If you haven’t seen my first post, check it out. I’ve made custom balcony LED lighting using an Aqara LED Strip T1.
Now, to make this more complete looking and more convenient. I’ve also added some frosted string lights. My complete project looks like this:
I can’t wait until it becomes greener 
We have a lot of plants and we have vines on the railing, and with the Aqara lights (and the string lights) it will look vet impressive and rustic in a few weeks.
What about the convenience, you might ask? The string lights are plugged via an Aqara Smart Plug (installed inside, I’ve run the cable through the window like the one for the LED strip).
I’ve also installed an Aqara Door and Window Sensor and Aqara Motion and Light Sensor P2 to fully automate the lights when we open the door.
Now, with a few handy automations, my lights are only turned on when it’s dark, and when the LED strip dims as it gets darker. I didn’t want blinding lights at 11PM on my romantic balcony, so based on the light intensity sensed by the P2, I adjust the brightness of the strip.
And the lights automatically turn on when we close the balcony. Which basically means we don’t use it, as we can only close it from the inside, there is no handle on the outside.
Demo:
