How to Make Your Home a Smart Home
Smart technology is no longer limited to your phone—it’s everywhere. The latest home trends all incorporate smart home technology, which is designed to make your day-to-day life fun and easy to navigate. Smart homes aren’t necessarily new, they have existed since the 1920s. The first smart home technology that was developed are the appliances that are staples to our homes today. Smart home technology came to be with the advent of the vacuum cleaner. The next two decades introduced the television, washer, and dryer. Although we no longer perceive these appliances as “smart,” they were innovative during this time period. Now, these are items that your home can’t do without.
Similarly, smart home technology is now an advancement that your home can’t do without. The idea of a futuristic home was once a concept that only existed in science fiction. Now, smart houses are a tangible reality. 28% of all houses will transition to smart homes by the year 2021, according to the media research group, Kagan.
You don’t need the entirety of your home to be fully self-automated, but there are a few parts of your home that can easily be upgraded to smart home technology. You don’t need to live in a mansion to reap the benefits of smart home technology. Not only are smart homes an intelligent experience, but they are also a personal one. Why would you willingly stand up to do simple tasks, when they can now be done through your phone? Phones and tablets are the brains of your smart home, as several tasks can be performed now by using apps. The truth is, manually doing chores is becoming an artifact of the past. Smart home technology improves your daily routine.
SMART HOME LIGHT BULBS
Have you ever been comfortably sitting on your couch, enjoying your favorite show when suddenly you realize that you forgot to turn off your lights? It’s annoying. Lucky for you, by switching to smart home lighting, you won’t ever have to go through that undesirable experience again. Upgrading your house’s lights should be the first step in your smart home journey. Not only is it the easiest step, but it is also one of the most affordable changes you can make. Simply by changing your dated LED lights to smart light bulbs, you will experience a shift in the environment. Smart light bulbs can be controlled using an application on your phone or tablet or through your computer.
You can program your lights to turn on and off at a certain time. You can even program your smart lights to start dimming at a certain hour, no dimmer switch required. One of the best parts about upgrading to smart light bulbs is the accessible price range. If you’re not too concerned about looks and are looking for a bulb that is both functional and cheap, a white smart lightbulb will suffice. If you want a pop of color in your home, you can also upgrade to color-changing smart light bulbs. Color-changing smart light bulbs are fun and customizable. Right out of the box, most color-changing smart light bulbs can be adjusted to mimic the sunrise and sunset. You can set your light to any color of the rainbow; you can even replicate a rainbow. You can streamline your color-changing light bulbs with your everyday tasks. You can make your light bulb turn green whenever you receive an email. Do you find it difficult to wake up? When your alarm goes off in the morning, you can set up your color-changing smart light bulb to flash red while your alarm blares. Your smart light bulbs will change the mood of your atmosphere with no effort.
SMART HOME THERMOSTAT
Have you ever been cozied up in bed, when suddenly you felt too hot? Not even removing your blanket helped you cool down, but you were also too lazy to stand up to adjust your thermostat. A smart home thermostat can resolve this issue. A smart thermostat works like a programmable thermostat, but it is easier to use. Smart thermostats can be remotely programmed by using either your phone or tablet. With just a few taps, you can set the perfect temperature for your home.
It’s a scorching hot day, and you’re on your way home from work. You aren’t looking forward to entering your home because you fear that your living room is overheating. With a smart thermostat, you can cool down your home before you even arrive. By the time you come home, your house will be cooled down and habitable. One of the best parts about smart home thermometers is that they are an investment, and you can drastically cut down on your energy bill. Households with traditional thermostats find themselves spending more money on their energy bill because of their higher energy consumption.
The reason why programmable thermostats tend to use more energy is that people are prone to programming them incorrectly. Sometimes, families feel so intimidated by programmable thermostats, they end up disabling them. These families don’t know the pleasure of adjusting their home’s temperature. Additionally, your smart home thermostat will notify you whenever its filter needs to be replaced. Smart home thermostats are the hottest and coolest products on the market.
Smart homes grant you more convenient, effective control over your home. Imagine vacationing across the globe and still being able to adjust your home’s temperature abroad? Your pet would greatly appreciate you cooling down the home when it feels too hot. Smart homes are here to stay. Because of how rapidly technology is advancing, you’ll have to integrate sooner or later. Why not start today?
You’ll no longer have to dream about your smart home. AMT Integration can help you turn your regular home into your fantasy home. Our experts will curate your home into a modern, smart home powered one. Give us a call today, we’d love to help you!
