Actually automated
Real Home Assistant projects that make daily life easier — not just another app to open.
SMART HOME PROJECTS FROM THE UK
A smarter home.
Less faff.
Real automations. Real life.
I'm turning an ordinary UK house into a genuinely useful smart home — sharing the projects, gadgets and occasional things that don't quite go to plan.
HOME ASSISTANTZIGBEEAUTOMATIONSNETWORKING
HOME AUTOMATION / 01
ILLUSTRATIVE DEMO
BATHROOM
Humidity control
A fan that thinks for itself.
FAN OFF
HUMIDITY
58%
Monitoring
Relative humidityIllustrative change
BASELINEHUMIDITY RISING →
01 / THE IDEASmart tech that actually
Smart tech that actually
does something.
It's not about controlling everything from an app. It's about making useful things happen automatically.
Worth the money?
Smart-home kit, sensible spending and honest opinions about what's actually useful.
Behind the scenes
The networking, Zigbee, sensors and infrastructure that keep the house running.
02 / INSIDE THE BUILDBuilt at home.
Built at home.
Shared as I go.
Projects from a real UK house, with the useful details and the occasional lesson learned.
AUTOMATION / FEATURED IDEA001
A bathroom fan that knows when you're showering.
A humidity sensor, Home Assistant and a Shelly relay. The extractor comes on when moisture rises — then switches itself off when things settle down.
HUMIDITY · AUTOMATION · SHELLYThe first SSH Short
Lights that respond to the room.
Occupancy, motion and lighting that behaves without constant button presses.
PRESENCE · LIGHTINGBehind the home network.
A look at the wired infrastructure, wireless network and why I built it this way.
NETWORKING · HOME LABProject ideas and works in progress — not a catalogue of published guides yet.
03 / KEEP UP
Follow the build.
New projects, short demos and everything I'm learning along the way. Pick your platform.