What Does an Australian Smart Home Look Like?

What makes a home “smart”? Smart homes have appliances that are connected via the internet to a centralised control system. From your lights to your blinds, smart homes offer the ultimate convenience in creating a comfortable home with minimal effort.

You can link almost any operation in your home to a centralised system to enable remote control and automate processes. Somfy explains a few easy ways that anyone can make their home smarter with automation.

Smart Light Bulbs

Smart light bulbs are perhaps the easiest way to dip your toe in the smart home arena. Once connected to the Wi-Fi, you can control your interior lights or even your outdoor lights using your smartphone or voice control with Somfy’s Connexoon Window RTS.

Control lights connected to your garden, awnings, pathways or your swimming pool. The added benefit of smart light bulbs is that they can be set to a schedule that makes it appear that you are home, deterring burglars by ensuring the house doesn’t appear vacant.

Smart Home Security Systems

Smart home security systems keep you and your valuables safe while you are at home or away. With smart CCTV and surveillance cameras, you can monitor your home from anywhere. Smart home security also includes automated roller shutters set to open and close at times set by you for added privacy and peace of mind.

Wi-Fi Baby Monitors

Wi-Fi baby monitors can keep you in touch with a baby’s night-time sounds and movements. Some can also monitor their temperature, breathing, and heart rate. Wi-Fi baby monitors connect the video via the internet to the parental control unit, so the video stream and other information are accessible from anywhere, including your work computer.

Smart Air Conditioning

Smart air conditioners are wall-mounted units that you can control with a remote or smartphone app. To create a more comfortable home climate, you can program your air conditioner to turn on and off according to a schedule. For example, in the summer, you can program your air conditioner to turn on when you start your drive home, so the house is cool and inviting when you arrive.

Automated Window Coverings

Your air conditioner can only work so hard alone. Blinds and curtains are some of the most vital features for insulating a home, keeping your home cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Automating them gives an even more convenient level of control.

With Somfy's smart window covering solutions, you can open and close your blinds, curtains, or awnings with just a single tap. Alternatively, you can program your window coverings to open and close at specific times throughout the day or adjust based on the outside temperature.

Make Your Home More Efficient with Automation

Installing automated systems in your home makes your life easier and gives you peace of mind no matter where you are. Start your smart home journey with efficient and intuitive automation like controlling your blinds, curtains, and shutters. Automation takes the hard work out of creating a comfortable home.

Ask your local Somfy Expert about our range of sensors, remotes, and automation solutions for blinds, curtains, awnings, outdoor lights, and more.