Starting a new display on my town house

[BrooklynLights83]

thanks all who helped me with some advice on resources in my last thread. I thought it might be a lot easier to explain if I added a picture. Please forgive my super sloppy photoshop job(my house has a tree right in front and a parked car when I took this pic). She is 3 floors, with very little space in front before you hit the sidewalk. I've been fantasizing about all the bells and whistles I'd like to do, but thought I would get the prospective of the experts before I go in. Loosely I want to frame the windows and door with bullet smart pixels and possibly do a half mega tree against the wall between the windows. I want to leave a little room at the base for a possible video projection. I still haven't decided if I want to risk having a projector in my neighborhood... but my main concerns are the brick. What is the best way to attach the lights or the mega tree? Can anyone suggest a good tutorial on attaching lights in a safe/discreet way?

[babybear]

Have you tried facebook. I was on for 2 weeks and could not take all the miss information that was going around. I canceled it. But there was couple that had a house very similar to yours. They were in Queens and did a very nice setup.  I use Boscoyo strips and mount them to 1/2 inch metal conduit, that way I only have to fasten in the corners only. Very limited amount of holes in my home. 

[babybear]

I do see a lot that you can do here  Out line the house, windows and doors  Icicles off the overhang. Snowflakes above the windows  a spinner over the door. A narrow mega tree between the first floor windows. Pixel poles with globes. 3 going  up the rights side of your steps and 3 going up your neighbor steps then 2 more on the front wall.  want a projector? how about out one of the windows showing Santa. (white shower curtain)

[BrooklynLights83]

Thanks for the great suggestions. I'm looking into using the emt conduit as framing. I've used it in the past for more sculptural projects and really liked it. How do you suggest attaching the Boscoyo strips to the emt? I did a quick sketch of some of the recommendations you made to see what it would look like. We had a lot of the same ideas, but I hadn't thought of doing the pixel poles or the spinner so thanks for the ideas. I also thought it would be cool to have 3 led "candles" in each window. Any suggestions on tubes I could use that could show diffused light through? Also, even though I like the idea of edging the house with lights, I don't quite know how I could put them up considering the house is 3 stories high... anymore wisdom is much appreciated!

[babybear]

So for mounting LEDs to 1/2 conduit I use Boscoyo  ChromaTrim V3  I zip tie or screw it to the pipe. As for your pix of your home. I like the 3 pixel poles on the right side of your steps I would put 3 on the right side of your neighbors steps to balance off the house.   Now for candles it what I use for icicles but you only need to make one sided. I use  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01CDTEG1O/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01__o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
inside 1/2" shark bite white pex tubing. Here are some pix.     I have made 20 of these and hang them in my front tree. The only thing they are 5 volt that I don't like. Each tube it 60 LEDs but the data runs up both sides equally then off only one side to go to the next icicle each one only uses 90 channels.

[algerdes]

I see (in the pictures) that you are "double siding" the strips before going into the PEX.  There is nothing wrong with this, just curious. Did you try it single sided first?  Why did you decide to double side? 

[babybear]

these hang it my front tree close to the street. as the wind blows they move around and twist. I wanted to be sure they were lit and seen from all sides.  I pay about 30.00 per roll getting 5 icicles each. Ends up 22 inches long with 30 LEDs per side, 60 total. Only doing one side it creates a shadow.   I have data feeding to the top of both strips at the same time. This way the LEDs are the same colors, on/off,  back to back. I have tried to film them in action just cant get the lighting right to show.

[bwinter]

+1 on the double-sided icicles hanging from a tree, using LED strips in PEX.

Exactly what I do too

[babybear]

the best video I could come up with out getting my drone out.
https://youtu.be/BWMTek1tDRA

this is only at 10%

[bwinter]

Do you have any details on how you inter-connected these icicles?

[babybear]

I have modified one of my drawings This should help I power inject at the end of the line  The wire I use is 16gauge.