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Lead Story · SEP 28

Permanent Holiday Lighting: A Guide for Homeowners Tired of the Ladder|Should You Install Permanent Holiday Lights? An Honest Look

The idea behind permanent holiday lights These get installed one time and stay put. That is the whole pitch, and it holds up better than it sounds. What is up there is a slim LED track color matched to the house, which is why the house does not look decorated in July. More than one holiday Most people start with Christmas. What they use it for after that is broader. Orange for Halloween. Red and blue for the Fourth. School colors on a Friday night. A color for somebody's b

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Analysis · SEP 26

Outdoor Accent Lighting: How to Use It Without Overdoing It|What Is Accent Lighting? A Plain Answer|Using Accent Lighting Well

What the word actually means The difference between accent lighting and general lighting is intent. It is not coverage. One feature, lit deliberately, with the surroundings left dark. The dark part is not a gap in the plan. It is what makes the lit part read.That is really the whole idea, stated as plainly as it can be. Choose a small number of things and light nothing else. The pull is always to light one more thing, and holding it is the entire skill. Good candidates Som

Dispatch · SEP 24

Permanent LED Outdoor Lighting in Greenville, South Carolina and the Rest of the Upstate|Looking at Permanent Outdoor Lighting in Greenville?

What is driving the interest Drive through any neighborhood around Greenville in December and it is easy to spot: houses lit cleanly along the roofline, with nobody's ladder in the yard. That is permanent outdoor lighting: an LED track installed once along the roofline, controlled from a phone. What it does the rest of the year Holiday color is the reason most people call. The reason it sticks is what it does the rest of the year. Warm white on the eaves gives the front of