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To the holidays and beyond get the party started! The easy-to-use EcoSmart 16.4 foot RGBWIC Dynamic Color Changing Dimmable Linkable Plug-In LED Strip Light with Remote Control makes it easy to decorate along the edges of windows, bookshelves, ceilings, doorways and more - and customize the lighting any way you want it.
room more fun and exciting than adding creative, colorful lighting for a unique experience. By installing the EcoSmart 6.5 foot Smart RGWBIC Dynamic Color Changing Dimmable Plug-In LED Strip Light Powered by Hubspace behind your gaming setup, you can create a dynamic backdrop that syncs with in-game actions or music. You’ll even Enhance your movie be able to connect the viewing experience lighting to the Hubspace Want to amp up movie app via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, night? Look no further! You allowing you to easily cuscan create a captivating tomize colors and brightcinematic effect using the ness, set schedules and EcoSmart 55 inch to 65 choose from dozens of preinch TV RGB Color Sensing set modes. This not only Dimmable Plug-In LED adds to the visual appeal Black TV Backlight with Re- but also immerses you mote Control. The installa- deeper into the gaming world. tion process is a breeze, thanks to its self-adhesive Great lighting for any tape. It also offers dimmaspace or occasion ble features, allowing you Have you ever thought to adjust the brightness to about using lighting to enyour liking. And if you’re aiming for a truly immerhance every room in your home? Now, you can! Strip sive experience, the lightand rope lighting options ing can sync with music are not just functional but too. This innovative backlight doesn’t stop there. It’s also creative tools to add equipped with a TV detect more color and light to any room. With their ease of mode that synchronizes use and energy efficient decolor changes with the hues on your screen. This sign, there’s no limit to how lighting option is ideal for you can elevate your space 55-65 inch TVs and inand enhance your mood. Consider the possibilicludes a remote control for added convenience. ties for decorating your home inside and out with Level up your EcoSmart, available in a gaming space wide assortment of colors, Gamers, take note! Noth- lengths and styles, excluing will make your gaming sively at The Home Depot.
5 uses for strip and rope lights BRANDPOINT As the seasons change and the nights grow longer, it’s natural to start looking for new and exciting ways to light up the night, both indoors and out. Whether you’re planning to create a festive holiday atmosphere, enhance your gaming experience or improve the ambiance of your living room, the latest options in strip and rope lighting offer creative solutions. Not only do they make lighting easy, but they also introduce energy efficiencies throughout your home. “Today’s lighting options have evolved beyond their functional purpose and are now an integral element in accenting, decorating or setting the perfect mood,” said Bethany Wood, senior merchant of light bulbs at The Home Depot. “The Home Depot’s exclusive strip and rope light brand, EcoSmart, offers a variety of color choices, captivating effects, user-friendly remote controls and an array of seasonal options for year-round use — perfect for DIYers looking to transform their spaces.” Here’s a look at some of the most innovative and dynamic lighting solutions for both inside and outside
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The ability to change colors and brightness levels adds a new dimension to your decorations, making it easy to match your lighting to the holiday spirit. both cuttable and linkable, with sleek right-angle connectors, making it easier to Embrace the holidays achieve the right length for It’s easy to light up your any space you wish to dechome in a joyful and celeorate. You can also rest bratory way by using strip easy with LED lighting that’s eco-friendly, energy or rope lights. Consider efficient and Energy Star highlighting elements of rated — making it better your house such as columns or pillars, porch rail- for the environment and your energy bills. ings, stairs or windows. For outdoor applicaRope lights are generally a better choice for rounded tions, like your porch or pasurfaces like columns and tio, consider the EcoSmart pillars, while strip lighting 32.8 foot Plug-In Bright works best on flat, even White LED 360 degree Outsurfaces. door Dimmable Linkable To make decorating eas- Rope Light with Remote Control. This option allows ier, measure the areas you you to effortlessly customwant to decorate before purchasing your lights. The ize brightness, light modes good news is that today’s and timing. The ability to lighting, such as EcoSmart change colors and brightrope and string lights, are ness levels adds a new diyour home that are sure to brighten any occasion.
mension to your decorations, making it easy to match your lighting to the holiday spirit. You can also opt for colorful options, whether that’s RGB (red, green and blue) or RGBW (red, green, blue and white) lighting - or even rainbow or color-changing lights to create the exact look you want to achieve. Pro tip: Use string to simulate how you want to decorate winding or spiral areas, then measure the string to determine the length you’ll need. An unforgettable party setting For any occasion, lighting up your celebration with strip lights is an easy way to
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awaiiana currently serves over 60 residential and commercial associations on the Island of Kauai. Kauai native Sunshine Ruiz Hatto serves as Hawaiiana’s Vice President of Kauai Operations from its office at the Kukui Grove Executive Center in Lihue.
U.S. mortgage rate falls to 7.22 percent ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell for the fifth week in a row, more good news for prospective homebuyers grappling with an increasingly unaffordable housing market. The latest decline brought the average rate on a 30-year mortgage down to 7.22 percent from 7.29 percent last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.49 percent. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage is now at the lowest level it’s been in 10 weeks, when it was 7.19 percent. “Market sentiment has significantly shifted over the last month, leading to a continued decline in mortgage rates,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “The current trajectory of rates is an encouraging development for potential homebuyers, with purchase application activity recently rising to the same level as mid-September when rates were similar to today’s levels.” While the recent string of rate declines are welcome news for would-be homebuyers, the average rate on a 30-year home loan remains sharply higher than just two years ago, when it was around 3 percent. Higher rates can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for borrowers, limiting how much they can afford in a market already out of reach for many Americans. They also discourage homeowners who locked in rock-bottom rates two years ago from selling.
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