Here in Indiana, there’s no better time for entertaining than the summer.

The cold of winter and early spring will be gone, and warm temperatures mean it will be the perfect time to host guests or family gatherings at your house.

Why not prepare your home with a custom technology upgrade?

You can add outdoor speakers, for example. But in this post, we’ll explore some indoor summer upgrades you can make for those times when outdoor entertaining might not be ideal – such as during a thunderstorm or rain shower.

Below, we reveal three of the best game room upgrades you can make to the media room design in your Indianapolis home, just in time for this summer.

SEE ALSO: How Your Home Control System Can Help You Entertain Outdoors

A collaborative design team effort results in a Geist Reservoir home being named CEDIA's "Integrated Home of the Year." The entire home is integarted into one, easy-to-use app using Control4. The team at Control4 was interested in learning all of the details of the project, the ease of use for the homeowners, and just how Premier pulled it all off. Checkout Control4's blog feature on Designer, Gary Nance, and the team at Premier.

Whether you’re home or away, with Intercom Anywhere you can monitor and communicate with any room of your smart home. Greet guests and allow them to enter even if you are running late, check in on your kids even if they aren’t answering their phones, observe and communicate with anyone who approaches your front door—with Intercom Anywhere you have peace of mind in the palm of your hand.

While the idea of a personal home theater isn’t going anywhere, many homeowners are now incorporating Media Rooms into their home design as the growing concept of open floor plans remains at the top of homeowners’ priority list. Perhaps allocating the square footage or putting dollars aside for a dedicated home theater just aren’t possible, however the importance of great audio and visual in a space is highly important for entertaining or your own family’s enjoyment.

By definition, the term “Media Room” has evolved into a generic definition for a multipurpose space that is outfitted with a large flat-screen television, surround sound and cozy seating. Most recently, a Media Room is more than that—it is a social and immersive experience. We enjoy the opportunity to take our clients’ expectations, and exceed them with specifying equipment that takes their viewing experience to another level. In addition, we take great pride in protecting the interior designer’s and/or architect’s vision with design-forward installations that make the equipment appear as a natural part of the entire design aesthetic.

It is a tremendous honor to be featured on the front page of the The Wall Street Journal "Mansion” section for our technology design in this magnificent home!