For the luxury home owner, security is a key concern, and keeping your property, its contents and, of course, your family safe from intruders and safety risks is imperative. While all types of properties are equally vulnerable to accidents, luxury homes in particular can attract unwanted attention from intruders, so as well as having essential systems like smoke and fire alarms in place, you may find yourself wanting to add an additional layer of protection to keep burglars and other criminals out.
Thanks to constant technological advances, the home security sphere has continued to come out with new and innovative products and systems designed to help you do just that, and smart devices in particular have helped make keeping your home safe and secure easier than ever before.
If you’re eager to find a little peace of mind when it comes to your property and everything in it, and regularly calling your local locksmith to change the locks when you fear someone may have been trying to gain entry doesn’t feel like enough, then these are the high-end home security trends that are set to dominate in 2023.
The role of artificial intelligence
Convenience has long been the main driver behind smart home technology, but the ever-increasing need for robust home security has seen several advances in the field of late. Artificial intelligence has transformed the possibilities, with popular smart home devices like Amazon’s Echo now able to work in tandem with the Alexa Guard security system, which can detect sounds like breaking glass and loud security sirens in order to alert you via your smartphone to intrusion even when you’re away from your home and enable you to act quickly.
Some of the most up-to-the-minute surveillance cameras are programmed to look out for trespassers and intruders, as well as red flags like flames, making smart home security systems now indispensable for many high-end home owners. Suffice it to say that artificial intelligence has changed the game, and is an overarching trend and common theme running through each of the smaller ones to come.
Smart home lighting systems
On that note, it will come as no surprise that smart home lighting systems are a key trend for 2023. While lighting up your garden and outdoor space has long been a tried and tested method of discouraging potential intruders, it has never been ideal, and those looking to reduce their environmental impact and keep energy bills to a minimum are understandably reluctant to keep their properties lit at all times after dark.
With a smart lighting system, though, you wont need to, because the latest options, which range from LED strips to designer lights and bulbs, comprise motion detectors that light up only when the presence of a person (or sometimes a pet!) is sensed. The latest and greatest offerings connect to smart speakers so that you can turn them on and off using voice commands, too, wherever you are in your home – and most can even be controlled remotely from a smartphone app.
Smart home video doorbells
If you’re keen to be able to screen your visitors, then having a smart video doorbell installed is an easy way to make it possible. Allowing you to see, listen to and speak to visitors from anywhere in your home via your smartphone, as well as from elsewhere when you’re not at home, it means you can quickly and easily work out who is gaining access to your property and alert the authorities to anything sinister should it occur.
The beauty of smart home doorbells is that they link to a smartphone app that doesn’t just send you notifications when someone rings the doorbell, but when anyone is close to it – which means you’ll also be the first to know if anyone is potentially trying to gain access by stealth.
From a more practical standpoint, a smart home video doorbell is also rather handy, as it means you can let delivery drivers know where you’d like them to leave your parcels – ensuring they are put somewhere safe and that you’ll never miss an important delivery again.
Smart locks and plugs
Having smart locks installed at the entrances to your home, including garden gates and front and backdoors, can be a handy way to give yourself peace of mind if you’re the forgetful type, as they allow you to remotely lock and unlock your home via a smartphone app. If you have a child or family member who has forgotten their keys or someone is popping around to feed a pet while you’re away on holiday, then this is also a handy feature that can make life easier.
Smart technology can also be applied to each of the devices via your home, with smart plugs allowing you to control them remotely – so if you’re worried you might have left your oven, iron or hair straighteners on in the rush to get out of the house, then there’s no need to hurry back and check – you can do all of that from your smartphone, too.