Lake House Tour: Flex MicroLED Downstairs, Invisible Tech Upstairs

Downstairs is a flex. Upstairs is totally hidden. That’s the brief John and the Five Smooth Stones team executed on this lake house—and walking both moods in one afternoon is exactly why I love residential MicroLED tours.

The game level: 6×4 wall, loud and proud

Natural light off the lake kills ordinary big TVs with glare. Their answer is a 6×4 Just Video Walls layout aimed at sports tiling—multiple games via AV Pro Edge multiview—paired with Origin Ambisonic Marquis speakers that the interior designer surprisingly preferred uncovered. Pool table, full bar, Control4 so the party stays simple.

Upstairs: sound everywhere you can’t see

Same lake view, opposite philosophy. Invisible speakers mudded into drywall across foyer, kitchen, dining, and family room—“sound everywhere” and “make it amazing” without technology jumping out. A loft level keeps the disconnect going with more invisibles and a wider view over the property.

The speak-easy and the dock

The hidden wine room is the get-into-the-room puzzle—linear lighting still finishing, audio tucked into racks and arches, speakers painted to vanish against stone and barrel ceilings. Outside, Coastal Source Razors on the dock throw farther than their size suggests, and Five Smooth Stones security cameras track you down the path.

If a wall like this is on your roadmap, start with Just Video Walls. Dealers who want the same partnership can apply here.