The holiday season is upon us, and it’s time to celebrate with family and friends. Utilizing your home automation systems will increase the fun and festivities with your loved ones, whether roasting marshmallows on the patio, enjoying hot cocoa by the fireplace, or watching your grandkids open Christmas gifts. Our team at Connected Living Solutions has some tips to add extra cheer to your holiday season using home automation.

Take the Party to Any Room

Playing good tunes throughout your home with multi-room audio will improve everyone’s mood! A whole-home audio system bridges audio and enjoyment across your household with little effort. You don’t need an elaborate stereo system in each room; a single high-quality speaker will suffice for the most basic setup, whether installed in the wall or ceiling or placed on a bookshelf. Using your phone, you can adjust the volume and choose to sync each speaker to play the same song through as many rooms as you’d like. Now you’re ready for house parties full of dancing or quieter evenings filled with good company and low background music.

Light Up the Night

Whether hosting an event or leaving for vacation, the proper lighting can help make a difference in the atmosphere. Enchant your patio with festive red and green lights, turn your den into a haven with dimmed lights as you watch the snowfall, or leave a nightlight on for Santa. Brighten the lights for a productive clean-up in the kitchen while your dinner guests enjoy wine with the lights set low. With the touch of a button, you are the master of your home’s lighting.

Close the Blinds

Many people love large windows that let in natural light, but privacy is often a concern. Motorized blinds can create a private space with an elegant feel. During the winter months, when daylight savings time ends, it will get darker earlier in the day, making it easier for others to see into your home during evening hours. Especially since it’s common for neighborhoods to have higher traffic during the holidays as families enjoy the neighborhood light displays. Pretimed settings can lower your shades at the end of the day for worry-free privacy. Because these motorized shades can automatically operate throughout the day, you can give the illusion that someone is home, even if you’re on a family vacation. Motorized shades can deter potential thieves, especially when paired with a lighting control system.

Enjoy the Big Screen

Does your family have a Christmas movie tradition? Perhaps you all wear matching buffalo plaid pajamas and watch Elf, Home Alone, The Polar Express, or National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation together. No matter your tradition, rest assured that experiencing it in your home theater will make your memories sweeter. With the touch of a button, you can lower your screen and projector, turn on the speakers, and dim the lights for a fully immersive experience.

Extra Set of Eyes

During the holidays, online shoppers receive packages at their doorstep daily. Over the last few years, package theft around the holiday season has increased. With an integrated camera surveillance system, motion from a person walking to your door can trigger other events. Personalized settings can ensure that your doors lock, your speakers play a verbal warning to the intruder, and you will be sent an alert via text.

Most people think surveillance cameras are for worst-case scenarios, but they can catch sweet moments you won’t want to forget. Maybe your surveillance cameras record a family tradition or your children building a snowman. Either way, surveillance cameras are essential during the hustle and bustle of the holidays.

Sit Back and Relax

Our professional installers and programmers will enable your new custom smart home system to match your lifestyle. With our smart home automation systems, Connected Living Solutions will help you manage your home effortlessly with the touch of a button. Our user-friendly interfaces will enable you to control multiple aspects of your home hassle-free, which we know is refreshing during the busy season. If you’re ready to enjoy what matters most this holiday season, let us help. Contact Connected Living Solutions today!