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LED String Lights for Parties

While smart LED bulbs can be programmed for many different things, they aren’t great party lights. For events or parties—especially outdoors—use LED string lights instead. LED strings are also useful if you’re running lights along shelves or under cabinets.

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Prepare for Dimmer Differences

LED bulbs can dim, if you buy the right ones. However, they may not be able to work with your older fluorescent dimming switches. If it’s important to you that the bulbs dim, do some research and determine if the switch you have will work

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