#ESPHome project - making my IKEA bed smart!

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Thought I'd share this personal project of mine with you all, in my quest to make my bedframe do a little bit more than just holding a mattress, and people. I've added lights, buttons, and bed presence sensors, among other things.

I wrote up a recap on how I built it, although I do wish I'd actually taken some pictures while doing the build. I needed to do some maintenance recently so I had the opportunity to get in there and take some better photos, along with making a write-up of the challenges I faced.

You can find my blog post on it here, enjoy: https://eelviny.me/posts/smart-bed/

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Eelviny
Setting the mood with a DIY IKEA smart bed hack · Eelviny

You know what’s the biggest mood killer in the bedroom? Alright, maybe there’s plenty of situations that I’m skipping over here, but for me it would be turning on the big light, and blasting a peaceful space with the power of a small sun. That’s why I set out to add some more subtle lighting to the space, by building my own integrated ho...

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Sharing my learnings on making my IKEA bed smart

Hi all! Thought I’d share with you fine folks one of my own home projects that I documented, so it helps you now and me in the future. I hacked in some lights and sensors into my IKEA bed, here’s the result. I wrote up the full build on my blog here: Setting the mood with a DIY IKEA smart bed hack · Eelviny Any feedback is appreciated,...