10 Everyday Tasks a Smart Home Can Handle for You
With Automation, You Can Streamline Your Day in More Ways Than You May Know
Most homeowners know a smart home can turn lights on and off. Few realize how much further it goes once a system is professionally designed rather than pieced together from a few smart plugs and a voice assistant speaker found at the local big-box store.
Crawford Entertainment Systems designs automation experiences around the small daily tasks you do each and every day, and those add up over a week: locking a door, lowering a shade, and finding the right volume for a movie are just a few of the tasks you could streamline with home automation.
Below, we explore the top ten everyday tasks you can make more convenient with a well-integrated system. It’s time to take the mundane tasks off your plate, so keep reading.
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1. Locking Up Without a Second Trip Downstairs
Set a scene that can lock every exterior door with a smart lock, arm the security system, confirm the garage door is closed, and you don’t even have to leave the bed. No more walking back downstairs to check.
2. Lighting Complements the Time of Day
Lights can automatically shift from bright, cool-blue tones in the morning to a dimmer, warm incandescent glow setting in the evening, without anyone touching a switch or remembering to adjust them.
3. Shades Track with the Sun
Motorized shades can lower on the west-facing windows in the afternoon and rise again once the sun moves, cutting glare and heat without you needing to give it a second thought.
4. Setting the Scene for Movie Night
One button dims the lights, lowers the screen, and selects the correct media source, so a movie starts the same way every time. Forget having to hunt down three remotes.
5. Managing Temperature Settings Room by Room
A multi-zoned HVAC system keeps the media room cool during a watch party with friends while still allowing the rest of the house to run efficiently. Indoor climate settings adjust automatically based on occupancy and time of day.
6. Controlling Music Without Leaving the Kitchen
Whole-home audio lets you start a playlist in the kitchen and have it follow you to the patio, all from a phone or a wall-mounted keypad.
7. Checking In From Anywhere
Cameras and door sensors send a notification the moment something happens at the front door, whether that's a delivery or a guest arriving early.
8. Waking Up to a House That's Ready Before You Are
A morning scene can raise the shades, start the coffee maker, and nudge the thermostat up a few degrees, all triggered by the first alarm of the day.
9. Winding Down for the Night
A Goodnight command can lock the doors, turn off every light in the house, and lower the thermostat, replacing the usual “closing shift” duties.
10. Hosting Without the Scramble
A Party scene prepares lighting, audio, and other devices for a full house of guests with one tap. There’s no need for hosts to adjust settings throughout the entire house while they’re putting the finishing touches on the charcuterie board or pouring a glass of wine for the guests who arrived early.
What Can You Automate In Your Home?
None of this requires learning a completely new system every time you add a new device. It requires a professional design that ties these tasks together from the start. Crawford Entertainment Systems has been designing systems just like this for the Louisville area for 30 years.
If you'd like to see what a day in an automated home looks like, contact our team here to book a showroom visit.
