The Colors of ChristmasJune 30, 2015 by Mobile Illumination Have you ever wondered why red, green and gold are the traditional colors most often used in Christmas decorating? The most likely explanation has to do with the holiday’s European origins. To the original celebrators of the season, evergreen plants including holly and mistletoe represented … [Read more...] about The Colors of Christmas
Don’t Hesitate on Your Christmas LightingMay 31, 2015 by Mobile Illumination We’ve all done at least one of the following: Waited until the night before the due date to write that big term paper or presentation. Spent hours watching YouTube videos or reorganizing our sock drawer to avoid starting a new project. Rushed to the post office on April 15th to file our … [Read more...] about Don’t Hesitate on Your Christmas Lighting
Trendsetting Christmas Lighting and DécorApril 30, 2015 by Mobile Illumination Every year in Milan, New York, London, and Paris the entire fashion industry gathers, watching runway models sashay down the catwalk flashing the newest trends and cutting edge styles. Every January in San Francisco, the trendsetters in the tech world, Apple, host their MacWorld Expo. 569 … [Read more...] about Trendsetting Christmas Lighting and Décor
Christmas Lighting Installation ProsMarch 30, 2015 by Mobile Illumination We are Christmas lighting installation pros and here is our resumé. If you were building your dream home, would you hire just any builder? If you expected to hire the best employee, wouldn’t you check their resume? If you wanted to build a great baseball team, would you sign Joe Smith or Clayton … [Read more...] about Christmas Lighting Installation Pros
Christmas Light Installation Do’s and Don’tsNovember 26, 2014 by Mobile Illumination Who hasn’t seen those Holiday movies that make comedic fodder out of our annual struggles with Christmas light installation and décor? Who hasn’t laughed at those hapless would-be burglars in Home Alone, stepping on a jagged minefield of tree ornaments, or the iconic film poster of National … [Read more...] about Christmas Light Installation Do’s and Don’ts
Vintage Christmas DecorationsSeptember 25, 2014 by Mobile Illumination Let’s talk vintage Christmas decorations. Let’s recall some of the great decorative hits of the 1970’s and 80’s. Let’s remember those red and green bubble Christmas lights--The ones that looked like they could have been made in Edison’s New Jersey laboratory. How about those light sets with the … [Read more...] about Vintage Christmas Decorations
