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Ikea's Tradfri Gateway Kit is an accessible smart lighting solution for beginners, but lacks some of the integration and convenience you get with competing light bulbs. Ikea's Tradfri Gateway Kit is ...

Here’s our essential guide to Ikea smart lighting. Every Ikea smart lighting product has an Ikea Home symbol on it – that way you know it’s compatible with the system. It’s based on Zigbee, not Wi-Fi ...

Ikea's Tradfri Gateway Kit is proof that smart lighting doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. The $79.99 system has a relatively simple feature set: There are no fancy colors, and despite the use of ...

For accent lighting, there’s a new GU10 spotlight option with both dimmable white and full-colour models and, for anyone who ...

With two E27 colour-changing smart LED bulbs, a remote control and Gateway hub, this kit is a terrific way to try smart lighting at home without spending a fortune. The remote control offers dimming, ...

IKEA is continuing its assault on the smart home, with its new TRÅDFRI smart lighting range undercutting stalwarts like Philips Hue when it hits US stores this spring. The popular homewares and ...

Blogger Brynne Delerson of The Gathered Home shares an affordable DIY alternative to a popular pendant light that looks just like the real thing. Are you familiar with the Hicks pendant light? I'd say ...