He advises buying strands without the bulbs insertedknown as empty socket light lines.
Place them where you want on the house and then cut off the excess.
In this video he shows how to cut custom Christmas light strands for rain gutters to outline your roofline.
Eric from Christmas Lights Etc explains all in this comparison.
He looks at key aspects such as shape (“C” stands for candle-shaped) and size.
The larger C9 bulbs are commonly used for lighting rooflines, tall trees, or walkways.
The bulbs also have different-size screw-in bases: E12 for the C7 bulbs, E17 for C9.
So it’s crucial that you ensure they fit the stringer sockets on your custom-length Christmas light lines.
A popular choice for this purpose is theRaspberry Pi, which comes in a range of models.
Here, Tom from Toms Tech Show explains how to control your Christmas lights with a Raspberry Pi.
Useful links under the video include a wiring diagram and all the computer code on Bitbucket.
In this example, RGB LED strips have been installed along the underside of the roofline.
They are so bright that they color-wash the walls below, creating an animated downlighting effect.
You may need to add screens or sheets to make the projections look more vivid.
Sync Christmas Lights to Music
The ultimate step is to sync your custom Christmas lights to music.
The good news is that its not quite as complicated as you might think.
Sequencing software running on a computersuch as Vixen, Light-O-Rama, or xLightscontrols the light strings.
First, you tell the software the shape of your house and where the lights are situated.
