{"id":4872,"date":"2026-08-03T13:09:32","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=4872"},"modified":"2026-08-03T13:09:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T13:09:32","slug":"smart-tech-for-a-vintage-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=4872","title":{"rendered":"The Delicate Art of Making a 1907 House Smarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"lead-in-text-callout\">At the very<\/span> end of 2025, my wife and I bought our first home, a 1907 Craftsman in the heart of Portland, Oregon. It\u2019s a beautiful old house, listed on the National Historic Registry, and is largely unchanged from the day it was built. This is exactly what we dreamed of in a house. It\u2019s loaded with history and vibes, mostly unmessed with across the decades. We\u2019re now simultaneously updating and restoring the home with a limited budget, big ideas, our own style, and plenty of sweat equity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The place we moved into was the level opposite of a \u201csmart home\u201d\u2014and figuring out thoughtful ways to integrate modern technology into this old house without sacrificing aesthetics or ruining the vibe is the guiding principle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">We\u2019re only getting started, but after a busy six months of learning, researching, and working cutting-edge technology into a house from the Roosevelt administration (Teddy, not FDR), I\u2019ve kept a running log of the tech choices we\u2019ve made along the way. Today, our house is starting to feel simultaneously old and new, which is very much the goal. 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