3 Lifestyle Benefits Of Home Lighting Automation

Lighting control adds style and function to your home in Vancouver

Smart lighting has become more prevalent in recent years, and homeowners worldwide are enjoying added convenience and style in their homes. If you are thinking of taking the leap into smart lighting, discover a whole world of possibilities that this convenience will add to your lifestyle. But the benefits aren’t limited to just convenience. Read on to learn three ways that home lighting automation will improve your life in Vancouver, BC.

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Improve Your Interior Design

Lighting is an essential part of any interior design, yet many homeowners forget to include it in their spaces. Instead of having lighting that is the same color and intensity throughout your home, consider using a layered approach to create the right balance of visibility and style. Multilayered lighting design can accentuate crucial aspects of your room, bring bright, focused lighting to specific tasks, and make common areas feel warm and welcoming. Smart lighting makes it easy to achieve this with just the press of a button. You can even customize lighting scenes for different occasions. After all, your home is used for a variety of purposes. Program bright and cool lighting in the morning to wake your family up and dimmed warm lighting in the evening to help you wind down. Creating the perfect atmosphere in your home is made easy.

Save Energy

Lighting control systems optimize your energy usage to reduce your carbon footprint and lower your monthly energy bills. Have you ever come home from a long day of work only to learn that you forgot to turn off all your lights? Lighting control makes it easy to ensure that your lights are on only when you need them. Create an “All Off” scene to turn off every light in your home with the simple tap of a button. For automated control, schedule your lights to turn off fifteen minutes after you usually leave for work or install motion sensors that turn off the lights in unoccupied rooms automatically. Smart lights also have the advantage of dimming control, unlike traditional lights that can only be turned on at 100%. Dimmed lights use significantly less energy than lights that are fully turned on, furthering your energy savings.

Increase Safety

Whole-home lighting provides many options for improving the safety of your home. Discourage potential intruders and immediately be alerted to movement with outdoor lighting that turns on by motion sensors. Turn your lights to vacation mode when you go out of town, and they will turn on and off randomly to make it seem like you are home. If there is any unexpected movement in your yard while you are away, your outdoor lights will turn on brightly. Light key pathways, your driveway, and your front porch when you come home after dark for increased visibility and safety. Inside your home, you can even create a scene that lights a pathway to your bathroom, so you don't trip and fall when getting up in the middle of the night!

Graytek is your trusted home automation expert in the Vancouver area. Call us at (604) 529-1034 or fill out our online form to get started on your project today. We would love to hear from you!