What I will say is that if you want your home to only be "a little smart", it's a really good way to get there.
One of the first things I did was set up a calendar event to slowly turn up some cheap-ish IKEA bulbs in the half hour before my alarm clock goes off.
That simple thing took me a bit to figure out, but it's been rock solid and a big help in waking up!
The fact that it also integrates things like my 3D printer camera or my Jellyfin setup has been great as well. A single dashboard that can display on an old iPad is so useful when you have a family.
Bonus: when the internet is down, it's still working!
@vkc
That last part surprised me. I've had some devices that should work with local Wi-Fi only, but actually failed if the Internet was down. If it works without an Internet connection, that's privacy respecting.
