We tapped an expert to help you decide which size, color, and type of Christmas string lights are right for your space. Lance Allen, the senior merchant of decorative holiday at The Home Depot ...

[Robert] wanted more out of his GE Color Effects G-35 LED Christmas lights. He reverse engineered and then hacked the protocol the lights use to communicate so that he can control each bulb.

And it comes out like this, bright and sparkling with colorful lights ... which means the entire string of Christmas lights will go out. Some of these could be replaced with a working bulb ...

So, if you’re looking for maximum flexibility to decorate a Christmas tree this year or just want to add some colorful, animated flare to your home, the Festavia lights are an excellent, although ...

He didn’t start from scratch, but wisely repurposed a strand of GE Color Effect lights and built a pleasant looking case in which to mount the G-35 hardware. We’ve seen this hardware used in a ...

We tend to think of Christmas-season traditions ... By the 1930s, colored bulbs and cones were everywhere. Today an estimated 150 million light sets are sold in America each year, adding to ...