You have surely heard of home automation . If a few years ago this term was almost unknown, today, when working on new homes, it is one of the things that are immediately brought into play to make homes as "intelligent" and smart as possible.

And for those who have had a home for a few years and do not intend to invest in new systems and accessories? Again, technology helps to achieve goals that once seemed unimaginable. And if your dream is to have a connected home in an affordable way, know that everything is absolutely feasible, plus having the ability to control your home devices remotely, not only allows you to increase their efficiency, but it also allows you to be more and more sustainable , avoiding waste.

Of course, you can turn to specialized companies who could design perfect solutions for you, but you could also choose the way of DIY home automation, and that's what we want to talk about today.

To do this, you must first have a wireless network in your home that is constantly running, even when you are not at home.

So if you use your mobile phone as a hotspot, well then first you should install a standalone modem.

Putting this step aside, there are three ways to make the home automation dream come true:

1) buy adapters, independent from each other, connected to the internet and each controlled by the relative APP

2) buy products, such as light bulbs, which are already born with the possibility of being connected to the network

3) purchase a central unit, to which all the adapters you will install in the individual devices will refer.

What could you control from your smartphone? Lights, appliances, heating (whether it's summer or winter) and many other electronic accessories that are inside your home and just waiting to be connected to the Internet.