Creating a cosy ambience at home this Christmas

We know the festive period might be slightly different to what we’re used to, with fewer parties and more evenings in watching Christmas films. As we might be spending more time indoors, it is important that we still make Christmas a special time, so how can smart home technology help create a cosy ambience in our homes in December and beyond?

A warm welcome

Smart technology can help maintain a cosy temperature at home over the Christmas period. Connected thermostats, such as Somfy’s connected thermostat, enable the temperature to be pre-programmed for your entire home or just specific rooms and it intelligently adapts the temperature in your home to your schedule automatically. By activating the geolocation feature, when you get closer to home, the temperature increases, giving you a warm welcome home!

Twinkling Christmas lights

As we’re now in winter, making the most of the daylight becomes increasingly important to us as the nights get darker. Natural light has a range of both physiological and psychological benefits for our health and wellbeing, for example improved mood, sleep and productivity. During the winter, you can maximise the amount of natural light you allow into your home by conveniently automating window coverings to allow plenty of natural light into the home without manually adjusting shading. Somfy electric blinds can be scheduled to open when the sun comes up to maximise the amount of natural light coming into your home during the day.

When the night draws in, close the blinds and put lights on. With Somfy’s connected lighting you can turn your lights into smart lighting, so you can get the fairy lights out to create a festive ambience. Once you’ve finished a Christmas film and it’s time to go to bed, smart home controls allow you to turn off the lights and smart appliances for the evening with the click of a button, from your smartphone or even via a smart speaker.

A greener Christmas

In addition to helping to create a cosy Christmas ambience in our homes, smart home automation such as smart shading, lighting and heating, can help you save both energy and money. Taking advantage of natural light and setting a timer for your blinds and heating will ensure you conserve heat and make your home more sustainable. This can also help save money on energy bills, which is particularly favourable in winter when heating can be costly and the festive period can be expensive!

Feeling safe at home

Unfortunately, winter is a riskier time for burglaries and nothing would spoil the festive mood like a break-in. For an effective burglar deterrent, install a home alarm and security camera to keep an eye on any suspicious activity and give you peace of mind that your home is secured for the Christmas season. Other home automation tools can also play a part in home security, for example schedule your Christmas lights on a timer to switch on even when you are not home and automate your blinds to close in the evenings so your presents under the Christmas tree do not become a tempting target for criminals.

Turn your house into a smart home this Christmas with Somfy. Why not give the gift of comfort and security this Christmas with smart home solutions from Somfy, a useful and stylish gift for those people in your family who may be hard to buy for! To help you create a safe atmosphere in your home this Christmas and beyond, Somfy is offering £70 off the Somfy One+ until 8th January 2021.