Lighting

Hallway of a Medellín apartment at dusk with a white smart switch on the wall and city lights through the window

Lighting October 21, 2026

What a smart switch is, how it's installed in a Medellín apartment without rewiring, and why it makes sense to put it on Zigbee instead of depending on Wi‑Fi.

Modern living room at night with a magenta, violet, and turquoise gradient LED scene on the ceiling and behind the TV, city lights in the background

Lighting October 3, 2026

WLED on ESP32, Zigbee, and Matter over Thread versus brands locked in the cloud. Effects, stair lights, motion paths, and home scenes—all local.

Cozy living room in Medellín at night with warm indirect LED light in the ceiling and under shelves, linen sofa, and a view of the Aburrá Valley lights

Lighting September 30, 2026

With so much daylight, the home is won in the evening: 2200–2700 K, layers, dimming, circadian scenes, and warm-dim. Criteria I use in Aburrá Valley homes.

Lighting September 28, 2026

COB vs SMD, tunable white, RGB and addressables, how to size the power supply, aluminum profiles, and Zigbee controllers. What I check before installing in a home.

Smart switch: your home's lights, without loose apps

LED effects and scenes with WLED and Matter

Warm lighting for your home in Medellín

Home LED lighting: a technical guide