Warm, cool, and lit
Set it however you like it.
Thermostat
Nest Learning Thermostat
Set it wherever you are comfortable. There is no range we would rather you stay inside and nothing to ask permission for — this is your house while you are here.
A remote sensor keeps the temperature honest in the room that matters rather than only at the hallway wall. The thermostat also learns, so a day or two in it will start anticipating you.
Fireplace
Gas, by remote
Remote start. No wood, no matches, no waiting. Turn it off before you leave the house or go to bed.
Outside
The porch lights know when it's dusk
The front and back porch lights run on a daylight sensor. They come on as the light goes and switch themselves off in the morning — nothing to flip, and nothing to remember on your way to bed.
The canopy lights on the back patio are the exception: plug them in when you want them, and unplug them before bed. The outlet is on the wall behind the planter to the right of the sliding door.
Patio · Table lights
Portable, and they come back in
The table lights are cordless. Carry them out, put them wherever the evening is happening, and bring them back inside when you are done.
Same goes for everything else that makes it outside — glassware, cushions, blankets, books. Whatever comes out, goes back in. Kansas City weather turns without asking, and most of what gets left on the patio overnight does not survive the week.
