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PERSONAL STORY · UNFINISHED PLACEHOLDER

Inside my own smart home

A personal tour of the systems, everyday routines and decisions behind Cotswold Automation.

Waiting for Miles’s words and photographs

This is an editorial outline, not a published case study. There are no customer results or performance claims here. Replace the prompts below with your own verified experience before publication.

The starting point

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The equipment, in context

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A day in the house

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What changed, and what didn’t

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What I would do differently

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