July 2012

Every Christmas tree has its share of fairy lights. If you are a bit confused, the reference is to those rows of tiny lights that come strung together on lengths of wire. They generally come with regulators which allow you to control the speed at which they go. You could choose to replace your traditional fairy lights with LED or light emitting diode bulbs. There are several advantages to this.The bulbs themselves are rather strong and can easily be used for outdoor decoration as well, without

One of the fun parts of decorating a Christmas tree is setting up the lighting. While for some people the scheme of things comes pretty naturally, others would need some help in the form of advice. Here are some simple and easy to follow ideas on how to light up your Christmas tree and show it off at its best this year.Start at the base of your tree – it would be best to use the miniature white bulbs for base and work your way up. To this you can add some the cool-burning bigger sized bul

Your outdoor Christmas lighting is as important as what you do on the insight. There are several people who actual conceive entire themes for their outdoors and work on a different one each year. But just as you would take precautions with your lighting on the inside, you need to be careful with the outdoors as well. Here is how you could do it. For starters, makes sure that you do not use anything that is more than seven volts a bulb. They are definitely bigger and brighter, but the danger is

Your Christmas tree will be the centre of attraction in your home every Christmas. The problem is coming up with a decoration theme each time. Here are some simple yet great decorating tips for your tree that you can mix and match to create something special each year.The first is to go in for bauble like decorations – glass ball decorations will allow you to add a designer like touch to your tree. If a traditional theme fits into your scheme of things that you could go with the classic c

With each passing year, the benefits of LED outdoor lighting become more statistically sound. While the longevity, quality and energy efficiency capabilities of LED bulbs have proven successful over the past ten years, even more positive features are on the horizon. Today, learning what an LED outdoor light can provide as opposed to an ordinary lighting system, will help you rethink your landscape, pathway and security systems. Life Expectancy LED lighting is a leader in outliving the competi

When the weather is warm, people want to be outside as much as possible enjoying their patios and gardens. With the installation of an outdoor lighting system, darkness does not have to bring an end to the enjoyment of the season. Outdoor lights can be used to surround a patio, light paths through the garden, illuminate fountains, highlight ponds and mark a clear path to the door for late night returns home. Installing a system of outdoor lights might seem like a difficult task but with the rig

Christmas can be an exceptionally harried time for everyone. All that last minute shopping for presents, setting up the tree, planning holidays, menus, gearing up for visiting family… there is so much going on that anything that can help reduce the chaos would be more than welcome. One of the easiest areas where you can give yourself a break is in the tree decoration department. You know the trouble involved in stepping out each year and getting Christmas decorations to go on your tree.

For many of us, Christmas just does not feel right if you don’t get out there and select a real tree to bring home. Here is how you can make a good choice of trees when you step out with the family. The first step, of course, would be to assess the space that you are going to place the tree in. Check out the corner, view it from all sides and make sure that it is not too close to any electrical points or electronic devices. This brings down the fire hazard. It should also not be placed cl

At the risk of sounding like a Grinch on Christmas, setting up the tree and the decorations can be quite a messy affair. You first have to put up your tree and then string on the decorations, and at the end of the festive season you will have to take everything down, box it up and store it away to repeat the process the following year.One of the best ways of solving the problem would be to have an artificial Christmas tree that just had to be unpacked, plugged in and lit. Such artificial trees