There are many, many worse things in life than taking down Christmas lights: this we know. But that doesn’t change the fact that it’s still one of our most dreaded tasks of the entire year. Which is why it should come as no surprise that leaving exterior holiday lights up year-round has become a definitive trend, thanks in part to necessity (one less holiday hassle to worry about), but also the rise of companies that specialize in patented, permanent year-round lighting systems, like Trimlight.
Trimlight’s programmable lights are barely visible during the day because of color-matching “diodes”—that part of the twinkle lights where the bulb is actually nestled—that blend in with any roofline, hiding the wires from view and holding the lights securely in place. They can also go anywhere, not just your roofline: around patios, pergolas, gazebos and decks, as well as functioning as added security lighting. There’s an accompanying app for preset holiday color combos, plus the ability to customize with millions of colors, thousands of patterns and animations, and a built-in timer/calendar feature so you can truly “set it and forget it.”
Here, six occasions that prove you can (and should) leave your lights up all year long.
