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January 24, 2025
Earth, Wind and Fire … and Water – The Elemental Smart Home Trends Taking us into 2025

Putting familiar elements together in new and original ways is the key to innovation, according to futurist Jacque Fresco. Going into 2025 his words ring especially true as smart home […]

November 11, 2024
Eight Reasons to Upgrade to Lutron HomeWorks QSX

Baker Stone Recommends Lutron HomeWorks QSX Are you a Lutron lover who is wondering just what the benefits of upgrading to HomeWorks QSX are? Maybe you’ve been using another brand […]

October 16, 2024
A Smart History of Home Automation

The history of home automation goes back longer than most people might guess. It goes past the 2000s, beyond the bright and bold 80s, right back to the end of […]

August 30, 2024
The 3 Essential Smart Home Systems

Turning a regular home into a smart home is an excellent change, but it is a big one, too, and you can easily find yourself wondering where to begin. With […]

August 2, 2024
The Two (very) Different Smart Home Experiences

People coming into contact with smart home tech for the first time generally have one of two very different smart home experiences. The DIY experience: Installing many smart devices yourself […]

June 11, 2024
Lutron Homeworks QS

If you are looking to create a truly beautiful smart home with amazing aesthetic experiences, Lutron HomeWorks QS is the way to do it.  When it comes to automating your […]

June 11, 2024
Smart Homes and the Internet of Things (IoT)

As more items inside and outside of the home become able to connect, the Internet of Things and the smart home have become two powerful and intermingled concepts in the […]

May 16, 2024
Smart and Independent Living for Elderly and Disabled People

What if we said smart technology can make the deepest and most closely held dreams of many in society come true? Smart homes for elderly people can help them to […]

March 20, 2024
What is Smart Home Technology?

We talk an awful lot about smart homes, home automation and smart technology here at Baker Stone. We ought to, we’re smart home integrators and managers, so it’s kind of […]

February 22, 2024
The Environmental and Sustainability Benefits of a 'Fine' Smart Home

Henry David Thoreau asked, “What’s the use of a fine house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on.” As an environmental transcendentalist in 19th-century America, he […]

February 1, 2024
Why and How to Design Houses Around Smart Home Integration

A good house builder or housing developer follows the trends in home design and construction. A great builder or developer leads by predicting the trends before they happen. One such […]

January 26, 2024
Smart Homes and Society

“No man is an island ... Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main”. So goes John Donne’s well-known saying about society and connection. Less […]