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By Daniel ODonahue

Have you ever wondered how they get those fantastic architectural lighting effects on building outlines, entryways, trees, and fancy nightclubs?

The answer, LED rope lights!

It is the new, easiest to install and use decorative lighting type on the market today – and now it is available to everyone.

So how does it work?

As the name implies, LED rope lights are a series of LED lights shaped like rope that can be bent into almost any shape to match the style of a building outline, pathway, window, furnishing, or just about anything else you can imagine.

Used as attention getting effect or for illumination, rope lighting can do wonderful new things to an environment.

Just take a look at all the things you can do with rope light:

These are some advantages rope light has over more traditional feature lighting options:

It’s Versatile

You can be bend rope light into a number of shapes and it can be used indoors or outdoors, in wet or dry conditions.

It’s Energy Efficient

it only uses 1.5w per meter on average, which is 1/10th of what you would use with even the most efficient incandescent, neon or cold-cathode lighting set up to use.

It Has A Long Life Span

It lasts 50,000 hours, meaning you can install it and not worry about maintenance for years to come!

It Is Easy To Install And Use

It is simple for any DIYer to install, instant on/off lighting with no special controllers needed).

In fact, for an idea how easy installation can be read the basic installation descriptions below:

If you are putting up something temporarily (like Christmas decorations) then all you need to do is to bend the rope light into the shape you need then hold it there with clear tape, U nails, or something that can easily be removed.

If you’re trying to create a more permanent fixture then all you need to do is to put it into the shape you want and then use clear silicone gel, caulk, U-shaped nails or any more permanent clear adhesive to hold it into place.

It requires no special wiring and, for the most part, is completely waterproof so that is usually the extent of the installation process.

So why use rope light for your features?

Because it’s easy, long-lasting and versatile of course.

So check out our fantastic range of rope lights today and get yourself ready for Christmas.