near-invisible openings to compact soundbars that transform TV watching, audio is a top request. Great sound no longer means bulky equipment – it blends seamlessly into the design.

▪️Retrofit ready solutions available: Many speaker systems are designed to fit into existing walls and ceilings with minimal disruption, making them perfect for renovations and upgrades without major construction.
▪️Why it’s trending: homeowners want music and entertainment everywhere, without the clutter of visible speakers or big equipment. Discreet systems deliver powerful sound for both everyday listening and movie nights, while keeping interiors clean, modern, and design-focused. Imagine giving your home a soundtrack! Music brings comfort and a sense of well-being to any home.

High-end, custom-fitted luxury soundbar perfectly sized for a large TV in a modern Vancouver home, delivering premium audio and clean design without visible clutter.
Discrete Sonance in-ceiling speakers installed in a luxury residence, providing immersive whole-home audio while blending seamlessly into the room’s design
Sonos subwoofer and soundbar installed in a contemporary home, creating rich, powerful sound for movies, music, and entertainment in a sleek, integrated setup.

4. Media Rooms & Home Theatres

These aren’t just “man caves” anymore, they’re family spaces built for movie nights, gaming, and entertaining.
We design everything from $10K media rooms to ultra-luxury theatres valued at over a million dollars, with rooms that could include TVs, projectors, MicroLED video walls, surround sound, luxury seating and many more.

▪️Why it’s trending: Media rooms are now multi-purpose spaces – equally suited for family time, entertaining, or immersive solo escapes. With streaming services offering cinema-quality content and gaming pushing the limits of audio and visuals, more people are investing in entertainment spaces that are tailored to their lifestyle and design preference.

Luxury home theatre room in a Vancouver residence, featuring a large TV or projector, surround sound, comfortable seating, and ambient lighting for an immersive entertainment experience.

5. Energy Efficiency & Sustainability

Almost every project now includes energy-saving automation. With smart lighting, shading, HVAC, and control apps, homeowners can cut waste and manage their home from anywhere – even turning off forgotten lights with a tap on their phone.

▪️Why it’s trending: homeowners want smarter, more comfortable homes that save energy and reduce utility costs – without compromising style or convenience.

At Pure Image, we help homeowners across Vancouver, Whistler, Victoria, and beyond bring the latest smart home upgrades to life – from lighting and shading to media rooms, energy-efficient automation, and advanced home security. Contact us today to create your own luxury, fully automated, and secure home.

Terezia Huljakova
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