Personalize Your Holiday Home with a Control4 System

Smart home automation is a powerful tool for tailoring your home to your lifestyle. But your life isn't static, right? It's constantly changing and evolving, and it changes with the seasons. What you do in summer isn't the same as in winter, and you certainly have activities that only happen over the holidays. 

With a smart Control4 system, you can customize your home for all your special holiday activities. Best of all, you can do it yourself! That may sound difficult, but it’s not. We’ll explain below how you get the best of both worlds with Control4 – the power of a professionality installed system and the flexibility of DIY customization. If that sounds like your kind of Pensacola, FL, smart home, then learn more below!

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What is When>>Then?

When>>Then is the solution for customizing your Control4 system through a simple web interface. Do you have to use it? Not at all; you could have a professional like GHT Group program your entire system. But what if you want to tweak it slightly or create specific automation you use over the holidays? That’s exactly what it's for, and it’s simple. You program your automation with simple actions and reactions. For example, when you double-tap on a wall keypad in the kitchen, your kitchen lights up for baking holiday cookies, and your holiday playlist sets the mood. We’re sure you can come up with more creative scenes than that, too!

Can I mess it Up? 

Unlike DIY home automation systems, you can't mess your system up. For example, the programming done by your professional is locked and not changeable. That way, all the everyday automation you asked us to program continues to work no matter what you program yourself. When>>Then allows you to experiment with your home automation, testing and changing it to your heart's content for the personalized experience you want, without ever worrying about ruining your system. 

So what can I do with it for the holidays? 

You can do anything you want within the capabilities of your system. Control your holiday lights with a custom schedule of your choosing. You can extinguish your holiday lights as part of your "Goodnight" routine, which turns off lights, sets the alarm, draws the motorized shades, and turns down the thermostat. When you want to entertain over the holidays, a custom scene turns on holiday lights, sets up interior lighting to a warm glow, and starts your carefully curated holiday music playlist. On Halloween night, greet every visitor at your door (detected by your Control4 Chime video doorbell) with a scary sound from your outdoor speakers. Of course, this is a special routine you might use only once a year, so you’ll turn it off with When>>Then until next year!

Does personalizing your smart home start your creative juices flowing? Learn more about what a Control4 system can do in your Pensacola home. Reach out to us here to get started, or click the chat below to connect with us right away. We would love to help you!