Blog: Community Highlights, 6th edition (#14573)

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+title: "Community Highlights: 6th edition"
+description: "A 'Dad status' board, illuminating the steps of your stairs and the most beautiful thermostat you've ever seen"
+date: 2020-09-20 00:00:00
+date_formatted: "September 20, 2020"
+author: Franck Nijhof
+author_twitter: frenck
+categories: Community
+og_image: /images/blog/2020-09-20-community-highlights/social.png
+---
+
+It has been waaay too long since we had a Community Highlights blog.
+
+Honestly, it is my fault. And then the [month of "What the heck?!"][mwth]
+happened, and one of the raised WTH topics was:
+
+> [Where are the “Community Highlights”?][wth]
+
+Bas, and all the voters on that WTH topic, let's resolve that
+WTH topic right now!
+
+A nice way of closing our birthday week by showing some cool things our
+community does while resolving a WTH. 🥳
+
+[mwth]: /blog/2020/09/19/summing-up-the-month-of-what-the-heck/
+[wth]: https://community.home-assistant.io/t/where-are-the-community-highlights/219580
+
+## A nice side project
+
+OmegaX-NL shared a nice little project on our [subreddit][reddit], that really
+fits the new style of working that many of us have to adapt too during this
+pandemic.
+
+It looks great, OmegaX-NL! Does it work for the kids?
+
+<blockquote class="reddit-card">
+<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/fyhgwj/nice_side_project/">Nice side project!</a> from <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant">r/homeassistant</a>
+</blockquote><script async src="//embed.redditmedia.com/widgets/platform.js" charset="UTF-8"></script>
+
+## Illuminate your stairs
+
+A regularly recurring project is the illumination of the stairs.
+It can give a nice, futuristic touch to your home. Good illumination of the
+steps also greatly improves safety.
+
+Winter is coming, daylight will become shorter; it might be the time
+to take care of some proper lights on the stairs outside.
+
+[JayBigGuy] shared an [excellent blog article][smart-stairs] on building stairs
+connecting his driveway with the deck, of course, full of smart lights.
+
+<p class='img'>
+  <a href="https://jaybigguy10.gitlab.io/post/building-stairs-with-smart-lights-during-quarantine/">
+    <img
+      src='/images/blog/2020-09-20-community-highlights/scan.png'
+      alt="Scan of a concept drawing of the stairs with smart lights"
+      style='border: 0;box-shadow: none;'
+      />
+  </a>
+  A scan of the sketch/idea of what Jay had in mind of building.
+</p>
+
+<p class='img'>
+  <a href="https://jaybigguy10.gitlab.io/post/building-stairs-with-smart-lights-during-quarantine/">
+    <img
+      src='/images/blog/2020-09-20-community-highlights/result.jpg'
+      alt="Picture of the end result of the stairs with smart lights Jay build."
+      style='border: 0;box-shadow: none;'
+      />
+  </a>
+  And this is the end result, nice job there Jay!
+</p>
+
+Jay was not the only one, [debsahu] added some lights to the deck steps as well!
+
+<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Decks lights are in. It blinks now. Powered by <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/esp32?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#esp32</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/esphome_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@esphome_</a> and controlled by <a href="https://twitter.com/home_assistant?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@home_assistant</a> <a href="https://t.co/ukCcDw8Mhm">pic.twitter.com/ukCcDw8Mhm</a></p>&mdash; Debashish Sahu, PhD (@debsahu) <a href="https://twitter.com/debsahu/status/1292255588618043394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2020</a>
+</blockquote>
+<script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
+
+[JayBigGuy]: https://twitter.com/jaybigguy10
+[debsahu]: https://twitter.com/debsahu
+[smart-stairs]: https://jaybigguy10.gitlab.io/post/building-stairs-with-smart-lights-during-quarantine/
+
+## Thermostat with a wow factor
+
+Thingsbeliketheydo shared probably one of the prettiest thermostats I've ever
+seen. Using an old cell phone and a frame from the dollar store, he turned
+Lovelace into a beautiful thermostat. 🤩
+
+<blockquote class="reddit-card" data-card-created="1600587966">
+<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/ig39jo/diy_fireplace_thermostat_with_shelly/">DIY Fireplace Thermostat with Shelly</a> from <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant">r/homeassistant</a>
+</blockquote>
+
+## Got a tip for the next edition?
+
+Have you seen (or made) something awesome, interesting, unique, amazing, inspirational, unusual or funny, using Home Assistant?
+
+[Click here to send us your Community Highlight suggestion](/suggest-community-highlight).
+
+Also, don't forget to share your creations with us via Social Media:
+
+- Twitter it! Be sure to mention [@home_assistant][twitter]
+- Share it on our [Facebook group][facebook-group]
+- Post it to our [subreddit][reddit]
+- Tag [@homeasssistant][instagram] on Instagram
+- Or via chat, drop us a line in the [#lounge at Discord][chat]
+
+See you next edition!
+
+[chat]: https://www.home-assistant.io/join-chat
+[facebook-group]: https://www.facebook.com/groups/HomeAssistant/
+[instagram]: https://www.instagram.com/homeassistant/
+[reddit]: https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant
+[twitter]: https://www.twitter.com/home_assistant

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