Post December 23, 2024 1 min read

A Cardboard Christmas Tree With Smart Lights

Our Christmas tree this year was made of cardboard. Cut, folded, and standing where a real one would have been.

The lights on it are wired into my smart home, so brightness and switching happen through the same system that runs the rest of the house.

It cost almost nothing, it packs flat afterwards, and it looks far better lit up than the material suggests.

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XGJ37xiaQAc
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