… and there was light

Who knew I could actually do some “Do It Yourself” type project myself. But I sure did and it only took me a little over an hour.

I’ve decided that I would love to have some landscape lighting. I thought about getting some solar lights since you basically just take those out of the package and stick them in the ground, but the ones I’ve seen in other houses are kind of crappy. Not very bright and they have a weird blue tint.

So I did some research and it turns out that all you need is a transformer that takes your electricity and turns it into low current power and some low current cable.

It sounded easy enough. So I drove to my local Loew’s and I got just that, plus 1 spot light and 3 path type lights. I laid the cable where I wanted it to go, hooked it up to the transformer, attached the lights to the cable, plugged it all in and it actually worked!

I have yet to bury the cable because I am not sure how things will look once it gets dark, but after I move the lights around tonight and decide whether I need any more, I will burry the cable.

Yay for easy but effective projects!

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