Funny enough I once built a metallic USB volume knob in a box with multiple modes, and one mode was as a controller for a WiFi bulb (along with other modes like screen brightness and of course volume) https://iams.pro/projects/knobbox/
Ultimately that was more of a fun concept than useful.
This is not as creative but is more useful: well-placed motion sensors with rules in Home Assistant to trigger lights to the dimmest possible setting at certain hours, for a late night stumble.
Even less creative but even more useful: plain old timers set up in HA that are synced with the sunset to slowly fade the lights in, and a bedtime to turn them back off.
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Funny enough I once built a metallic USB volume knob in a box with multiple modes, and one mode was as a controller for a WiFi bulb (along with other modes like screen brightness and of course volume) https://iams.pro/projects/knobbox/
Ultimately that was more of a fun concept than useful.
This is not as creative but is more useful: well-placed motion sensors with rules in Home Assistant to trigger lights to the dimmest possible setting at certain hours, for a late night stumble.
Even less creative but even more useful: plain old timers set up in HA that are synced with the sunset to slowly fade the lights in, and a bedtime to turn them back off.