The Future of Living: Exploring Smart Home Trends

Technology just continues to surprise us and when it comes to its application to work-home innovation, it has brought some new savvy tech pieces to not only make our lives more like an episode of a black mirror but I can’t lie, it is just so much easier.

In this article, we have decided to put together some recent home advancements as well as what we are expected to see in the future.

What Do You Mean By Smart Homes?

Smart homes seem to be the new and upcoming trends when it comes to new builds. You’ve seen it firsthand in Netflix series such as ‘Selling Sunset’ and ‘Buying Beverly Hills’. Every new development is installed, and technology wonders all in an attempt to make the living experience seamless, effortless and overall better than everything else.

Not every smart home addition is necessary but it’s gotten to the point where everything has some sort of smart feature. Next up, our luxury cushion covers will come with a heating setting and talk back to you. The sky has become the limit, especially when you have the funds necessary to fully optimise your home into a smart one.

Some individuals see these upgrades as a way to invest further in their property. It is definitely not the norm for vast amounts of people to have endless options of smart tech installed in and around their houses, so it’s something that is a dime by the dozen the likelihood that a person would pick a standard home compared to one with smart home technology is quite slim. We can only expect that prime real estate will have these unique features.

So what are the newest smart home technologies that we have seen this year?

Health and Wellness: Alexa, Echo Hub and

You might not know this but with the rising popularity and use of wearable wellness watches, you can interconnect all your smart devices with the ones in your home. This, therefore, can give you personalised insights based on the data your wearable devices have picked up. This is especially useful for those who are suffering from diseases and other medical emergencies. It can prompt reminders and send multiple alerts, so you aren’t missing anything.

It also acts as a second boost of motivation, so if you’ve been down on your activities, it can show you fun activities, workout plans and all other ways to give you that gentle reminder. There are many ways that it can work to help you.

Smart Security: August Wifi Lock, CCTV and the Rest

I think it’s expected but it’s also extremely important to maintain a safe and secure environment for you and your family. But it’s only human to forget things like locking the door and nothing is more frustrating when you’ve got a million things in your hand and your keys are at the bottom of your bag.

The August WiFi lock has made families feel more comfortable when leaving their homes. This technology is composed of a deadbolt mechanism, a locking system and a wireless connection system. It gives the owner the ability to communicate with you, telling you if your door is locked. It can unlock when you are approaching your door but it also keeps you alert to any activity when you’ve left your home.

Security is always a key factor when buying a home so if this was already installed, this is a huge bonus for anyone. Any homeowner would sleep great after installing one of these on their door.

Spa Like Treatment

You can get the full-like experience with some bathroom upgrades and that includes the shower. Kohler’s hand shower is the best of both worlds; it creates microbubbles in the water to deep clean you. It sounds insane that this is a thing but a good shower is probably one of the most important things to people, along with a functional kitchen. Having a spa-like bathroom would add zeros to the value of your home and many want to buy a home that they don’t have to worry about re-doing.

There are many other options that are just that little bit extra to your bathrooms and if you are already in the process of redoing, you might as well add some smart tech in there.

Future of Smart Home Technology

We can only expect smart home technology to have a bright future. At some point, we can only expect everything in our home to have some sort of unique feature and we are excited to see what the geniuses come up with. Here are our predictions for the future.

AI and Machines Learning

While this might be the most recent evolution we will see, AI and machine learning seem to have integrated into every other section of our lives, from the health sector to smart home technology. AI will allow our home systems to deliver personalised and predictive insights, like telling us what food we want before we’ve even had the chance to think about it. The options are limitless.

Smart Cities and Communities

Smart homes are in demand and they are the next big thing. People want them and they are great ways of investing in new developers; therefore for them to become a project for new cities and new communities seems accurate. Not only are they investment options but they also contribute to a more sustainable way of living and a better quality of life for urban residents.