# Starting with Homey - smart bulbs (Philips HUE)+light switch+fibaro dimmer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Tags:** z-wave\ **Created:** [October 30, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/starting-with-homey-smart-bulbs-philips-hue-light-switch-fibaro-dimmer/3466 "2018-10-30T21:19:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Jamie](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jamie/32/5274_2.png) [@Jamie](https://community.homey.app/u/Jamie)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2018, 8:21am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/starting-with-homey-smart-bulbs-philips-hue-light-switch-fibaro-dimmer/3466/4 "2018-11-01T08:21:10Z")
Its a long post, but the short answer to your question is ‘yes but depends’. In regards to your original requirements. > [@Ronald\_N](#): > > - Switch my lights on/off with the corresponding (original) physical switch. > - Dim my lights with a separate remote or phone, but forcing the physical switches at a set brightness level > (so you dont have to turn up the brightness in the morning). > - _OPTIONAL_ replacement momentary switch (lets call this separate one the ALL-ON SWITCH) on the wall. > - Connect my sonos system with the living room switch (all-on switch), so that if the lights in the living room come on at initial entrance, my sonos starts playing. > - Getting RGBW bulbs integrated would be a bonus (setting color scenes via voice/app would be fine, no physical switch needed) All of this, other than the RBGW is possible using the Fibaro switch/dimmer the dimmer2 can ever carry a second scene upon it so that you. can use another button to turn on/off sonos. The interesting part is the RGB lights, there are a couple of things to know 1. Smart globes and power surges do not mix well. (ie turn on/off) 2. Smart globes and dimmers do no mix. (first hand experience) 3. While you _were_ right about smart gloes returning to 100% when turned back on - this will be fixed in the next round of firmware by phillips. ie. In the very near future phillips hue will retain its state (color/dim) when turned on/off. What was my solution to similar problems you faced? Fibaro Dimmers on all wall switches, and then add some lamps for Hue/color. Smart globes are cool, they really are, but smart switches/dimmers are by far more important- for all the reasons you have identified, but don’t under-estimate Btwvince message : > The sweetest thing is I can use it in combination with Homey and my girlfriend can just use everything with the wall switch like in the “old days” 🙂 --- _[View the full topic](https://community.homey.app/t/starting-with-homey-smart-bulbs-philips-hue-light-switch-fibaro-dimmer/3466)._