What Actually Happens on Install Day

What Actually Happens on Install Day

People ask me a lot of good questions before they sign off on a lighting project. What fixtures, what it costs, how long the LEDs last. But the question I get least often is the one I’d probably ask first if I were the customer, which is: what is this actually...
What You’re Really Spending on Christmas Lights Every Year

What You’re Really Spending on Christmas Lights Every Year

I had a conversation last fall that stuck with me. A guy in Chandler was asking about permanent trim, and partway through he said something like, well, that’s a lot of money compared to just having somebody hang lights. Fair enough. It is more money up front....
Why I Tell People to Book Their Holiday Lights in August

Why I Tell People to Book Their Holiday Lights in August

I start booking Christmas light installs in August. People give me a hard time about it. It was 112 yesterday and I had two holiday design visits scheduled. But there’s a reason I do it this way, and it’s not marketing. Every November I have to call people...