Holiday decorating: christmas house light decoration themes
You've seen the displays. Bright twinkling lights that make cars slow down. You've seen the assembly. You neighbors spent weeks putting together that holiday display. You, unfortunately, have a clumped up string of lights and a few oversized candy canes in your yard. How can you have an eye-catching yard without the obsession of the Joneses? Create a theme. Theme lighting accents your home and is easy to accomplish.
What color are those lights? With no more effort than it takes to choose them, using a common color light is an excellent way to create a theme. Use all white lights to create a look of pure elegance. Use all blue lights for a blue Christmas theme, and to create a wintry look. Use red and green lights only and your house suddenly says ho-ho-ho! Don't forget to change porch lights and to place colored jells or light bulbs in other outdoors lighting.
Manufacturers are also creating a variety of novelty lighting these days. Icicle lights, light balls and braids of lights can add extra depth to a theme built around the light colors.
Want more pizzazz and showmanship than changing your bulbs will bring? Then go for the hardcore themes. These will definitely require more time and effort than your basic light hanging. They will also require a variety of props, usually available at the same store where you purchase your lights.
The Traditional. Using you same lighting theme, add in garland and bows. Wrap pillars in front of the house with garland and lights, placing a bow at the top or each column. Let the garland drape between pillars. Luckily, the traditional is popular so light manufacturers offer garland and lights combined in one string. You can also find garland swags pre-made and lighted. To complete the postcard look, make sure to place your Christmas tree in front of a front window if possible. If you have chosen to use a lighting theme, use a complimentary theme on your tree. For instance, use blue and white lights on a tree to compliment all white lights outside.
The Workshop, Candy Store, North Pole, etc. Whether building on your own home's architecture or incorporating a variety of decorations, your home will be the spot on the block when you turn your abode into a North Pole hot spot. Add a lighted sign, window decorations, and walkway lighting to create a theme. Add red ribbons around columns with white lights to create candy canes.
The Grinch. A staple of Christmas television, Dr. Seuss' Grinch from "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" serves as the inspiration for the simplest, yet most talked about holiday lighting decor. This theme only requires one string of lights. Use the lights to spell out the phrase "Bah Humbug" on your house. Or use those lights to accent a sign expressing the same sentiment.
Whether using colors as the centerpiece of a theme, or creating a lighting theme that incorporates props, the key to any holiday decorations is to make sure they reflect you and your feelings about Christmas.
What color are those lights? With no more effort than it takes to choose them, using a common color light is an excellent way to create a theme. Use all white lights to create a look of pure elegance. Use all blue lights for a blue Christmas theme, and to create a wintry look. Use red and green lights only and your house suddenly says ho-ho-ho! Don't forget to change porch lights and to place colored jells or light bulbs in other outdoors lighting.
Manufacturers are also creating a variety of novelty lighting these days. Icicle lights, light balls and braids of lights can add extra depth to a theme built around the light colors.
Want more pizzazz and showmanship than changing your bulbs will bring? Then go for the hardcore themes. These will definitely require more time and effort than your basic light hanging. They will also require a variety of props, usually available at the same store where you purchase your lights.
The Traditional. Using you same lighting theme, add in garland and bows. Wrap pillars in front of the house with garland and lights, placing a bow at the top or each column. Let the garland drape between pillars. Luckily, the traditional is popular so light manufacturers offer garland and lights combined in one string. You can also find garland swags pre-made and lighted. To complete the postcard look, make sure to place your Christmas tree in front of a front window if possible. If you have chosen to use a lighting theme, use a complimentary theme on your tree. For instance, use blue and white lights on a tree to compliment all white lights outside.
The Workshop, Candy Store, North Pole, etc. Whether building on your own home's architecture or incorporating a variety of decorations, your home will be the spot on the block when you turn your abode into a North Pole hot spot. Add a lighted sign, window decorations, and walkway lighting to create a theme. Add red ribbons around columns with white lights to create candy canes.
The Grinch. A staple of Christmas television, Dr. Seuss' Grinch from "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas" serves as the inspiration for the simplest, yet most talked about holiday lighting decor. This theme only requires one string of lights. Use the lights to spell out the phrase "Bah Humbug" on your house. Or use those lights to accent a sign expressing the same sentiment.
Whether using colors as the centerpiece of a theme, or creating a lighting theme that incorporates props, the key to any holiday decorations is to make sure they reflect you and your feelings about Christmas.
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