Holiday Lighting Tips From the Experts
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Christmas lights bring warmth to your holiday season. The Christmas lights of today can light up trees and homes with tiny solid or twinkling lights of clear or differing colors. They can cause frustration with their long tangled up cords, and burnt out bulbs. The world was introduced to these lights in 1882 by Edward Johnson who was a friend and partner to the inventor of the light bulb, Thomas Edison. Though these lights were not being used to celebrate holidays, the tradition of making the winter festive with the light and warmth of fire is was a long loved one, and this would prove to be much safer than lighting the tree with candles!
When thinking about the holidays, one cannot ignore the concept of holiday lighting. Whether it is the lighting around your tree or the colored lights hanging from your home, the idea of lighting helps define this time of year. We head up in our attic or storage area and unpack the decorations that we packed away the year before and test bulbs and untangle lights. We try to remember what strand goes first and how many bulbs we need to replace. We climb on the roof and are reminded of scenes from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation as we finally plug in the lighting and call the family out to see.
Our clients are always looking for ways to simplify their life by adding devices to their home. By adding a smart dimmer or plug-in module for the holiday lights that you want to control, you can easily control your lighting with an app or even your voice. We can even incorporate different schedules or even have “Mele Kalikimaka” or “Here Comes Santa Claus” play when your holiday lights come on simply by calling Alexa.
If you are travelling for the holidays, we can incorporate your holiday lighting to your security system, so it always looks like you’re home. Set your vacation schedule before you leave or simply make the changes on your app while you are away. Not only can you make sure that your holiday lights are on, but you can also schedule other lighting in the home to turn on and off while you are away to make it look like your home is occupied. Adding some motorized shades to your holiday vacation settings can also add another layer of privacy and security to your home.
Stop crawling under the Christmas tree trying to plug in the Christmas tree or bundling up in the middle of the night to unplug your holiday lights you meant to turn off when you went to bed. Talk to our professionals about making your holiday lighting smart and how they can integrate with other smart features in your home.
If we can help you with any of your lighting needs, contact us anytime!
