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  • I have a button on my bedroom wall and two others one on each nightstand.

    Pressing the one on the wall once turns on the main lights. Double press controls the lamps.

    On the nightstands it’s opposite. One press for lamp, two for main light. Long press any of them to turn everything off.

    My living room has a similar setup, but like you I have a dual light/fan. I keep the fan controlled by the pull chain and the lights are smart bulbs that are controlled by the wall button.


  • I just took some Zigbee buttons and stuck em on the wall. I rent though, so I can’t mess with the wiring. Works well. I have Zigbee bulbs so I just put little 3D printed covers on the real switches to keep the power going to the smart bulbs.

    But can’t you get a smart switch with physical controls? What tech do you use to control your lights/switches/relays? Zigbee? WiFi? Matter/Thread?

    I’d do something like this: https://a.co/d/022pOcJo if I could. (Not recommending this brand… Didn’t research it.)

    WiFi ones exist too but I wouldn’t want to permanently install WiFi smart home stuff. If you’re going this far invest into a Zigbee or Matter over Thread radio. It works great with Homeassistant.