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The Alexa and App-Enabled Décor That Should Be In Every Room of Your Home

Tech-integrated home décor has come a long way from a stray USB port hidden under a coffee table.

Smart home decor isn’t just about hiding your Echo or chucking a couple of Philips Hue light bulbs in your lamps and calling it a day. Tech-integrated home decor has come a long way from a stray USB port hidden under a coffee table. You have so many options, from lighting to furniture to ways to display art that can broaden your horizon when it comes to smart home gadgets.

Furniture:

The Coddle Gjemeni Couch isn’t just your average convertible couch. The four levels of foam make it into an ideal place to nap (or sleep overnight) and the four USB ports keep all your devices charged.

If you want all-encompassing sound but don’t want to deal with a tabletop Bluetooth speaker, why not turn your side table into a speaker? This one from Alphasonik has a sleek mid-century vibe with a built-in speaker and Qi wireless charger.

When it comes to sleep, you can integrate your smartphone into your sleep habit and change how your mattress feels. The Pod by Eight Sleep allows you to control the temperature of your side of the mattress with a phone app that you can program to your ideal conditions.

Lighting:

Helios makes touch-sensitive, modular LED lights that snap together in any pattern you’d like with their magnetic sides. Swipe across them to create any design you want.

Like the Helios, the Nanoleaf system is a set of nine LED panels that you can snap together into any shape, but this time, it comes with a color-changing capability based on your music that can be played via the Nanoleaf app.

Go one step further and turn your ceiling fan into a smart home device. The Haiku Home L Series Smart Ceiling Fan works with Alexa (or by smartphone) and can have its brightness or speed adjusted without having to pull on any cords.

Art:

Expand your idea of art with the Lucid mirror, which combines a mirror, a light source, and a mobile piece of art. It combines a reflective mirror, LED lighting, and lenticular photography to make it look 3D.

The Meural Canvas display is the best way to display multiple pieces of art at any given time. It’s a digital frame that looks static and you can even add an annual art membership which has access to hundreds of famous works of art to be displayed in your home.

If you want your art and entertainment to collide, the Samsung Frame is your answer. This TV/Canvas hybrid does both displays movies and displays art perfectly in beautiful 4K.

Plants:

The Click + Grow Smart Garden is a sleek indoor garden that takes all the guesswork out of growing. Pop the pods into the base and let the built-in water reservoir and LED lamp give your plan the nutrients it needs without any work.

If you already have planted pots, get the Smart Plant Tracker. It’ll help you keep tabs on your plants health through Bluetooth and an included app.

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