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Vera Controller Organization

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Currently I have my home automation setup as a normal person would:

Main House
Bedrooms
Kitchen
Office
Den
etc.
Garage
Outside Lights
etc.

I am about to merge my "sandbox" with all of MySensors with my main house as well as my Detatched Garage, Chicken House, Shop and Barn. I would like to hear any suggestions on how to organize them all to make sense in Vera.

I was thinking like this:

A-House
Master Bedroom
Guest Bedroom
Bathroom
etc.
B-Aparment
Bedroom
Office
Living Room
C-Barn
Stalls
Tack Room
etc
D-Shop
Outside Lights
Lights
etc

How do you organize your home automation controller? I would like to hear any/all suggestions.

Thanks.
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