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Post by tallgirl on Nov 24, 2015 20:06:28 GMT
We are in the market for some new Christmas lights this year, and I am having a hard time deciding what I would like to buy. Should we get all clear classic twinkly lights? Should we get some of the fun retro-looking big colourful bulbs? Decisions, decisions.
What do you decorate your exterior with for the holidays? And, do you have any photos to share? |
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Post by kristi521 on Nov 24, 2015 20:11:55 GMT
We do white icicle lights. This year we are going to add white and red on our 2 columns up front. No pictures from me, I never think to take pictures outside and it is usually so cold.
I think anything you go with will be beautiful. I think they add a nice cheerful touch in the dreary, dark winter.
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Post by eastcoastpea on Nov 24, 2015 20:30:44 GMT
We stopped putting lights outside a few years ago. However, I appreciate everyone who does decorate the outside of their house. From elegant to over the top, I love it all.  |
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Post by smartypants71 on Nov 24, 2015 21:06:16 GMT
I'm in a townhouse which has a narrow elevation. I do white icicle lights over the 2 garage doors and then I do multicolor "net style" lighting on the one bush. I put up a wreath on the door, a cute Christmas sign and maybe a poinsettia, and that's the extent of my decorating.
ETA: Most people in my neighborhood pay to have someone put up their lights, so they are usually quite the spectacle. I need to take a pic of the house a couple blocks over from me. It is so beautiful and colorful!
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Post by myboysnme on Nov 24, 2015 23:58:49 GMT
I use the old fashioned color C-9 bulbs.
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Post by pierkiss on Nov 25, 2015 0:19:33 GMT
We use colorful LEDs. I hate white lights. To me they're boring and have no personality.
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Post by birdy on Nov 25, 2015 0:27:06 GMT
We have a long white split level, DH puts a red spot light on the left and right and a green one in the middle shining up on the house and red/green lights in the Canadian Hemlock tree off the front porch flower bed. Plus, 6 red, white and green ornament lights in the big maple in our front yard.
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Post by peasapie on Nov 25, 2015 0:29:49 GMT
I'm in a townhouse and we don't hang lights. I do have candles in the window that are battery powered and go on at 6, off at 12, daily. I have a wreath on the door. We have a wooden bench out front which I decorate with evergreens and red plaid bows.
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Post by padresfan619 on Nov 25, 2015 0:35:58 GMT
We got some of the medium sized retro style bulbs. We haven't put them up yet but I'm excited to have the style I actually want! I have never found the flat matte large colorful bulbs until this year. Previously I was only able to find shiny ones with a weird diamond pattern.
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Post by tallgirl on Nov 25, 2015 0:40:33 GMT
We got some of the medium sized retro style bulbs. We haven't put them up yet but I'm excited to have the style I actually want! I have never found the flat matte large colorful bulbs until this year. Previously I was only able to find shiny ones with a weird diamond pattern. What brand are they? I know the style of lights you are talking about and far prefer them, but they are so hard to find! |
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Post by GiantsFan on Nov 25, 2015 0:41:02 GMT
I use the old fashioned color C-9 bulbs. We use the C-9 colored lights, too. Both DH and prefer the look of colored lights over white, and the LED lights seem to have a blue-ish hue. The C-9 bulbs are perfect. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 25, 2015 0:41:46 GMT
This is going to be the first year we're not adding lights on the house and out front.
Every year DH would put the multi-color C-9 along the roof line and garage, put green lights on all the bushes, and then put a few white light deer near the bushes/trees.
This year we're just hanging our wreath on the door and putting an uplight on it.
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Post by padresfan619 on Nov 25, 2015 0:44:02 GMT
We got some of the medium sized retro style bulbs. We haven't put them up yet but I'm excited to have the style I actually want! I have never found the flat matte large colorful bulbs until this year. Previously I was only able to find shiny ones with a weird diamond pattern. What brand are they? I know the style of lights you are talking about and far prefer them, but they are so hard to find! GE! I found them at Lowe's. |
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