Xmas light's and my wife are going to send me over the edge

[Lance]

This is what my wife does every Christmas. The village is about 8' wide and 4' high, and has 26 electrical plug-ins. It even has a train that runs under the mountain, a ski gondola that goes back and forth, ice skaters that go around and around, and some hobos warming themselves by a fire. When it's lit up at night it really is quite spectacular.
She puts hours and hours into setting it up. My contribution is getting the boxes down for her and making Rum & Egg Nogs.

[Coleus]

I don't do any decoration at all in my house. Not even put up Xmas tree, how sad!!!!

[sphelps]

In the summer I'm going to install something along these lines:
http://www.aliexpress.com/product-fm...olesalers.html

RGB LED mounted on some kind of tape. It's small enough to be mounted on or under gutters and around moldings while remaining virtually undetectable. The IP-65 rating is good enough for outdoor conditions and they should last as long as the house if properly installed and maintained. Connect them up to the right controller and you'll have the ability to change color and then some. One time install and you'll never have to deal with the hassle of installing and removing xmas lights again. Plus not just for xmas, parties, special events, Halloween, the list goes on.

[Ross]

Originally Posted by sphelps

In the summer I'm going to install something along these lines:
http://www.aliexpress.com/product-fm...olesalers.html

RGB LED mounted on some kind of tape. It's small enough to be mounted on or under gutters and around moldings while remaining virtually undetectable. The IP-65 rating is good enough for outdoor conditions and they should last as long as the house if properly installed and maintained. Connect them up to the right controller and you'll have the ability to change color and then some. One time install and you'll never have to deal with the hassle of installing and removing xmas lights again. Plus not just for xmas, parties, special events, Halloween, the list goes on.

I mounted clear ropelight, with multi colored leds under the evestroughs on my house 2 years ago and they are workin' fine.
I'm looking at installing on the garage and fences next summer.

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by Lance

This is what my wife does every Christmas. The village is about 8' wide and 4' high, and has 26 electrical plug-ins. It even has a train that runs under the mountain, a ski gondola that goes back and forth, ice skaters that go around and around, and some hobos warming themselves by a fire. When it's lit up at night it really is quite spectacular.
She puts hours and hours into setting it up. My contribution is getting the boxes down for her and making Rum & Egg Nogs.

My wife would love to have this as well.

[Delphinus]

I kinda like those mini villages. That's a great display. I'd love to do something like that if time allowed AND if there was a way of it not being completely destroyed by a pillaging gigantic two year old on a rampage.