Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
These home automation ideas are useful AND fun!
*Links in chronological order*
TrampleTek Blue: asc.com/collections/trampletek/products/trampletek-blue?sca_ref=8601086.6f9ktniJkBAxXC5O&utm_source=reed-kleinman&utm_medium=uppromote&utm_campaign=reed-kleinman
3D Printed cube info: youtu.be/ZTOtFVZXL8Q?si=R9UfDOHy9M7e7J4M
Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition: ameridroid.com/products/home-assistant-voice-preview-edition?ref=jpvafmyq
Desk tablet: amzn.to/48fid6p
Desk tablet mount: amzn.to/46AJdvS
Ring MQTT integration info: community.home-assistant.io/t/ring-alarm-integration-almost-working-see-cams-and-motion-but-not-door-sensors/217691/11
Kitchen dashboard: amzn.to/3HVETOz
Kid's smart buttons: amzn.to/4n3DmoR
Aqara FP1E Zigbee mmWave: amzn.to/4pmNMBu
Aqara T1 light strips: amzn.to/46dCyrD
(affiliate)
How I set up these automations: smarthomesolver.com/reviews/20-creative-home-automation-ideas-for-2025
My smart home favorites: amazon.com/shop/smarthomesolver
My smart home shirts!
USA: smarthomesolver.big3creative.com
International: smart-home-solver-shop.fourthwall.com
FOLLOW ME
Subscribe to Smart Home Solver: bit.ly/3joO1dZ
Subscribe to Reed's Smart Home: bit.ly/3EulO02
Twitter: twitter.com/SmartHomeSolver
Instagram: instagram.com/smarthomesolver
TikTok: tiktok.com/@smarthomesolver
0:00 Intro
0:10 Laundry pressure sensor
0:55 Phone charging light
1:40 Comment your ideas!
2:06 Night cool down
2:58 Forced chores
3:58 Find Aly's phone
4:59 Skip automations
5:45 Dashboard calendar
6:19 Xbox auto reply
7:09 Bluetooth going home
7:50 Backyard lights
8:17 Air running alert
8:50 Vitamin reminder
9:45 Automatic alarm
10:38 Auto camera alerts
11:18 No doom scrolling
11:58 Spouse reinforcements
12:35 Snapshot scene
13:21 Kid bedtime lights
14:11 Server rack mmWave
14:52 Internet down alert
15:25 Automation misuse
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MUSIC
Digifunk by DivKid
All of the music throughout is by Nihilore.
Spotify playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/7LVYQYkdLFkkpJiGdkzX9K
Ending song is The End by EVA.
open.spotify.com/artist/6UIs5b0zSXztIW5GHkCTkK
These home automation ideas are useful AND fun!
*Links in chronological order*
TrampleTek Blue: asc.com/collections/trampletek/products/trampletek-blue?sca_ref=8601086.6f9ktniJkBAxXC5O&utm_source=reed-kleinman&utm_medium=uppromote&utm_campaign=reed-kleinman
3D Printed cube info: youtu.be/ZTOtFVZXL8Q?si=R9UfDOHy9M7e7J4M
Home Assistant Voice Preview Edition: ameridroid.com/products/home-assistant-voice-preview-edition?ref=jpvafmyq
Desk tablet: amzn.to/48fid6p
Desk tablet mount: amzn.to/46AJdvS
Ring MQTT integration info: community.home-assistant.io/t/ring-alarm-integration-almost-working-see-cams-and-motion-but-not-door-sensors/217691/11
Kitchen dashboard: amzn.to/3HVETOz
Kid's smart buttons: amzn.to/4n3DmoR
Aqara FP1E Zigbee mmWave: amzn.to/4pmNMBu
Aqara T1 light strips: amzn.to/46dCyrD
(affiliate)
How I set up these automations: smarthomesolver.com/reviews/20-creative-home-automation-ideas-for-2025
My smart home favorites: amazon.com/shop/smarthomesolver
My smart home shirts!
USA: smarthomesolver.big3creative.com
International: smart-home-solver-shop.fourthwall.com
FOLLOW ME
Subscribe to Smart Home Solver: bit.ly/3joO1dZ
Subscribe to Reed's Smart Home: bit.ly/3EulO02
Twitter: twitter.com/SmartHomeSolver
Instagram: instagram.com/smarthomesolver
TikTok: tiktok.com/@smarthomesolver
0:00 Intro
0:10 Laundry pressure sensor
0:55 Phone charging light
1:40 Comment your ideas!
2:06 Night cool down
2:58 Forced chores
3:58 Find Aly's phone
4:59 Skip automations
5:45 Dashboard calendar
6:19 Xbox auto reply
7:09 Bluetooth going home
7:50 Backyard lights
8:17 Air running alert
8:50 Vitamin reminder
9:45 Automatic alarm
10:38 Auto camera alerts
11:18 No doom scrolling
11:58 Spouse reinforcements
12:35 Snapshot scene
13:21 Kid bedtime lights
14:11 Server rack mmWave
14:52 Internet down alert
15:25 Automation misuse
---------
MUSIC
Digifunk by DivKid
All of the music throughout is by Nihilore.
Spotify playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/7LVYQYkdLFkkpJiGdkzX9K
Ending song is The End by EVA.
open.spotify.com/artist/6UIs5b0zSXztIW5GHkCTkK
