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Make a memorable entrance

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The entrance to our home plays several roles: it’s a familiar and comforting space for us at the end of the day, it welcomes guests as they arrive, and it’s a snapshot of our lifestyle.

Create an entrance that speaks to your design aesthetic and adds ease to daily life with Electric Home Design that combines lighting and smart home elements from Clipsal.

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A striking first impression

Think of the entrance to your home as an introduction to who you are and how you like to live. It’s also where you create the mood you want to return home to each day.

When you walk through your front door do you want the space to feel relaxed and calm? Playful and fun? Or serene and elegant? Much of this can be achieved through wall colours, furnishings, and even home fragrance, but you’ll be surprised at how much you can add to this area with lighting and smart home functionality.

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A hall table for storing keys and displaying flowers or collectables is the perfect spot for a stylish table lamp or use a feature floor lamp next to it. Lamp lighting is softer and more relaxed than having brighter overhead lights.

Use a Wiser Connected Switch to link lamps to the Wiser Smart Home system so you can schedule them to come on at dusk and turn off at a set time each night.

If you’re displaying artworks in your front hallway, then use spotlights on them to make even more of an impact or create your own ‘artwork’ by recessing LED strip lights at the top of the wall to wash colour down. You can change the colours as the mood takes you using your Wiser by SE smart home app.

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Motion sensors in your home’s entrance can activate dimmed floor level or floor recessed lighting for an easy path into the shared spaces beyond or add two-way switching at either end of hallways.

Consider having a touch screen control panel for your Wiser Smart Home system in the entrance hall so you can easily turn everything off as you leave. Or add a voice assistant like Apple’s Siri, Google Home, or Amazon Echo to your hall table for simple control with voice commands.

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Step it up

If you have a staircase off your entrance hall, then two-way switching is a must-have so lights can be controlled easily on each floor.

Motion sensors for staircase tread lights are a handy addition for safe passage at night, and LED strip lights under banisters add an attractive soft glow.

Want a real ‘wow’ factor? Choose a statement light to hang in the stairwell as an impressive focal point for your entrance space.

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