Best New Automation & Smart Control for California Luxury Homes

Article originally written in 2019, revised in 2025.

Smart home technology continues to advance at an extraordinary pace. Over the years, we've shared our insights into up-and-coming tech innovations. We've been amazed to see more exciting features and solutions come to market, but in this article, we'll focus on just a few.

Beverly Hills homeowners increasingly want to add more devices to their homes. But they don't want to add anything that detracts from their decor or make spaces feel overly "techy" or uninviting.

Today’s home automation systems use artificial intelligence and real-time monitoring to create spaces that can anticipate your needs. Let's explore how innovative technology continues to reshape luxury homes in 2025 through connected devices and sophisticated automation systems.

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The superstar couple tapped Howard Backen and Vicky Charles to craft a soulful home at one with the land

Featured as cover story on Architectural Digest | AV completed by Future Home

There’s surely some Beverly Hillbillies quip that pertains to the home that actors Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis have built on a glorious hilltop site perched above the storied Los Angeles enclave. After all, the high-powered Hollywood transplants—he’s from Iowa; she was born in Ukraine—dug a well on the property to irrigate the land, planted (and harvested) a field of corn during the COVID lockdown, and dubbed the place KuKu Farms. But while Jed, Granny, and the rest of the Clampetts embraced a far more traditional take on Beverly Hills splendor—the sprawling French Neoclassical mansion pictured in the series credits was designed by architect Sumner Spaulding in the early 1930s and renovated by the legendary designer Henri Samuel in the 1980s—Kutcher and Kunis approached their passion project from a decidedly more modest perspective.