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title: "Community Highlights: 9th edition"
description: "Add-on for DSMR Reader and show the condition of your washing machine with a Laundry card"
date: 2021-02-18 00:00:00
date_formatted: "February 19, 2021"
author: Klaas Schoute
author_twitter: klaasnicolaas
categories: Community
og_image: /images/blog/2021-02-19-community-highlights/social.png
---

The 9th edition of the Home Assistant Community Highlights! Some interesting
things popped up around our community, we thought was worth sharing.

But before we move on to the highlights of this week, let's start with a
little hooray because yesterday both Pascal Vizeli and I had their birthday!

Hip hip hooray! 🎂🥳

./Klaas

O and would you like to keep track of your birthdays in Home Assistant? Then
try this custom integration of [Miicroo](https://github.com/Miicroo).

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## Help each other with any question

Last week, we found a burning question on the [Home Assistant subreddit][reddit]
forum from [Horror_Fondant_7165](https://www.reddit.com/user/Horror_Fondant_7165/).
Some paint had gotten on his curtain and he just can't get the paint stain
out of his curtain.

Maybe we can give him some community love and help with his question? 😄

<blockquote class="reddit-card" data-card-created="1613656706"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/lixarb/i_accidentally_got_some_paint_on_a_curtain_in_my/">I accidentally got some paint on a curtain in my house, it’s oil paint, how do I get it out without taking my curtain down?</a> from <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant">r/homeassistant</a></blockquote>
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## DSMR Reader add-on

Good news for those who would like to get started with DSMR Reader!
[sanderdw](https://github.com/sanderdw) has made an add-on so that you can
easily use it with Home Assistant. Please note, the add-on is still in an __Alpha__ state.

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<a href="https://community.home-assistant.io/t/dsmr-reader-add-on-for-home-assistant/279087" target="_blank">
  <img
    src='/images/blog/2021-02-19-community-highlights/dsmr-reader.png'
    alt="Screenshot from the DSMR Reader add-on"
    style='border: 0;box-shadow: none;'
  />
</a>

## Laundry card

Would you like to display the state of your smart washing machine (such as an LG ThinQ)
in a fun way in Lovelace? Perhaps the example below could inspire you. You can find the
Lovelace YAML code [here](https://pastebin.com/S3uVcQHT).

<blockquote class="reddit-card" data-card-created="1613656949"><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/ll5ioi/took_some_trickery_but_my_laundry_card_is_done/">Took some trickery but my laundry card is done</a> from <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant">r/homeassistant</a></blockquote>
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## 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 [@homeassistant][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