It's easy to schedule your holiday lights to come to life if you use smart plugs. Here's how to use them as light timers, from Consumer Reports.

How to use smart lighting and which products to choose: Philips Hue, Lutron Caseta, Leviton, Wyze, and Wemo are all good options to get you started with smart lighting in your home.

Whether you’re away on vacation or you just installed outdoor lights, ... or just making sure the TV switches off after you fall asleep. ... Buy Nearpow Dual Digital Light Timer $17.99. 2.

The plastic outdoor timers have model number "HOT100" printed on the back and are dark green, about 5-inches long, have a dial timing switch on the front and a three-prong plug at the end of a ...

How to Make the Switch in Time 06 Early Fourth ... If your outdoor lights have a switch inside the home, then you can swap it out for a smart switch like this one, the Ecobee Switch Plus.

The type of lighting you use for an outdoor space depends on the makeup of the landscape, the character of the house and even the stylistic preferences of the homeowners, shares Chad Rodvold ...