To reiterate, it's a bad idea for hobbyists to mess with 110V, even if they've had some experience in that area. Mixing high and low voltage electronics is tricky at best and dangerous at worst. That being said, I'll put in a plug (no pun intended) for my former employer and sponsor of two FIRST teams (103 and 834), Lutron Electronics,
www.lutron.com. Lighting control is their main business, mostly high-end stuff, good looking, and very reliable. They have remote controls for built-in and table lamps.