Posted by JaneGWalker on January 26th, 2012 @ 10:17 PM
A lot of homeowners and consumers are trying to be more environmentally friendly nowadays. We buy energy-efficient light bulbs for our indoor lights, we try to conserve water with high efficiency appliances, turn off the lights when we aren’t home, etc. Well, the movement has now moved outdoors. Our customers are now able to save
The Well Light is one of the most commonly used residential outdoor lighting fixture
up to 80% in energy by switching the light bulbs in their outdoor lighting fixtures with our new well light bulb.
For those of you who are new to the outdoor lighting world, a well light (see picture to the right) is a fixture that is placed in the ground to up-light buildings, trees and more. It is one of the most commonly used fixtures in the residential lighting business. While LED outdoor lighting fixtures grew in popularity for their energy efficiency in recent years, there wasn’t an option for homeowners who already had well lights in their yards without replacing the fixture entirely. Until now.
The Outdoor Lighting Perspectives Par 36 LED bulb is making it easy for homeowners to be more environmentally friendly simply by changing out a bulb. Once installed, it has a rated life of 50,000 hours, or 19 years if you have them on for 7 hours a day! 19 years!
LED Well Light Bulb
There is no socket that can fail and tests show that the bulb could be submerged in one meter of water for thirty minutes and still work. And most importantly, the color is a warm white that will highlight all the best characteristics of your home and landscaping beautifully.
We at Outdoor Lighting Perspectives are thrilled to help homeowners make their outdoor lighting systems more energy efficient and cut down on their outdoor lighting costs by up to 80%! If you would like more information of retrofitting your current outdoor lighting system (retrofits for other fixtures are also available), please contact your local Outdoor Lighting Perspectives office.
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Posted by JaneGWalker on January 6th, 2012 @ 8:57 PM
It’s that time of year again. The carols have been sung, the gifts have been given, the champagne has been sipped. What now? Yes, it is now time to take down all your holiday décor and put it away until next year. This time consuming and tedious task may not be the most fun, but it is important that you do it right so everything looks, and works, perfectly next year.
At Outdoor Lighting Perspectives, we take down and store our clients’ holiday lighting for them. Why? Well, first, we don’t want everyone climbing ladders and working at the roofline for safety reasons, but we also want to protect your lights properly and test every light before we install them again next year. It’s part of what we do.
If you are taking down and storing your lights at your home, there are some tips that we suggest to protect your holiday décor:
- Take inventory . Make sure you know what you have so you know what to look for next year. Check for items you may need to replace. If you are not using LED bulbs and your lights are a few years old, you may need to replace them.
- Place them in something safe. For string lights, old coffee cans are a great option. Not only do small spaces cut down on the possibility of them getting tangled, but depending on where you store your holiday décor, they also protect them from critters (placing them in plastic bags would also protect them).
- Take your time wrapping lights. No one likes to open their Christmas boxes and realize that there is a giant ball of Christmas lights all tangled together. If you take the time to wrap the lights around something now (wrapping paper tubes, newspaper, etc), you’ll be happy next season.
- Treat your garland delicately. Don’t place your garland at the bottom of heavy objects or squeeze them into too small of boxes. They’ll flatten. Placing them in large plastic bags or large boxes will give them the space to stay full.
- Label everything! If you label indoor and outdoor Christmas holiday décor properly, you’ll be able to get started on decorating more quickly next year.
Close up of our 3-D lighted candy cane yard display
There you have it, a few simple tips to protect your lights throughout the year and prepare you for the next holiday season. If you have any further questions on holiday lights, feel free to visit our holiday lighting website.
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Posted by Robin Steele on December 27th, 2011 @ 3:33 PM
Environmentally friendly lighting control
Have you been to the new Target stores that have the grocery section? Perhaps you have a Super Target or your Target has had a grocery section for a long time. But in my area, all of the local Target stores recently added a grocery section complete with motion sensors on the refrigerated section. The refrigerated items that are behind the glass doors have motion sensors to keep the lights on only when people are near. The proximity of the effectiveness of the motion sensors seems pretty good. If you round the corner from a non-refrigerated aisle to an aisle that has the glass cases, the lights go on.
Here is a major pro and con with that strategy. You round the corner from a dry grocery aisle and you see the lights flash on in the refrigerated aisle. You’re surprised by that. You wonder if the lights in the new grocery section are already flickering. You spend time pondering the lights and not the food. Here’s scenario #2. You round the corner to a refrigerated aisle and the lights pop on. Your child, no matter how old, notices the lights popping on. They soon figure out that the lights are powered by a motion sensor. Suddenly you have kids running back and forth between the two aisles to make the lights go on. What gets lost in all of this is the food.
Target is doing the right thing by being environmentally conscious and cost conscious but the distraction of this method outweighs any positive benefits. Good lighting is about what is being illuminated and not at all about the lights themselves or how they work. The more time people spend focusing on the lights, the more time that’s taken away from focusing on what’s important. This is the same at your home. You may have beautiful goose-neck lights or tulip shaped path lights that look stunning during the day. But then at night your path can barely be seen or may be so bright it causes a glare when the ground is wet. Again, the focus needs to be on the effect of the lighting.
Why aren’t motion sensors lighting control automation?
Lighting control automation or LCA is a intelligent system with pre-programmed “controls” over lighting based on household use, security scenarios, and energy savings. Here are some examples of each.
Lighting Control Automation by Outdoor Lighting Perspectives
Household use:
Let’s say you have some teenagers whose evening curfew on weekends is 11PM. We can program your outdoor lights to stay on full power until 10 on week nights and then go to 50% power between 10PM and dawn. For weekends, your lights can be programmed to stay on at full power until midnight and then go to 50% power until dawn. This can all be programmed in advance so you don’t need to do anything. Then let’s say the kids are staying out late on a Monday night, you will have manual control over the lights as well. But otherwise, it’s a set-it-and-forget-it system. We set it up so you don’t need to worry about it.
Security scenario:
Let’s say you have a vacation home or spend long periods of time away from your home. We can program your lighting to come on every night at a low (energy-saving) power to indicate someone’s home. We can even program some lights within your house to come off and on at particular times to re-iterate to any possible intruders that someone’s home even when you’re not.
Energy saving:
One of the things we can program into your lighting control system is what power to run your lights at which works like a dimmer. In the middle of the night, you may want just enough light to let possible intruders know someone’s home. But in early evening and early morning there is lots of “coming and going”. We can program your lights to work at full power during those times of the day and to run at partial power during the wee hours of the night.
Motion sensors are not lighting control automation. They have no intelligence built in. They do not accommodate your living scenarios, your security needs, and are a poor form of energy savings.
To learn more about lighting control automation, visit our website. To find a local Outdoor Lighting Perspectives office near you, look at our locations list on our outdoor lighting website.
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Posted by Robin Steele on December 20th, 2011 @ 12:01 AM
This deck built by Archadeck of Greater Atlanta gets decked out for the holidays and shows how holiday outdoor lighting designed for well-loved areas of the landscape can create magic.
What could be more uplifting for the spirit or the soul this holiday season than entertaining friends and family on your own Christmas deck? That’s right, a Christmas deck. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives recognizes that many locations across the country experience mild to moderate temperatures during the winter and for many homeowners decks become an extension of their living space all year through. With this in mind we are able to create a magical spot of festive folly with the use of holiday outdoor lighting in spots like a deck, a porch or even a gazebo.
Even Santa dreams of a tropical getaway. This beach-side gazebo has been illuminated with ethereal holiday lights in anticipation of his arrival.
Even if your climatic conditions won’t allow for entertaining within your deck or other outdoor structure during the cooler months, can you imagine the feeling of looking out the back windows of your home and seeing a beautiful holiday lighting display? Being able to take in this merriment on a nightly basis can be your prescription for joy this Christmas. In the same manner front yard holiday lighting designs are planned to inspire awe and childlike whimsy for all.
We try to think outside the box in terms of holiday lighting designs for our customers. We offer traditional and classic holiday lighting designs that are timeless in their beauty and elegance. We also offer the bold, intriguing and unique holiday lighting that you only usually see in magazines that inspire daydreams and wishes. These unique holiday lighting designs are usually the result of creativity and looking at a landscape as an artist’s canvas hungry and open to imagination. We look at each landscape and residence we design as its own canvas. With our staff of experienced and talented lighting designers, Outdoor Lighting Perspectives can fulfill your desires of having an outdoor holiday lighting design that makes you take a second look, and leaves your guests taking photos of your holiday lighting for inspiration for their holiday lighting for next season. Remember, imitation is the best form of flattery and we can create a design for you that is truly unforgettable.
This gazebo is lit for the holiday and would make an unforgettable spot for your holiday party.
If you are ready to make your holiday lighting fantasies a reality this holiday season, contact Outdoor Lighting Perspectives to look at your deck, pergola, porch or other outdoor structure in a new “holiday” light. To locate an Outdoor Lighting Perspectives in your area visit our locations list located on our website.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday from Outdoor Lighting Perspectives!
See more stirring images of outdoor holiday lighting by visiting our holiday lighting photo galleries located on our website.
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Posted by Robin Steele on December 9th, 2011 @ 3:19 PM
These unusual candy cane roof-line lights aren't something you see in your typical, mediocre holiday lighting display.
Do you remember the era of the old fashioned candy shop where you could belly up to the bar and get a real homemade root beer float? Or maybe you remember those delectable sugary creations from the many large lidded jars that were proudly displayed on the counters? These are the images that come to mind when we think of the candy canes. The origins of the candy cane go back for over 350 years. From the candy cane’s humble beginnings, adding stripes to the otherwise pure white confections that were seen in 1900, and flavors like peppermint and wintergreen have made the candy cane itself an icon of the holidays and a symbol of sweetness all over the world. Along with the mouth-watering temptation associated with the candy cane, it’s shape and characteristics have become a fun part of holiday decorating as well. The candy cane is one of the most easily identifiable symbols associated with the Christmas holiday.
These lighted 3D candy canes can calm your sweet spot for unique holiday lighting
In a world filled with mundane outdoor holiday lighting designs, Outdoor Lighting Perspectives rises to the top with unique holiday lighting designs that entail the stuff dreams are made of. Our holiday lighting designs include timeless and traditional as well as specialty style lighting that you only see in the most beautiful outdoor holiday lighting displays. One of our most popular holiday lighting themes is the candy cane. Using lighted candy canes as part of your outdoor holiday decorating brings to mind sugarplums and images of a winter wonderland seen from the eyes of a child. Candy canes bring whimsy to life within your holiday lighting display. As part two of our outdoor holiday lighting design series on unique holiday lighting, we focus on the many ways this beloved symbol can make your own Christmas lighting design magical.
Our candy cane themed lighting can be used together to create a sweet treat for your Christmas lighting design
It takes design savvy and thinking outside the box to create an unforgettable Christmas lighting panorama. Our line of lighted candy canes provide the base for your holiday fantasies with roof-line candy cane lighting that can be used to define your roof-line and architectural details. Along with the candy cane roof-line lights, we also offer lighted candy cane stake lights that provide a perfect candy land effect when used to border walkways, paths and even your driveway. Our unique selection of lighted yard displays feature this cute confections as well, to give you the ultimate answer to that sweet tooth!
Close up of our 3-D lighted candy cane yard display
To learn more about our unique outdoor holiday lighting designs including the candy cane, among other beautiful Christmas lighting options and styles, contact Outdoor Lighting Perspectives today. Find an Outdoor Lighting Perspectives close to home by visiting our locations list located on our website.
Happy Holidays from Outdoor Lighting Perspectives!
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Posted by Robin Steele on December 9th, 2011 @ 3:14 PM
Outdoor Lighting Perspectives offers homeowners a myriad of different style star to use in your outdoor holiday lighting display.
For most of us, the image of the star has played a role of great significance in our lives. From “wishing on a star” as a child, to fond memories of reciting “twinkle, twinkle little star” with our preschool friends. The symbol of the star can mean many things including a love for nature, power, light and healing. For many people the star serves as a symbol of their religious beliefs, including the star of David and the star of Bethlehem. For whatever reason the star holds a special place in your heart, the star itself is a beloved icon of the holidays and is a common theme in outdoor holiday lights. In this story we focus on using the shape and significance of the star in holiday outdoor lighting design. This is part one of a two part series on unique holiday lighting design choices that are sure to turn heads.
These lighted starbursts are used to light the way to holiday bliss
Up until just the last decade or so, Christmas lighting was basic in it’s design limitations. In essence you had two choices, plain strings of lights in white or clear, or multi-color plain strings lights. This is certainly not the case nowadays. Today’s outdoor holiday lighting includes all sorts of colors, shapes and sizes to choose from.
As for the star theme, our star lighting elements include lighted wreaths designed in the shape of a star. These can be used singularly or in multiples across your homes facade or another prime location of interest as part of your Christmas lighting display. Star shaped roofline lighting can add whimsy and charm to your home’s distinct curves and lines, along with other unique holiday lighting elements that serve as the “haute couture” in outdoor holiday lighting designs.
This unique single starburst LED lighted holiday stake is stunning and unique twist to the star shape, when used alone, or in multiples.
One of these unique pieces is our LED lighted starburst stakes. These lighted startbursts offer you a new take on the traditional star. Adding one of these unique lighted stakes can make a statement, and when used in multiples to line a walkway or path they are simply breathtaking. We also have a wide array of stand up one-dimensional and three-dimensional lighted yard displays that also feature the star as the center of the theme.
Twinkle, twinkle lighted star
If you are in search of the unique, and unusual as part of your outdoor holiday lighting design this year, contact your local Outdoor Lighting Perspectives to see how we can create a holiday lighting display that will make your holiday decorating shine like a star in the night sky.
To find an Outdoor Lighting Perspectives location near you visit our locations list available on our website.
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Posted by Robin Steele on November 17th, 2011 @ 8:10 PM
Outdoor Lighting Perspectives uses LCA technology that can adjust to DST. To ensure your not left in the dark.
When I was a child, It was always hard for me to distinguish what to do when daylight savings time rolled around. So, in an effort to help me remember which way to set my clocks, my mother told me “always remember to spring forward and fall back”. This simple little reference has stuck with me through my entire life. Just recently I put my little reminder reference to work once again, because last weekend it was time to set all the clocks in my house to fall back an hour earlier to reflect daylight savings time.
The whole concept of modern daylight savings time, or DST, was first proposed by New Zealand Entomologist, George Hudson in 1895, so that during the summer months afternoons would have more daylight and mornings would have less. Initially, Hudson proposed the measure to indulge his insect collecting interests that were easier to accomplish with the additional daylight that DST would add to the evening, or late afternoon hours. Eventually, the novelty of Hudson’s idea spread and was even supported by Ben Franklin, who claimed the measure would economize on candles by rising earlier to use morning sunlight instead.
Lighting control automation is designed to automatically change for DST.
Daylight savings time runs from March 13th, to November 6th for this year and last weekend people all over the world were setting back their clocks to reflect the changing time. In an era when we have so many electronic devices that need amending when DST rolls around, it is a blessing to know many of those devices come equipped with the automation to automatically change to reflect DST without having to lift a finger. Many computers, smart phones and other electronics come with this technology, but did you know your outdoor lighting can be programmed with automation to adjust accordingly as well?
That’s right. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives uses LCA, or lighting control automation, to program your exterior outdoor lighting to adjust to the change in daylight from DST to ensure you are not left in the dark. With our lighting control animation technology, setting your outdoor lighting to compensate for less daylight in the morning, and also to less daylight in the evening doesn’t have to be a hassle. Once we have programmed your outdoor lighting control automation, your lights will automatically reflect the change. Lighting control automation is not only convenient, it provides safety for you family and your home as well.
To learn more about all of our stunning outdoor lighting designs and our ultra convenient outdoor lighting technologies, including lighting control automation with set it and forget it ease, contact Outdoor Lighting Perspectives today.
To locate an Outdoor Lighting Perspectives near you, visit our locations list located on our website.
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Posted by Robin Steele on November 7th, 2011 @ 5:32 PM
This magnificent outdoor holiday lighting display was achieved through the use of LED lights.
When you drive by a beautifully illuminated outdoor holiday lighting display and it brings a smile to your face and a warm feeling in your soul do you ever think about what elements went into creating such an inspirational display? Most folks don’t bother with learning the logistics of what goes into a well designed and executed Christmas light display, but many of the lights we use in our holiday lighting displays may play a role in making our planet a better place to live.
Some history on holiday lights
Festivities practiced by ancient civilizations used lights as part of their celebration practices. This ancient tradition of associating the use of light that signified a special occasion is believed to have set the groundwork for our modern-day use of lighting our homes, our landscape and our trees as part of celebrating the holidays.
This vintage advertisement for GE holiday lights is circa. 1949
The first signs of celebratory lights were candles, tallow lights and nutshells which were filled with oil and lit. Our modern electric lights made for Christmas were introduced by Thomas Alva Edison in 1882, just three years after his invention of the first light bulb in 1879. Since their debut in 1882, holiday lights have seen many changes over the years. Today’s modern Christmas lights offer many benefits that our forefathers would’ve never deemed possible within the small but complicated workings that make up a light bulb.
Much of the holiday lighting we see nowadays is made up of energy efficient LED ( light emitting diode) lighting. LED light bulbs use modern technological advances to create a light that uses less energy to light, has a longer bulb life, responds faster to switching, exudes more robust and clearer illumination, and is more gentle on the environment than it’s predecessors.
Up close and personal with the LED.
If half the world’s lighting needs could be met by conversion to LED by the year 2025, researchers predict this would reduce the world’s power usage by at least 120 gigawatts. This reduction in power usage would reflect a savings in energy costs worldwide of over 100 billion dollars per year, and would also reduce carbon dioxide emissions brought on by power plants by 350 megatons each year. So when you think in terms of a small, LED light, look at it as a little light that packs a lot of punch in terms of the positive effects the LED’s “green” technology could have on our entire planet.
LED light is said to have first been invented by a group of four independent research groups in the United States in 1962, but much speculation has been made over a Russian genius by the name of Oleg Losev who is said to have discovered the LED forty years prior to that. Believe it or not nearly 100 years ago Henry Round at Marconi Labs noted the emission of light from a semiconductor diode, but published only a very short note on his findings and made no further investigations on the subject at the time which left the door open for Losev to hold the title as the first to discover the LED.
Outdoor Lighting Perspectives created this stunning holiday lighting display by using the charming C9 LED lights.
Every good design is all about the details…
Now let’s talk about the “playful” part of the LED lighting. When I refer to this aspect of the LED light as playful, I am referring to the myriad of beautiful and mesmerizing components that are used in creating an LED outdoor holiday lighting display. Our LED displays incorporate LED roofline lights, such as the C9 that promote a charming and elegant feel into your display. We also use holiday wreaths, garlands and foliage that are lit using LED technology. The use of these classic and inspirational pieces can be used in multiples to heighten the beauty of your outdoor holiday lighting display. Even the use of a single lighted wreath adorning your front door can make a huge impact on your Christmas display and will welcome visitors and guests for the holidays in a manner nothing else comes close to. Many of our customers also lean towards using the more unique LED components we offer, such as the LightLinks roofline lighting that comes in a host of merry holiday shapes such as candy canes and snowflakes, just for starters. The LightLinks line of holiday lighting also offers large, lighted stand-up 3-dimensional yard displays that come in a variety of cherished holiday icons.
Lighted palm tree by Outdoor Lighting Perspectives
Outdoor Lighting Perspectives can design a unique LED holiday lighting display for you using LED. We can design a custom Christmas lighting display for you, from sugarplum fantasies to a traditional display that mimic the old world beauty and charm of a” Currier and Ives “holiday postcard. To learn more about our professional outdoor holiday lighting, including the energy efficient LED’s, contact Outdoor Lighting Perspectives today.
To locate an Outdoor Lighting Perspectives close to you, visit our locations list located on our website.
Yearning for images of inspirational holiday lighting? Then visit our outdoor holiday lighting photo gallery, also located on our website.
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Posted by Robin Steele on October 28th, 2011 @ 2:20 PM
The National Christmas tree, located in our capital is a must see if you happen to be in Washington, DC around the holidays.
In case you haven’t noticed, the holiday season is quickly approaching. Maybe you have noticed the beginnings of fur trimmed red hats and candy canes making their presence known as you shop. Before you know it we will be carving the turkey, and before you can say “pumpkin pie”, towns and cities all over the country will be flipping on the switch to illuminate the streets with merry, jolly Christmas lights.
I know in my family it was always a tradition to pile everyone into the car the day after Thanksgiving and venture into the city to look at all the outdoor Christmas lights. This event brought many smiles and was such a memorable part of my childhood. Even now, families all over the country look forward to the annual excursion in search of the most amazing Christmas lighting displays. Cities and towns all over the U.S. light up in time for the holidays. AOL travel has compiled a list of the 10 best lighting displays in the US. Among these are Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. whose Hyatt Extreme Christmas light display last year used over 150,000 lights and this year promises to be even bigger and better. Another Florida site that is big on lights is Disney’s Hollywood studios at Walt Disney World, Fla. with a myriad of ethereal lights that are choreographed in sync with holiday music. The National Christmas tree in Washington, DC is also a “have to see” on the list of best lit. The lighting of the National Christmas tree stems all the way back to 1923, when Calvin Coolidge began this patriotic tradition, and each year since then it has become brighter and more beautiful. There is also Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri which boasts a display with more than four million lights. Rockefeller Center in New York, West Knoxville, TN., Baltimore, MD., Wheeling, W. VA., and Lake Lanier, GA., all play host to some of the most spectacular holiday lighting displays in the country. For a memorable adventure to see a beautiful array of holiday lights there is the Huntington Harbor Cruise of Lights in Huntington Beach, CA., which offers light gazers a mesmerizing bouquet of holiday lights reflected against the water via a boat ride up the harbor. All over this great land of ours there are places where the holidays are lit with magic and enchantment with holiday lighting displays, all you have to do is look.
Loveliest holiday lighting ever by Outdoor Lighting Perspectives
Even if you don’t have a locale to take in extraordinary Christmas lights within driving distance to your home, you can create a brilliant outdoor holiday lighting display in your own front yard. Many of the elements and lighting techniques that are used to illuminate noteworthy displays like the ones making headlines across the country, can be applied within your own personal outdoor holiday lighting display. From the eco friendly, economical and long lasting LED lights to the intricate 3-dimensional statuette displays seen in all the head turning displays that draw crowds from all over. Outdoor Lighting Perspectives offers the traditional, the classic and the unique as part of our outdoor holiday lighting program.
This beach side gazebo is all decked out for the arrival of Santa.
In our holiday lighting program we design, install, remove and store your lights for you, no matter how big or how small, we do it all. Our selection of holiday lighting options span from conservative to over the top. If you dream it, we can design it and have it installed for you before the big arrives.
Contact Outdoor Lighting Perspectives to learn how we can turn your Christmas lighting display into a display that will stop traffic and turn heads this holiday season. Download our free outdoor holiday lighting guide and get started today.
Visit our website to see more inspirational holiday lighting, and to find an Outdoor Lighting Perspectives location near you, and make all your holiday lighting wishes come true this Christmas!
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Posted by Robin Steele on October 21st, 2011 @ 6:47 PM
This breathtaking holiday lighting display was done by Outdoor Lighting Perspectives of Colorado and proves that outdoor lighting has come a long way since the dawn of the icicle light.
From the decade that brought us legwarmers, mullet hairstyles and Nintendo came the birth of what has become a household name in outdoor holiday lighting, icicle lights. During the late 1980′s and early 1990′s we began to see theses type of holiday lights adorning every home on most streets throughout America. True, they do hold a type of quaint charm with the ability to make your home look like a gingerbread house, but now we are in a new decade with so much more to offer in the highly specialized area of Christmas lighting.
Can you imagine "trimming the outdoor tree" with these stunning 3D ornament balls?
Today’s homeowner and business owner can enjoy a myriad of unique and traditional design choices when it comes to illuminating the home, landscape and commercial venues for the holidays. When the icicle light was introduced, it’s appeal revolved around being unusual for the time. Nowadays, the world is your oyster when it comes to choosing holiday lights. There are LED holiday lights available in different genres from LED light sets that come in more colors than the rainbow, lighted garlands, wreaths, swags, custom 3-dimensional themed lighted decor and much, much more. LED lighting is low voltage and super energy efficient costing only a fraction of what previous outdoor lighting implements did. LED is also long lasting, a typical LED bulb can last up to ten times longer than other bulbs, this means less time and money changing out holiday bulbs. We offer the newest in outdoor lighting technology through lighting control automation which offers our customers “set it and forget it” convenience. We can even program your interior holiday lighting to come on and go off at the same intervals your outdoor holiday lighting is set for.
These unique roofline lights would truly be a gift to your holiday lighting display
Another great lighting choice to incorporate into your holiday display this holiday season are the C7 and C9 lights. These traditional lights have an “old world” appeal and come in a host of hues and are also available in LED. C9′s are the rage among business owners who want to add a quaint and relaxed atmosphere to their business. Many of our commercial customer have opted to leave their C9 roofline lights up year round because they lend to a feeling of a by-gone era and add character to their store front.
Outdoor Lighting Perspectives can incorporate a unique LED 3-dimensional lighted display such as this into your holiday lighting display
Outdoor Lighting Perspectives is proud to offer a unique and diverse selection of holiday lights as part of our holiday lighting program. As a member of our program you get the opportunity to have your holiday lighting display designed and installed by an outdoor lighting professional. Instead of those boring icicle lights, imagine adorning the roofline of your home or business with LED roofline lights in the shape of candy canes, or even snowflakes. We offer unique outdoor holiday lighting that will leave onlookers in awe of your display.
Lighted holiday icon roofline lights are a beautiful upgrade from icicle lights.
Not only does our holiday lighting program offer you the newest and best in holiday lighting, put away the ladder and worry that you will get tangled again this season within your string lights. Our program offers the most convenient, hassle free, sit back and enjoy the season service you can get. We design and install your holiday display in plenty of time to get all the enjoyment before the big day arrives. After the holiday hustle and bustle we then remove your lights and store them in our temperature controlled warehouses for use again next season. Not only does this mean you can allocate that extra storage space you will have for a new use, it also means you have the capability of adding lights and extending your display year to beautiful year at your discretion without the worry of where to store it.
Another mesmerizing holiday lighting display by Outdoor Lighting Perspectives
If you are ready to put away the passe’ icicle lights and the legwarmers, contact Outdoor Lighting Perspectives to learn more about all the brilliant and innovative advances we offer in our holiday outdoor lighting designs. To find a holiday outdoor lighting designer near you, please see our outdoor lighting locations list on our holiday lighting website.
To see more awe-inspiring outdoor holiday lighting, visit our holiday lighting photo galleries located on our website.
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