With today’s connected devices and high-speed fiber, home technology has never been smarter. You can transform your home into the perfect festive wonderland without the hassle of extension cords or flipping endless light switches. Here’s how fiber-powered automation from Mercury Fiber can elevate your holiday decor and home this season.
Why Fiber Matters
All your fancy smart tech relies on a smooth, uninterrupted connection to ensure it doesn’t glitch out. Whether you’re automating lights, voice-controlling decorations or streaming holiday playlists, fiber ensures:
- Faster response times for smart commands
- More bandwidth for multiple devices
- Reliable connectivity during peak usage (especially if you’re hosting)
- Zero lag for any lighting schedules, animations or automations
Mercury ensures every device has what it needs to work seamlessly.
Smart Home Automation Ideas
The average home has at least 17 connected devices. And this number increases over the holidays as homeowners add decorations, host parties and welcome family to town. A fast fiber connection makes it easy to keep your holiday season merry, bright and stress-free with smart home automations.
1. Take Your Christmas Lights to the Next Level
Every home deserves a little sparkle this season. Christmas lights have come a long way since the colorful glass bulbs used by previous generations. Smart lighting provides added convenience, enabling you to put on a show.
- Music synchronization: Apps like Twinkly and Philips Hue allow you to sync your lights to music, creating animations that pulse or shift colors based on the sound.
- Scheduling: Automatically adjust indoor and outdoor lighting at sunset and midnight, optimizing for energy savings.
- Voice control integration: Easily manage your lights using voice commands through smart home assistants like Alexa or Google Home.
2. Create a Festive Atmosphere
Smart solutions can turn your home’s interior into a cozy, winter wonderland.
- Wireless home sound systems: Play holiday classics throughout your home.
- Smart scent diffusers: A Pura or AroMini integrates with Alexa or Google Home to fill your space with seasonal aromas.
- Fireplace display: Use your smart TV to project a lifelike, on-demand fireplace to boost the holiday atmosphere.
3. Smart Home Entertaining
Holiday hosting gets a lot easier with smart tools to help you make gatherings memorable.
- Voice-controlled cooking timers: Multi-task when you’re busy entertaining.
- Smart thermostat: Keep the temperature comfy as your house fills with guests.
- Wireless projector: A projector with timers or smart home app controls can add personalized flair to an outdoor holiday party.
4. Smart Home Devices Strengthen Your Security
Give yourself the gift of peace of mind with smart home devices to improve security during the busy holiday season.
- Doorbell cameras: A Ring or Vivant doorbell camera can get in tune with the holiday season by offering new chimes for your guests. It also provides an added layer of protection, especially for package delivery.
- Automatic front door lock: Shorten your nightly to-do list by programming your door to lock automatically.
- Vacation mode: If you’re heading out of town this holiday, automatic lighting can mimic natural activity while you’re away.
Upgrade To Fast Fiber for the Holidays
No matter how you set up your home for the holidays, Mercury can upgrade you to our fiber network. Whether you need help choosing the right gear or want a full-home connectivity plan, our team is here to guide you.
We’re proud to serve families across Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio.
