The Christmas Season is back, and perhaps you’re planning to have the best light display in your neighborhood.
Up your decorating game this year by reading through this article to learn what types of lights will suit you best!
Types of Christmas Lights
It can be extremely overwhelming to walk into a store and look at lights. Each year there are more options than the last.
More colors, sizes, styles- you can even project videos onto your house now!
With all of these options, it’s hard to decide what to pick. So here are 11 options we’ve narrowed down for you to help make deciding easier.
LED Outdoor Christmas Lights
While LED Christmas lights may have a more significant upfront cost, they offer long term savings on your electric bill. LED lights use 75% less energy than incandescent lights.
For instance, typical incandescent lights may cost roughly $13.65 per month, but LED lights would only cost around 22 cents per month (as calculated by Xcel Energy Colorado).
Here are a few reasons why LED Christmas lights surpass their counterparts:
- Use less energy.
- They have a longer lifetime; some LEDs may last up to 100,000 hours.
- Emit light at a lower temperature.
- They are available in both warm and cold light versions.
These multi-colored LED Christmas lights are flexible and function well inside and on outdoor Christmas tree.
Incandescent Outdoor Christmas Lights
The upfront cost of traditional incandescent Christmas lights is often cheaper than LEDs. Their recurring costs, as mentioned before, are higher.
Not to mention any time a bulb burns out your have to track it down and replace it (especially if it makes the whole strand go out).
The appeal of incandescent bulbs is the vintage, warm glow they give your home that is hard to recreate with other types of bulbs.
Outdoor Projection Spotlights
Effortlessly light up your entire residence using an outdoor LED Christmas light projector.
This ingenious solution presents a fantastic time-efficient substitute for traditional string lights, eliminating the need for roof installation.
All you have to do is position the director towards your home and plug it into an outdoor socket.
Mini String Christmas Lights
Mini Christmas light strings are perfect for seamlessly blending your decorations into their surroundings when not in use.
The current trend leans towards these smaller bulb options. If you go this route pick up a Christmas light repair tool that contains all the necessary components to mend your mini lights.
Smart Outdoor Christmas Lights
Using a smartphone app or a remote control, you can customize the color, brightness, timing, and pattern of these outdoor Christmas lights.
Furthermore, these lights offer a preprogrammed scenario feature. Select your desired background motion and each night, you’ll be treated to a captivating exhibition of lights.
Large Bulb Outdoor Christmas Lights
These classic holiday lights hold a special place in many hearts during the holiday season.
A sense of nostalgia is attached to these larger bulb lights, often called C3, C5, C7, C9, and G40. Thanks to LED technology, you can count on these bulbs to keep shining brightly for a long time.
Battery-Operated Types Of Christmas Lights
Battery-powered Christmas lights, like solar-powered lights, are ideal for decorations far from power outlets or in areas where wires might be a safety issue.
Animated And Color-Changing Lights
Incorporating animated Christmas lights that change colors is a beautiful way to draw attention to your holiday lighting setup.
These lights offer a variety of unique colors, many like them for their captivating blue lights.
Net Lights
Since the bulbs in outdoor Christmas net lights are interconnected, achieving a uniform look while draping them over bushes or other surfaces is effortless.
Icicle Lights
No matter where you are, these icicle Christmas lights will make it seem like snow is falling on your house.
These icicle lights are great for decorating outside since they resist moisture from rain and snow.
LED Rope Lights
Try these LED outdoor rope lights to create intricate patterns and designs for your holiday lighting displays or to outline entrances, windows, and pathway lights gracefully.
Their transparent PVC casing makes these lights adaptable to various temperatures and weather conditions.
