THE (DOOR)BELLS & WHISTLES

Masonite International Corporation recently revealed M-Pwr Smart Doors, residential exterior doors that integrate power, lights, a video doorbell and a smart lock. The smart doors employ patent-pending, Underwriters Laboratories-certified technology to connect residential exterior doors to a home’s electrical system and wireless internet network. To ensure the doors are “always on” in the event of a power outage, an emergency backup battery can sustain system power up to 24 hours when fully charged. A smartphone app enables homeowners to remotely program and control motionactivated LED welcome lighting, as well as confirm whether the door is open or closed at any time.

A space-saving, motorized sofa wall bed that opens with just the push of a button, allows occupants with mobility differences to operate the bed with ease. Resource Furniture’s motorized Penelope Sofa is a vertically opening, freestanding wall bed with a queen-size bed and integrated bench-seat sofa with loose back cushions. The wall bed is available in two sofa arm widths. It is also available as Penelope Book Sofa, which features an interior storage compartment for bedding and more than 16 linear feet of shelving.

LED Wall Bar Expands Visibility for Aging-in-Place Market

Sonneman’s Purolinear 360 is an LED wall bar system of linear tubes, set within the geometry of surface-mounted cylinder brackets, which rotate individually to direct the LED illumination in 360 degrees along their axis. Arranged in a linear pattern or along a single path, the possibilities for compositions are endless and unlimited in scalability. May be installed in damp locations. Available in a polished chrome, satin chrome, satin black or satin white finish. A major advantage of LED lights for those wishing to age in place is that the bulbs last much longer than incandescent or halogen bulbs. These lights are great for hallways and can serve as nightlights to create visibility, without a bright overhead light, when getting up to use the restroom.