The best permanent outdoor lights: Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights 2 and 2 Pro, Twinkly Permanent and Philips Hue Festavia Permanent compared with install tips.
Category: Holiday Decor
Reviews of Christmas trees, outdoor holiday lights and seasonal decor, set up and tested at home.
Philips Hue Festavia review: build quality, gradient modes, effects, music and TV sync, setup tips, and the new Festavia permanent outdoor lights, with prices.
Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights 2 review: plug-in install, brightness, dedicated white LED, app features and how the dual-layer 2 Pro compares, with prices.
Twinkly vs Govee: mapping, scenes, music mode, storage, brightness, smart-home support and price for Twinkly Strings and Govee Christmas Lights 2.
The best smart Christmas lights: Govee Christmas Lights 2, Twinkly Strings, Philips Hue Festavia and Govee Sparkle compared with credited tree tests and current prices.
Small Christmas trees look great, but the base, the stand, and the cords usually don’t. A mini tree skirt is the easiest way to finish the look. Aeranto sent me its Aeranto 18″ Gray Faux Fur Mini Christmas Tree Skirt, and I used it on one of my small outdoor Christmas lawn trees. It instantly […]
A full-size Christmas tree can take over a room, and setting one up, fluffing every branch, and storing it afterward is a project of its own. If you’re short on space or time, a pop-up tree is a much easier option. For this review, MACTING sent me the MACTING 5 ft Pop Up Christmas Tree […]
A prelit flocked tree gives you that snowy, cozy look without stringing a single light. I was sent the Angexi 6 Ft Prelit Snow Flocked Christmas Tree, and it looks absolutely beautiful once it’s fully fluffed. In this Angexi snow flocked Christmas tree review, I’ll cover the lights, the branches and flocking, assembly, and decorating, […]
A pair of small lighted trees along the walkway is one of the easiest ways to make the front of a house feel ready for the holidays. I was sent this two-pack of 30-inch outdoor pathway Christmas trees and set them up along the walkway in my front yard. Availability update (Oct 17, 2026): The […]