How to create the perfect lighting settings for the holiday setting with Control 4

While “holiday lighting” may make you think of a string of lights on a tree, there are more sophisticated ways to use lighting to deck your halls. With the right lighting automation, your home lighting can welcome guests, safeguard your security and maintain an overall merry atmosphere throughout the festive season.

Lighting Automation from the Everyday to Special Days

Once upon a time, lighting automation may have simply comprised attaching a timer and setting a lighting schedule. However, more complex levels of automating your home lighting are available these days. Smart home systems can even program your lights to coordinate with specific events, like the opening of specific doors, the presence of people in a room or the rising or setting of the sun.

For holidays, you want your lighting automation to control not only your home’s general ambient lighting, but also the special holiday lights of your decor, inside and outside. Home automation systems like Control4 let you create different programs for different circumstances. For example, you could have a “Holiday Nights” scheme, which controls your light display every night throughout the season, plus a “Christmas Party” scheme that’s just for holiday entertaining. Don’t forget a “Christmas Vacation” setting; lighting automation that prevents your home from looking deserted while you travel boosts your home’s security.

Control4 Is More Than Lighting Automation

You want a lighting automation system you choose is worth the investment, and Control4 is one of the most trusted brands in this sector. While some people choose to automate their lights alone, Control4 allows you to integrate your lighting with other automated elements for the full smart home experience.