Buyers Guides

It's at this time of year again!

Xmas 2007 is almost upon us all and our minds turn to the excitement of the Christmas celebrations. Whether you simply want to dress your tree with a set of traditional fairy lights or deck the outside of your house with an awe-inspiring illumination, lights4fun.co.uk has everything you need to create a spot of festive cheer.

When it comes to Christmas lighting, the possibilities are vast. Manufacturers are constantly looking to push the boundaries with technology and design, resulting in an ever-increasing range of stunning lights to suit every ambience and price range.

Decorating The Christmas Tree

The Christmas tree is an iconic image of the festive period and a focal point both inside and out of every home. The right lighting can transform your tree into a spectacular decoration that will captivate the entire family.

At lights4fun we stock an enormous range of Christmas light sets, from traditional twinkling fairy lights to the increasingly popular striking LEDs. Choose from green or clear cable. No matter how you choose to decorate your house, we'll guarantee you'll find something to suit. Tree lights come in all sorts of shapes and colours. Bright white stars have understated appeal whilst Christmas tree shaped lights are a more novel way to celebrate the occasion. Keep it cool with sparkling white bulbs or really push the boat out with a stunning set of red lights. And if you really can't make your mind up, our multi-coloured sets cover the whole spectrum.

This year we have a brand new range of Low Voltage Connectable LED Christmas lights that are ideal for decorating any Christmas tree. From one transformer simply add extra sets onto the previous set, up to a maximum of 8 sets. No trailing cables or excessive number of plugs. Think safety and beauty and think Low voltage Connectable LED lights. Ideal for indoors or outdoors, and very safe around children and pets.

Exterior Tree & Shrub Lights

With so many different options available, why stick to simply dressing traditional indoor Christmas trees. We stock a host of charming outside lights to spruce up the trees in your garden.

Outside tree lights are fitted with hard-wearing sealed and moulded bulbs to cope with the harsh winter weather. Draping bushes and trees with a set of Christmas lights gives your garden a truly magical appeal in perfect keeping with the time of year.

Sophisticated Christmas Designs

Decorating the interior of your home for Christmas is an exciting time and something the whole family can get involved in. Our wide range of festive indoor lights provides the perfect accompaniment to traditional tinsel and boughs of holly. Take your pick form free standing decorative light features to more familiar rope and fairy lights.

New for 2007 we have an exciting range of Wedding Lights such as the wreath photographed here. How beautiful would that look on your front door at Christmas with some added holly and berries?
We also have Battery LED lights to use where you have no power available.

Dressing Walls & Windows

As well as the much loved strings of fairy lights, we stock a selection of less conventional Christmas illuminations that will add sparkle to the interior of your home. Curtain and net lights are the perfect way to decorate walls and ceilings with attractive symmetrical lighting.

Curtain lights are available in a wide range of dimensions, making them ideal for all manner of styles and locations. Stunning when draped across otherwise stark walls, these lights give the impression of glinting stars, especially when hung across French windows and patio doors. With endless design possibilities, these lights are so flexible they're tough enough to be used outside.

Similarly, net lighting is a great way to achieve eye-catching decoration with a minimum of fuss. Comprising hundreds of neatly spaced bulbs, these lights can be connected to other nets to create absolutely stunning effects both in and outdoors. Net lights look great when hung against walls or windows, or for external use, simply thrown over a tree or bush.

Traditional Fairy Lights

Christmas wouldn't be the same without a simple set of fairy lights and here at lights4fun we have a range to meet every requirement. Rope and fairy lighting is so adaptable that it looks great when hung around a room as well as on the tree. With endless size, shape and colour variations available, you can decorate the inside of your house this Christmas like never before.

LED fairy lights are a superb way of injecting an interior with colour. What's more, these super bright bulbs use up 90% less power than standard electric lights.

Outdoor Christmas Lighting

Our selection of exterior lighting is vast, with all manner of shapes, colours and sizes available to help you get into the festive spirit.

LED lights are an ideal choice when transforming the exterior of your house into an illuminated wonder. Not only do these lights use considerably less power than their electric counterparts, they are also three times brighter allowing your home to be seen for miles.

As well as saving you from a massive electricity bill, these professional quality lights also have a flexible connection system that makes it easy to link different sets together and create spectacular effects. These lights are specifically designed for use outdoors, with double sealed bulbs, waterproof connectors and full rubber cables, so you won't have to worry about them holding up when the chill sets in.

However you choose to use your LED lighting you can relax in the knowledge that all the products in our range have been rigorously tested to meet strict European quality standards. A safety certificate issued with all of our outdoor LED lighting certifies that the bulbs, cables and connections meet the necessary safety requirements; allowing you to purchase in confidence.

Highly Decorative Icicle Lights

Icicle lights are the best way to give the outside of your house a Christmas makeover. These subtle lights create a truly magical glow when hung on fences, conservatories and roof edges.

The dangling lights are of differing length, helping to create a warm and inviting glow that looks perfect at this time of year. Take your pick from a selection of beautiful colours that will look just stunning on a crisp and frosty evening, or why not really push the boat out with a set of seriously bright LED icicle lights. New for 2007 we have connectable multi function Low Voltage LED icicle lights with an eight function controller that can be safely used indoors or out. (IP64 Transformer designed for outdoor use)

Our professional connectable icicle lights use fuse bulb technology which means if you are unlucky enough to have a damaged bulb, the rest of the set will still work. This is a particularly important feature considering that the last place you would want to be on a cold and icy night is up on a dangerously high ladder changing light bulbs. As with all of our outdoor lighting, these sets are easily interchangeable and meet strict safety standards. With tough natural rubber cabling and durable sealed bulbs, these attractive illuminations are ideal for the long winter months.

Christmas Rope Light Designs

Highly flexible rope and string lights are one of the most traditional ways to decorate your house and garden for Christmas. At lights4fun we have a vast collection of exterior rope and fairy lighting to complement the style and period of any home. They don't suit everyone buy they are still a very popular way of adding colour to the outside of your home at Christmas.

For the more creative lovers of light, festive rope designs are the most striking way to dress the roof of your property as well as the garden. From prancing reindeers complete with red noses, to snowmen, stars and snowflakes, we stock designs to suit all tastes. PLEASE take care when installing all Christmas lighting with ladders. Please read our safety guide - click here.

In addition to the more traditional designs, such as Santa Claus climbing on your chimney, we offer special 'iced' effect light sets and stunning 3D rope designs with ultra bright LED bulbs.

We have a new range of LED animal figures which look simply stunning. They are expensive but they are hand made and beautiful. Each one has over 2,000 led bulbs and can be used indoor or outdoor.

Whether you're looking to cover your house in a string of bright lights that will be the envy of your neighbours, or you want to create an enchanting winter wonderland in your back garden, all of the lights in our range have one thing in common - they look magical once the snow flakes start to fall.

Professional Christmas and Party Lighting

At this time of year, the party season is in full swing. Whether you are holding an intimate do for friends and family or planning the biggest company party ever, you'll want to provide your guests with an impressive atmosphere. Our LED products are all a Type C fitting which means they are interchangeable as our Type D traditional lights.

We stock a wide range of accessories and connectors to provide you with everything you need for the lights you're after. Whether you're looking for a connector with up to 5 ports or a simple extension cable, you're guaranteed to find exactly what you're looking for.

Designed for many local authorities and commercial customers, many of our lights are so durable that you can use them year after year making them a superb investment. Whilst you may be buying lights principally for Christmas, there's nothing to stop you from getting them out to celebrate any occasion during the year or even keeping them up permanently!

Just look what can be done with 50 sets of professional string lights, a star, some 10m extension cables, a large pole and some imagination. Christmas lighting is fun - please take care and enjoy. (This wonderful tree light was erected in Accra, Ghana from products supplied by Lights4fun) If you would like to know how to do this call us free for advice on 0800 0612 532. We would be delighted to help.