Control Lighting

Arguably the easiest way to upgrade your lighting is with smart bulbs. You can swap out the existing CFL or LED bulbs in your lamps and lighting fixtures with a Philips HueLifx MiniEufy Lumos LED or many other models.

These smart bulbs allow you to control your lights with your phone or through Alexa or Google Assistant. Plus, you can schedule them to turn on at any time and dim them at will, even if you don’t have a dimmer switch.

Looking for more reasons to buy? We’ve got five reasons why your next light bulbs should be smart bulbs.

Once you have them, here are the first 5 things you should do with them.

Play with color-changing bulbs

When shopping for smart bulbs, you’ll usually see two options; white only and color. Color bulbs usually cost a bit more, but they allow you to set your lights to any color of the rainbow.

This allows you to have a lot of fun with your lights. Out of the box, many models have light settings that mimic sunrise or sunset, and let you change the light from an energizing blueish white to a calming warm orange.

Beyond that, you can program your lights (often with the help of IFTTT, Alexa or Google Assistant) to change colors when your alarms go off or you get a new email. You can also make them slowly fade to darkness as you fall asleep or slowly illuminate at sunrise.

When shopping for smart bulbs, you’ll usually see two options; white only and color. Color bulbs usually cost a bit more, but they allow you to set your lights to any color of the rainbow.

This allows you to have a lot of fun with your lights. Out of the box, many models have light settings that mimic sunrise or sunset, and let you change the light from an energizing blueish white to a calming warm orange.

Beyond that, you can program your lights (often with the help of IFTTT, Alexa or Google Assistant) to change colors when your alarms go off or you get a new email. You can also make them slowly fade to darkness as you fall asleep or slowly illuminate at sunrise.

Doubt I could ever go back to traditional on/off light switches. One button that turns off all the lights at night or on my way out of the house is one of the most convenient things ever!

CRYSTAL K., CONTROL4 HOMEOWNER

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