---
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>

[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 [@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