Planning is everything when it comes to creating an outdoor Christmas lighting display. You will need to decide what you want to display and where it will be going. Once the planning and design is complete, you will need to estimate how many feet of rope, lighting strings and extension cords will be needed. Sometimes it is a good idea to draw a sketch of your home with measurements from the yard. The following are some important tips to remember when displaying lights.
1. Know the neighborhood rules to hanging lights. Make sure you are allowed to hang lights in your neighborhood and follow any Homeowners’ Association rules.
2. How to Hang Lights. To have lights on a house, it is helpful to have an 8 foot stepladder for a one story home and an extension ladder for anything higher. If you home has rain gutter, plastic clips provide a great way to hang the strings of lights. If you are attaching lights to boards or work, cup hooks work well.
3. Give your Christmas light display a focal point. Have something in your display that draws the eye into the yard. Decide if it will be a certain area of the yard, a large window, or the roof.
4. Traditional Christmas decorations. Some typical displays include a wreath on the door, candles in the windows, white lights and red bows and garland on the front porch railing. Santa, reindeer and nativity scenes are used a lot for yard art.
5. Walkways and driveways. Lighted candy canes are a great way to decorate a walkway. Christmas lights can also be displayed in shrubs and trees to light up the walkway or driveway.
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