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Yes, we know these cute low-energy Christmas lights won't save Norwich becoming Atlantis. But just look at them. As the Handsome Boy Modelling School once said, they're gorgeous. Dubbed Glansa lights, these IKEA seasonal decorations come in a bunch of different styles, but our favourites by far are these £8 Diamants, pictured. According to the Swedes, star-shaped lights have been big in Sweden since the 30s, thanks to the blondies' sun-starved winters.
So, how green are they? Well, each one uses just 0.6 watts -- far less than the humble energy-saving bulb, the CFL. The secret, as eco lighting warriors will have already guessed, is that they're LEDs rather than conventional bulbs: the sort of super-efficient lighting picked by TV star Penney Poyzer for her Nottingham Ecohome kitchen. Just try not to cancel out the energy savings for buying a dozen of the stars -- only Welsh villages can pull off excess Xmas lighting competitions properly.
23 January 2008 04:09am
I an looking for your ckear Cheistmas star lights that hang from a long with a small light inside.
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