Merry and smart light

Regardless of what holiday your family celebrates this time of year, having seasonal decor in your home can bring you joy. Smart home technology can make your daily homecoming more exciting and can help you reduce electricity waste while reducing fire hazards by turning off your devices after you leave.

Additionally, smart lighting can add a level of security to your home over the holiday season. Create a lighting schedule for your home and leave the illusion that someone is home (even if you have your toes in the sand in another country) and deter holiday burglary activity.

Indoor lights

Turn your tree lights on in the evening or when you enter your home, and open your door to a gorgeous holiday scene. You can make this happen using the location trigger or a daily schedule that illuminates an electric menorah or Christmas tree.

Or, have a control button from your phone so you can disable the lights as soon as you get into bed or leave for the office holiday party.

Outdoor lights

Turn your lights on at sunset for the neighborhood to see, then turn them off as you go to sleep. Filter code can help you set the parameters around the timing you want, while helping you avoid the need to go out in the cold late at night to unplug the lights.

Companies including WeMo and Hive have IFTTT-enabled smart plugs that are specifically made for outdoor use, and can withstand the elements.

Vacation lights

Instances of burglaries are known to increase around the holidays. If you are going on vacation or spending significant time away from your home, use your lights to help you keep your home safe. Have a vacation lighting schedule set up to create the illusion that you are there. These Applets include notifications so that you can get a reminder that this schedule is occurring.

Deck the halls

Use one of our holiday voice assistant or button Applets to turn on the holiday magic. Use the custom phrase trigger for your smart light or smart switch to make it your own.

Explore

Want to do even more with IFTTT? Explore the possibilities and create powerful experiences by making your own automation or checking out our Applet resources.