Internet of Things (IoT) conceptualizes the idea of remotely connecting and monitoring real world objects through the Internet. Home monitoring and automation is utilized in order to uphold the comfortable living conditions within a home. This IoT project focuses on building a smart wireless home automation system. A low-cost, flexible and reliable home automation system with additional security using ESP-8266 microcontroller, with IP connectivity through local Wi-Fi for accessing and controlling devices by authorized user remotely using Smart phone. Motion and Light detection sensors add additional features of controlling the devices in an optimum way when the user is away. The proposed system is server independent and uses Internet of Things to control human desired appliances starting from industrial machine to consumer goods. To demonstrate the effectiveness and feasibility of this system, we present a home automation system using Arduino IDE software and ESP-8266 microcontroller as a connectivity module. It helps the user to control various appliances such as light, fan, TV with just a single click from the web browser through their mobile phones.