LED Christmas Light Miracle - How To Install The Lights For The Most Excellent Effect!223478

Lights on a tree can represent so many wonderful things about the holiday season. The sight of a family sitting around a Christmas tree, the only light in the room, while listening to the Nutcracker Suite and drinking hot chocolate. It seems like a fairy tale, but that's what the time of year is about; indulging our winter wishes through festive decor and traditions.

A lot of people choose clear or white bulbs because they match any color scheme or tree theme. Multicolored lights definitely give a festive look and individual colored lights like red or blue also go well with certain themes. LED Christmas lights must be the first thing mounted on a tree. Before you begin to decorate, pull the tree away from the wall or home furniture so you can walk freely around it without obstruction.

How many LED Christmas lights  do I need?

A good estimate of how many LED Christmas lights you'll need is to apply the measurement of 100 lights for each foot of the tree. Hence for a 7ft tree, you'll want no less than 700 lights. 100 strand light sets give good result for most people. Always plan to pick up another set of lights in case of lack or burnout - you would not like to find yourself beginning your tree trimming and have to suspend it to run to the store for more lights!

Stringing the LED Christmas lights

Certainly, test the lights before you start. Plug in each strand to make certain every thing is a go and have them plugged in as you decorate. It's much easier to string and place them properly when they're lit. One of the best ways to achieve that "lit from inside" tree is to wrap lights around picked out branches. Start by purchasing a light controller - a multi-socket extension cord. You could buy these at any home improvement or hardware shop. These holiday hookups permit you to plug multiple strands of lights to one cord and manage them through one switch. They commonly make them in green but they're also available in white for white artificial trees. Hook up the cord up and down the trunk of the tree with wire or pipe cleaner. IMPORTANT: Be sure to read the light manufacturer's directions on strand plug on limits.

Take a string of lights and start at the top of the tree. Plug the strand into the outlet close to the top. Starting at the base of a branch, wrap the cord around the branch. Carry on until you reach the tip, then wrap back to the the base. You needn't wrap it super tight, just enough to give the branch a satisfactory glow without obstructing or crushing the individual branches, and simultaneously, hiding the wires well. As you work back toward the base, you can wrap around a few individual branches tip. When you hit the base start on a new branch. You don't need to wrap each and every branch either (this would take a whole lot of lights and probably make the tree look as if it was on fire rather than beautifully lit!). Just make certain you are consistent with your spacing from top to bottom. Step back and take a look at the tree to see where there could be gaps. It's even less difficult to string with an artificial tree, as you can string as you gather together and position the branches. Using this technique will give your tree dimension and depth and make it look like it's lit from within!

Take pleasure in your lit tree. Memories are simply a light strand away...