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Inspiring and Educating Since 2005
Any tips on measuring for how many feet of lights I'll need? After choosing the color and style of Christmas lights to install along your roofline, before purchasing, the next best step is measuing how many feet of light will be needed for the project. We'd like...
After decorating the house and lawn for Christmas, why stop? Don't let she-sheds, workshops and storage buildings sit sad and dark for the holidays. Simple projects like this one might only require what is left over! For a project like this, you'll need about 50 feet...
We love this traditional Christmas light installation on a 1930's Tudor home. Twelve-inch spacing is classic and most often used in commercial installations. Posted on Instagram, @landparktutor had this to say: In case you want...
We love these "bubble gum" light strings. Also known as G12 LED (infinitely less descriptive), we love these lights because their lenses are as beautiful lit as they are unlit. These are three of our favorite colors. Classic green and blue flanking teal, the newcomer...
Leaves are changing colors, pumpkin spice is in the air, it's time to pull out and assess how last year's Christmas decorations are holding up. Most Christmas 3D graphic yard sculpture is lit with incandescent light strings with an approximate average lifespan of 3000...
.We've seen that the trend to decorate with alternating red and white bulbs - both LED and Glass - continues for the 2022 season. We love the flexibility that separately purchasing allows. We also love all the patterns that can be created. Red, white. Red, red, white....
We love this traditional Christmas light installation on a 1930's Tudor home. Twelve-inch spacing is classic and most often used in commercial installations. Posted on Instagram, @landparktutor had this to say: In case you want...
.We've seen that the trend to decorate with alternating red and white bulbs - both LED and Glass - continues for the 2022 season. We love the flexibility that separately purchasing allows. We also love all the patterns that can be created. Red, white. Red, red, white....
We hear this display inspired the neighbors. Many thanks to our customer who shared this photo, we hope you are inspired as well. We love this candy cane house!! This home's high impact is due to the C9 Christmas light cord...
A classic installation along a roofline of C9 LED bulbs and cords. See a suggested materials list and tips for installation. Read more… Get This Look: Accenting roofline peaks with LED bulbs
This Christmas light display uses classic glass multicolor bulbs installed in commercial C9 Christmas cords. We love the crisp lines along the roof and the curvy accented flowerbeds. Get this Look: Multicolor C9 Glass Bulbs and Cords! 500 Bulbs C9 Multi Transparent...
Minnesota Christmas Lights Installation We love the Minnesota snow in this customer's photo. We also loved what he had to say: Classic look I have these C9 LEDs outlining the front roofline of my house. I was a little concerned they wouldn't be very bright being...
Check our library of the Christmas lights questions we hear most often. From “Can I cut my Christmas lights?” to “How many Christmas lights can I run together?” Here are a sampling. Click the Read More to see all of our Q/A.
After lighting a Christmas tree, lining a roofline is one of the first projects folks start with when decorating outdoors for Christmas. There are 4 basic components required to outline a roofline. Christmas light cord Bulbs Clips Gilbert Plugs 1. Christmas Light Cord...
Great question, and we hear it several times a season. Short Answer: No, they are very similar but are different sizes. Longer Answer: C7 bulbs are shorter with smaller diameters than C9s. Both are installed in 18 AWG traditional Christmas light cords. Many of us...
Common Christmas Lights Terminology and Vocabulary 5mm This is a shape of LED lens that is about the shape of and slightly smaller than a pencil eraser. It has been referred to as "wide angle" and "conical" in the past since there is a cone shape molded into the lens...
This year, we are releasing Natural Pure White, the third available color white in our LED product line. Commercial C9 LED bulbs with E17 bases and 5mm light strings have been released for the 2022 season. More versions will follow next year. Here is a photo comparing...
Click on this post to see more information about changing fuses. Read more… Mini Lights – Changing a Fuse
We've been answering customer questions for 16 (almost 17!) years. Here are a few of the technical questions we hear most often. How do I light a really large tree? This project provides a great reference for large tree projects....