After truly four years of iteration, I finally feel like I landed on the perfect lighting setup for our house. It’s just smart enough for me. As per usual, my actual blog post is probably more...
After truly four years of iteration, I finally feel like I landed on the perfect lighting setup for our house. It’s just smart enough for me.
As per usual, my actual blog post is probably more detailed than necessary, but happy to answer any questions if folks have em!
Thanks for the write up! We're about to upgrade our kitchen and I've been a little worried about what to get for lights. A friend's said that Philips hue, switches, and hub was the way to go and...
Thanks for the write up! We're about to upgrade our kitchen and I've been a little worried about what to get for lights. A friend's said that Philips hue, switches, and hub was the way to go and this now gives me zero hesitation. I won't be going with the home assistantant or other self hosted things, just commercial off the shelf things.
I hadn't thought about the issue of having the original switches exposed, so I'll look for something similar to your solution.
Nice! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions! Yeah, I think hiding the original switches is a must, honestly. Otherwise, folks will absolutely just default to pressing the thing that...
Nice! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
Yeah, I think hiding the original switches is a must, honestly. Otherwise, folks will absolutely just default to pressing the thing that looks most familiar, and that won't be your smart switch haha.
I highly recommend the Lutron Auroras for smart switches. They look very nice, the feelt very high quality, and they work great with Hue. They look and feel much nicer than anything Philips sells, for sure.
After truly four years of iteration, I finally feel like I landed on the perfect lighting setup for our house. It’s just smart enough for me.
As per usual, my actual blog post is probably more detailed than necessary, but happy to answer any questions if folks have em!
Thanks for the write up! We're about to upgrade our kitchen and I've been a little worried about what to get for lights. A friend's said that Philips hue, switches, and hub was the way to go and this now gives me zero hesitation. I won't be going with the home assistantant or other self hosted things, just commercial off the shelf things.
I hadn't thought about the issue of having the original switches exposed, so I'll look for something similar to your solution.
Nice! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions!
Yeah, I think hiding the original switches is a must, honestly. Otherwise, folks will absolutely just default to pressing the thing that looks most familiar, and that won't be your smart switch haha.
I highly recommend the Lutron Auroras for smart switches. They look very nice, the feelt very high quality, and they work great with Hue. They look and feel much nicer than anything Philips sells, for sure.