5 creative ways to use your holiday lights year-round

5 creative ways to use your holiday lights year-round

Smart Christmas lights become custom décor for every moment and occasion

Who says the magic of holiday lights ends after Christmas? And long gone are the days when Christmas lightshanging beyond the holidays were considered tacky. Thanks to smart light technology, you can adapt your LED Christmas lights to any moment.

There’s a special kind of magic that Christmas string lights radiate, bringing a feeling of joy and wonder, especially the color-changing, twinkling ones that can be customized in every way - down to each LED - with full app control and a palette of over 16 million colors, like Twinkly lights. Twinkly smart LEDs are powered by the Twinkly App which gives you unprecedented control over color effects by transforming any layout into a screen-like display.  

It only takes a little bit of creativity to enjoy your smart holiday lights year-round. Reposition them to add warmth and atmosphere to special events, incorporate them into your everyday decor to match your vibe, or simply leave them where they are and adjust the color effects to the occasion with a tap of your smartphone screen.

Discover how Twinkly Christmas lights become custom décor for every moment. Here are 5 inspiring ways to illuminate your space and create magic through light.

 

1. Embrace a hygge décor

Enjoy cozy evening at home with custom lighting effects that keep the cheer going during cold Winter nights. Snuggle up with a perfect hygge atmosphere by decorating bookshelves or furniture with your smart LED lightsand setting to play calming pastel effects that shine like warm hugs.

 

2. Create a selfie corner

Curate a selfie station at your event for guests to capture and share picture-perfect memories of your special occasion – from weddings to anniversaries and birthdays. Decorate your selfie background to reflect your theme and incorporate the smart LEDs into the design. Play or design your own custom lighting effects to reflect your theme.

 

3. Brighten your office space

Work smarter by lightening the vibe in your home office and energizing your workday. Brighten up your space with endless, inspiring animations and vibrant color effects to boost productivity. Hang lights around your office furniture or shelves and set them to play bright, energizing tones.

 

4. Custom-illuminate a wall planner

Stay focused and inspired all year long with an illuminated wall for your calendar or vision board. You can hang your LED lights on any clean, flat surface using transparent, adhesive hooks. Position them in a zigzag pattern across your wall or frame your planner, keeping your goals bright and clear.

 

5. Celebrate the Lunar New Year

Welcome the Chinese New Year with vibrant and positive energy. Embrace the Year of the Snake with stunning red and gold lighting and serpent-inspired decorations, symbolizing good fortune and prosperity. Hang your smart LED lights around decorative objects, along with paper lanterns, and set them to festive, magical and harmonious color gradients.

 

Christmas lights for year-round decoration

Twinkly smart LED Christmas lights are perfect for year-round use thanks to patented mapping technology. These string lights can be positioned any way you want and then mapped using the Twinkly App – this quick and easy process uses your smartphone camera to identify your exact layout. The effects will play as if lights were a screen, and each LED Is a pixel.
Choose from tons of preset effects, customize them, or create your own from scratch using a palette of 16 million colors. The possibilities are endless!
USB-C-powered Strings are a great choice for both Christmas lights and indoor décor thanks to their lightweight, portable design. While Twinkly’s original Strings are ideal for outdoor use and larger projects since they come in extra-long formats.  

Start decorating now! Click here to read about all the materials you need to hang string lights.

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