It sounds so futuristic: automated lighting that works on your schedule has been a dream since the 1980’s. It sounds so luxurious: so convenient and impressive. Surely, you only get such lighting with your next house.
Not so fast: there are 3 situations that pretty much demand that you get automated lighting right now. Otherwise, they will test your sanity and your safety.
Kids
Children are remarkably bad at remembering to turn off the lights. They think lighting, like clean clothes and picked up toys, is the result of magical fairies whose purpose is to make home livable. This is part of their developmental stage. You have at least 10 years of checking each room before bedtime to make sure all the lights are off.
Additionally, while most adults at least store their toys on counters and tables, children tend to leave backpacks and such on the ground. After you have turned off all the lights, they run the risk of tripping over their stuff.
Then there is the need to do everything one-handed while hanging on to a squirming baby. Not having to hunt for a light switch in that situation will improve your life immensely.
Mobility Issues
If someone in your house is going to have trouble reaching the light switch or flipping it on, then automated lighting is a way to give that person autonomy in a crucial area of his or her life.
It will preserve the person’s safety as he or she won’t have to cross an obstacle course just to get light.
It will save anyone with arthritis in their hands from having to whack the light switch. Generally, it can let anyone with mobility issues focus on what they would like to do, instead of getting down the hall without accident.
Frequent Absences
Some folks travel a lot for work, some want to visit relatives, and some just want to see the world. Whatever reason a person leaves their home a lot, the result is always forgotten lights glowing for months or every burglar in the neighborhood knowing that a house is empty.
Automated lighting allows the frequent traveler to leave with peace of mind. The lights go on and off at the right times regardless of your presence, warning away thieves and saving your lightbulbs.
If you have any of these three circumstances, contact us for more information about automated lighting. Trust us, it will improve your life.
