Today, in our blog article, we are going to take a brief look at the history of Christmas lights on homes. In order to examine lights on homes, we have to first look at lights on Christmas trees, and the history of having Christmas trees, at all.

The Christmas Tree

The ancient Egyptians decorated their homes in the winter with palm fronds. Romans transitioned to decorating with evergreen boughs during the shortest days of the year, the winter solstice, which occurs toward the end of December.

German Origin

It is believed that devout Christians in Germany began bringing trees into their homes for Christmas in mid-1500s. For those without easy access to or space for trees, they used wood structures decorated with evergreen branches.

The Lighted Tree

Next came the tradition of adding lights to trees. Martin Luther is typically credited with adding candles (lights) to Christmas trees, again, in the 16^th century.

Electricity

Edison invented the light bulb in 1879. Not long after, the use of electricity spread despite a common fear and distrust of it. By 1890, strings of Christmas lights were available to buy for the general public. Initially these lights were used on trees.

In early 1900, the United States, people were starting to decorate rooms and buildings with Christmas tree lights. In 1903, General Electric had strings of lights available for rent. The first strings of electric lights were not terribly safe—they were almost as much of a fire hazard as candles had been--but they improved over the next 20 years.

So, it is now over 120 years that we are using lights to decorate with for the Christmas holidays.

If you are interested in permanent exterior holiday lights, give Northern Lights a call on the Lower Mainland at (604) 357-4781. This is our area of expertise, and we are an Authorized Dealer for Gemstone Lights.

A permanent, exterior, holiday lighting system for your home or office is a great idea whose time has come. There are several advantages to having a permanent lighting system, and that is what we are going to talk about today in our blog.

Time

The first benefit of this type of system is how time is saved. It no longer becomes necessary to put up and take down lights every year. You do not have to wait for the right window in the weather.

These lights are permanently installed and ready to go at any time.

Safety

It is safer to have lights permanently installed. Homeowners do not have to risk themselves up on a ladder in the snow and ice to put their lights up or take them down every year. These lights are installed by professionals once, and that makes it safer for you.

Versatility

This type of lighting system gives you the ability to change the colours and patterns of your lights. You can have them on solid or have them flashing or a host of other possibilities. You can have some colours on for Halloween and different colours on for Christmas or Easter. A permanently installed lighting system gives you freedom and versatility.

Convenience

Since this type of lighting system remains plugged in all the time, you can turn it on whenever you like. The switch and controls will be inside the house (or building). This is a much more convenient solution than the lights plugged in outside that you have to turn on and off outside.

As the holiday season approaches, we wholeheartedly recommend a permanent holiday lighting system for your home or building. Let us help you and contact us at the phone number below.

If you are interested in permanent exterior holiday lights, give Northern Lights a call on the Lower Mainland at (604) 357-4781. This is our area of expertise, and we are an Authorized Dealer for Gemstone Lights.

Not everyone is aware that it is possible to have permanent exterior holiday lighting for your home. This is lighting that can be turned on and off easily, whenever the mood strikes you. In today’s blog article, we would like to offer five benefits of permanent exterior holiday lighting.

1. Ready When You Are

For most people, installing holiday lighting is something they do in the fall and take down sometime in January. Not only is this dangerous, and usually performed by the homeowner, but you must wait for the right weather conditions to install you lights. In other words, you do not want to install or uninstall lighting in the driving rain, blowing snow, or heavy winds. When lights are installed permanently, all of these issues go away, and the lights are ready whenever you want to turn them on.

2. Quality

Permanently installed lights are a better quality than what you buy at the local big box store. These are lights that are designed to withstand the weather and remain in place all year round. In addition, this kind of lighting is always ready to go. There is no tangle of strings of lights, daisy-chained together, which you have to figure out every year how to install.

3. Safety

Consider the safety factor, of permanently installed lights versus flimsy strings of lights and extension cords. You have professionals installing lights once, not amateurs installing and uninstalling lights every year. Most homeowners are not safe teetering on a ladder or on their roofs.

4. Convenience

When lights are permanently installed, you can turn them on for any holidays you want. You can even have a choice of what colors or what type of display you want, for example, solid or blinking. This is much more convenient than addressing your lights on a yearly basis. Permanently installed lights go on with the flick of a permanently mounted switch.

5. Economics

Permanently installed lights are economic. These lights last longer, are more energy efficient, and deter crime because you can light up your exterior anytime you want with the flick of a switch. Install of constantly replacing your strings of big-box store lights, get some permanent ones that never need to be replaced other than a bulb or two, which is covered under warranty for years.

We love the idea of permanent exterior holiday lights because they make sense. If you are interested in permanent exterior holiday lights, give Northern Lights a call on the Lower Mainland at (604) 357-4781. This is our area of expertise.

Gemstone lights are amazing permanent exterior holiday lights for residential and commercial applications. We are Authorized Dealers for Gemstone Lights, and we love them. In today’s blog article, we would like to talk about some of the Gemstone Lights advantages.

Permanent

The first big advantage is that these are permanent lights. There is no need to install and uninstall holiday lighting before and after holidays. These lights stay in place, and all you have to do is switch them on when you want to light up your exterior.

Smart

Gemstone lights are Smart. You can control them from your smartphone from anywhere if you have a network or Wi-Fi connection. That means the lights are easy to control, and much more convenient than traditional lights from big-box stores.

Customizable

In addition to convenience, Gemstone Lights are fully customizable. This means that you can control how they blink and what colours you want to see. All of these options are easily changed from the controller or your phone, so you can have different colour lights showing for different holidays or any day of the week.

These lights also come with timers so they can go off on their own after you have gone to bed.

Reliable

Gemstone Lights is a solid company with an excellent score on Trustpilot. That means you can have confidence that you are getting a superior product. These are low-voltage, LED lights which last a long time and run cool. These lights are safer and more economic than traditional incandescent lights.

We love the idea of permanent exterior holiday Gemstone Lights. If you are interested in permanent exterior holiday lights, give Northern Lights a call on the Lower Mainland at (604) 357-4781. This is our area of expertise, and we are an Authorized Dealer for Gemstone.