With advancing technology, there is no limit to creating functionality in your home. Home Automation has revolutionised over the years which means we can easily control rooms and features in the home with the ease of wifi. From simple actions like lights turning on when you enter a room to your house shutting itself down at night and locking the doors.

To create a smart home, you will need to decide what areas you would like to create more convenience or security and how you are going to implement it throughout your home.

Here is what you need to know to plan your smart home.

Choose your smart device

Just about anything that runs on electricity can be automated in a smart home. You firstly want to start thinking about what automations you would like to add to your home and choose the best smart systems. We suggest starting slow with one or two smart automations before adding more.

Devices for beginners

We have highlighted some of our favourite devices for smart home beginners.

Smart Lighting:

One of the easiest and most effective ways to start automating your home is with smart lightning. Lighting can be controlled through your smart device or as simple as voice activation. Smart lighting has multiple great features such as dimming and colour changing options.

Smart Security:

Whilst home automation is great for entertaining, it can also be used for home security. There are easy-to-install devices that can be put inside or outside your home to alert you on any unusual motion and allow you to see a live recorded video from your smartphone.

How to choose a smart home ecosystem

While you can purchase multiple smart gadgets from a robot vacuum, video doorbells & Motion detective security cameras. It’s important to ensure that your smart home devices are compatible with each other. With every home device connected in one way or another, this will ensure that you have the ultimate smart home system.

In essence, implementing a smart home means creating an ecosystem of smart devices. A one-stop-shop for all your gadgets to connect too, where they can be controlled, programmed and put into one useful routine.

The beauty of smart home automation is that it is designed to work for you, making your life that little bit more simple, comfortable, secure and fun.