My favorite projects are a blend of art and technology. You’ll find some unique home and vanlife designs, below. I hope these D.I.Y. guides help you with your own creative endeavors. If they do, please drop me a line!
No silly gimmicks. This collection of home automation ideas will actually make your home more enjoyable for you and your guests. I've personally implemented many of the ideas in this list. These all...
Dashcams (video cameras in cars) are a great security and safety feature. As with the rest of the vanlife IOT, I built my own DIY dashcam that has some unique features — like motion detection and...
A DIY smart doorbell with a built-in camera, microphone, and speaker. This steampunk-themed design integrates with home assistant and our multi-room audio system to communicate with the rest of our...
Building a multi-room home audio system begins by making "dumb speakers smart." Like with Sonos, these DIY wireless receiver(s) can be grouped together and play music from many different sources...
HVAC systems can be very elaborate. But with some research, it's surprisingly easy to learn how to replace a thermostat with a smart, programmable Raspberry Pi thermostat. Even basic, student-focused...
When trying to figure out why the internet is slow, it can be hard to learn exactly which device on the network is eating up all the bandwidth. Many solutions to this problem require software to be...
I needed a way to for guests to control my home automation. There are many easy remote control products out there, like Harmony by Logitech. But home-assistant.io is so much more powerful than these...
