I don’t self host to the extent many here seem too but I have had the same thought and joked with my wife about it.

Ultimately everything I’ve setup I’ve done in part because it’s my hobby and it interests me. When I’m gone my family will revert to whatever they’d normally be doing without me, because they don’t have interest in it like I do.

We have one behind the headboard for soft or mood lighting. One that runs along the countertops in the kitchen and one around the sliding door frame.

I, personally, wouldn’t buy smart devices that force you to use a hub with them.