Smart Lighting for Your Home:
A Bright Idea!

You’ve probably heard of smart homes, but did you know there are smart lighting options available as well? Even if you have, you may not be aware of how many styles of smart lighting are available. There’s something for everyone, and we want to show you some of the smart options you have and how they work with your existing smart devices.

How Does Smart Home Lighting Work?

Smart home lighting can be easily added to any home. Even better, you don’t need an electrician to help install them. Smart lighting allows you to control your lights from your smart device, such as your phone or tablet. The applications for smart lights are endless!

For example, if you’re away from home for a while, you may want to leave a light on to discourage would-be intruders—but you don’t want to leave the lights on all day!
With smart lighting, you can schedule the lights to turn on when it gets dark to keep your home safe and set them to turn off in the morning, saving you money and giving you peace of mind.

Smart Light Fixtures

The Friends of Hue line was created to make smart light fixtures that are beautifully designed and feature the Philips hue smart bulb. These products come with either the Philips hue hub or Philips hue dimmer, allowing for easy setup and control. Friends of Hue smart lights integrate with Alexa, Google Assistant, Microsoft Cortana, and Apple Homekit.

The product was created with the idea that anyone can use the light, and you won’t have to re-wire your house. If you’re wondering which lights are a part of this collection, just look for the Friends of Hue label!

Smart Light Bulbs

Of course, there are more options to choose from! The WiZ smart light bulb doesn’t require a hub to run—all it takes is a free app on your phone or tablet to create the perfect ambience in any room, at any time of the day! These smart light bulbs can be set to transition from bright daylight to dimmer, warm light from morning to night to help you fall asleep easier and sleep better as well. As stated, the WiZ smart light bulb doesn’t require a hub—but if you have one and would like to add it on, WiZ Bulbs are compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Home, too!

Portable LED Lanterns

But what about smart lighting on-the-go? Kichler’s Portable LED Lanterns will light your way with smart style! In addition to being energy efficient and able to go with you wherever you need light, these lanterns also sync to your Bluetooth device to play music and are dimmable to provide softer, warmer light when you need it.

"Smart lighting allows you to control your lights from your smart device, such as your phone or tablet. The applications for smart lights are endless!"

Smart Ceiling Fans

But what about your ceiling fans? No worries—those can be fast-learning too! Smart ceiling fans from Modern Forms are already available and can be controlled with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Samsung SmartThings. These fans adapt to your routine and allow you to save energy and money when you’re away from home while keeping your space comfortable.

Most Fanimation Fans can be made compatible with smart devices as well. Use their universal fanSync WiFi Remotes or Bluetooth receiver that attach to your ceiling fan, so that you can control it from your smart devices. FanSync WiFi is compatible with Amazon Echo, Google Home, Ecobee, SmartThing, and more. Once set up, you can control your fan through Fanimation’s fanSync app directly from your phone!

All of these smart lighting fixtures can help you live your best life by saving you money and giving you the best lighting for your space, all from the comfort of your phone or tablet.

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