Automatic lighting

HUE APPEAR OUTDOOR WALL LIGHT, £129.99 (£179.98 WITH BRIDGE), PHILIPS

Directing fully adjustable beams both upwards and downwards, the new Appear wall light gives you full control of your outdoor illumination, keeping your garden lit when day turns to night. If you’re not already familiar with Hue, it requires a separate device called a Bridge to connect to your Wi-fi, but once paired you can link up to 50 Hue lights to it and control them all via your smartphone.

THE BEST BIT Link the light to a motion sensor and it will automatically flick on if anyone is on your property.