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Post by ihaveonly1l on Dec 28, 2017 0:03:29 GMT
I took the tree down. I'm going through twinkle light withdrawal. I love the lights on (all white with a few strands of twinkle dispersed throughout) and told my husband I seriously considered leaving the tree up year-round and decorating it to fit the season so I could have the lights nightly. My mom had a friend when I was growing up that never took her tree down, but she didn't light it the rest of the year. My husband asked why I just didn't find another location for the lights. Duh...
The space really doesn't seem like it has a logical place for the lights. This space doesn't have a fireplace in it which would seem like the best place (mantle). We do have lighting above the kitchen cabinets (space is open to that area) but I wouldn't want twinkle lights up there.
Any suggestions? I'll probably get over it in a couple days, but I'd love ideas.
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Dec 28, 2017 0:07:13 GMT
I have the fairy lights on a few things in the house. I have a super long strand I bought on amazon wrapped around my headboard, it has a remote and can change from twinkle to steady. In the living room I have a very large glass canister with decor balls from Pier One and Hobby lovby that has a strand of fairy lights in it. There’s also a strand on the den mantle.
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Post by J u l e e on Dec 28, 2017 0:11:31 GMT
I got rid of a ficus tree because I hated dusting it, but I always thought that would be fun to put twinkle lights on.
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Post by miss_lizzie on Dec 28, 2017 0:19:52 GMT
When we put away the Christmas decorations, we put up “winter” decorations—white lights and snowmen. Otherwise the house looks so plain.
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Post by jen on Dec 28, 2017 0:37:57 GMT
I have white strands of lights up in our kitchen year round. My inspiration was Nigella Lawson's old cooking shows & she had strands of lights hanging everywhere in her kitchen.
I also have the long strands of fairy lights from amazon, as mentioned above. They are along 5 shelves on the wall in our kitchen too.
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Post by femalebusiness on Dec 28, 2017 0:43:07 GMT
I have a dark corner in the living room. I took a set of 300 white icicle lights and hung them on a hook in the corner of the ceiling. It is a waterfall of light in the corner of the room. I liked it so much I hung a set in my bedroom. I will always have them in my home from now on.
I just took them the out of the box, put the plug end on the floor, stretched the line of lights up to the hook and let the excess hang back down. I didn't straighten them out or arrange them at all they were just kind of bunched together right out of the box. As they hung there they relaxed. Even in the daytime when they are off they look good.
I'd post a picture but my iPad photos are too big, they won't upload.
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Post by belgravia on Dec 28, 2017 1:06:20 GMT
My daughter has two strings of fairy lights kind of swagged over her bed. Her bed is inset into an alcove, and we put three tiny nails in the wall right at the ceiling, one at the midway point and one at each end of the alcove. Then we just took one strand, swagged it from nail to nail and then did the same with the second strand. It looks so pretty!
I also have a huge long string of the twinkle lights from restoration hardware kind of bunched up and stuck inside a faceted glass terrarium. It's on my book case and looks beautiful, it's just this huge mass of tiny little lights.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Dec 28, 2017 1:10:27 GMT
I have icicle lights hanging above my buffet in my dining room. I leave them up all year.
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Post by katybee on Dec 28, 2017 1:26:16 GMT
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Post by Leone on Dec 28, 2017 1:46:30 GMT
Fairy lights are my new favorite.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2017 1:47:12 GMT
I have them on the window in my art room year round. I have mini blinds which are always open, then the little white lights strung vertically in the window, about 2-3" apart per row. Then I have a sheer curtain on the inside so I don't see the wires during the day. They are on a timer for about 5 hours per day and I love the way they look from inside and outside the house.
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Post by arielsmom on Dec 28, 2017 2:06:14 GMT
I have a string of icicle lights up in the sunroom, hanging on the divider between the tall windows and the angled windows. Put them up one year for Christmas, and did not take them down. Just right for watching TV.
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Post by annabella on Dec 28, 2017 2:07:58 GMT
My daughter has two strings of fairy lights kind of swagged over her bed. I see a lot of people do this on insta while it looks pretty for the picture, I would be afraid of it starting a fire. Warm lights on a fabric headboard. I wouldn't feel comfortable with it. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Dec 28, 2017 2:11:57 GMT
I put a set of solar ones that I got from Amazon across the tulle canopy on DD’s bed. They have about seven settings, from solid on to varying patterns of blinking.
A friend of mine wound some around a floral garland that she got from Michael’s and hung it around her patio door. She also has a set inside a glass block that she uses as a nightlight in a dark corner of her living room.
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Dec 28, 2017 2:14:03 GMT
My daughter has two strings of fairy lights kind of swagged over her bed. I see a lot of people do this on insta while it looks pretty for the picture, I would be afraid of it starting a fire. Warm lights on a fabric headboard. I wouldn't feel comfortable with it. The fairy lights do not put out any heat and are led. Mine have been on my headboard/bedding for over two years. I turn them off when I go to bed. They’re great for a reading light too. |
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Dec 28, 2017 2:15:04 GMT
I have a dark corner in the living room. I took a set of 300 white icicle lights and hung them on a hook in the corner of the ceiling. It is a waterfall of light in the corner of the room. I liked it so much I hung a set in my bedroom. I will always have them in my home from now on. I just took them the out of the box, put the plug end on the floor, stretched the line of lights up to the hook and let the excess hang back down. I didn't straighten them out or arrange them at all they were just kind of bunched together right out of the box. As they hung there they relaxed. Even in the daytime when they are off they look good. I'd post a picture but my iPad photos are too big, they won't upload. Ooh that sounds interesting now I really want to see. FYI if you screen shot a pic in your iPad camera roll and crop it a bit it will let you upload on here. That’s how I post all my pics. |
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Post by ihaveonly1l on Dec 28, 2017 2:17:53 GMT
Thanks! I’d love to see some pictures. I do have a set of the fairy lights in a vase thing by the entry door, but I can’t enjoy them unless I walk by. I think a few more sets of those will be a great option.
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Post by annabella on Dec 28, 2017 2:36:08 GMT
PolarGreen12 I'd love to see a pic of your lights! I really want it for my bed but I'm still scared. lol
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Post by Sarah*H on Dec 28, 2017 2:49:14 GMT
After her last Christmas, my grandma said that she didn't want to take the tree down, she loved the lights and how it looked in her living room so much. My mom & aunts redecorated it with seashell and beach themed ornaments which was my grandma's other great love. She lived for 8 more months and I've often thought about how much joy that tree probably brought to her. It's really the same concept as "use the good china" and "dance like no one is watching," right?
My daughter always has fairy lights in her room and I think this year we finally found enough battery powered ones that I'll leave them up in the living room as well.
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Dec 28, 2017 2:53:48 GMT
annabella heres a pic on the multi color setting. Ignore the cat hair on my pillows, Cairo likes to sleep on my head. 
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Post by belgravia on Dec 28, 2017 2:53:56 GMT
My daughter has two strings of fairy lights kind of swagged over her bed. I see a lot of people do this on insta while it looks pretty for the picture, I would be afraid of it starting a fire. Warm lights on a fabric headboard. I wouldn't feel comfortable with it. My daughter doesn't have a headboard, but the lights don't put out any heat. You can easily hang them high enough that they wouldn't touch your headboard if you're uneasy about it. |
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Post by annabella on Dec 28, 2017 3:15:37 GMT
Your lights are really pretty! Does your name start with the letter A? I have a 8" Lighted Marquee Sign Letters with the letter A on my night stand.
Now that I think about it I don't know how my lights would hold on to my fabric headboard???
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Post by femalebusiness on Dec 28, 2017 3:31:47 GMT
I have a dark corner in the living room. I took a set of 300 white icicle lights and hung them on a hook in the corner of the ceiling. It is a waterfall of light in the corner of the room. I liked it so much I hung a set in my bedroom. I will always have them in my home from now on. I just took them the out of the box, put the plug end on the floor, stretched the line of lights up to the hook and let the excess hang back down. I didn't straighten them out or arrange them at all they were just kind of bunched together right out of the box. As they hung there they relaxed. Even in the daytime when they are off they look good. I'd post a picture but my iPad photos are too big, they won't upload. Ooh that sounds interesting now I really want to see. FYI if you screen shot a pic in your iPad camera roll and crop it a bit it will let you upload on here. That’s how I post all my pics. I just tried that but it didn’t work. I sounds like it should. I will fool around with it and see if I can get it to work. |
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Post by femalebusiness on Dec 28, 2017 3:51:37 GMT
PolarGreen12 I gave up and ran it through Photoshop on my laptop. This is not a great picture but you get the idea. They usually go all the way to the floor but at the very bottom the lights are out. It is time to change out the strand because they also get yellow after a while. I change the strand about every eighteen months. I usually buy a few sets every Christmas so I have spares on hand. Also the bows are only on because it is Christmas. 
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Dec 28, 2017 4:05:53 GMT
PolarGreen12 I gave up and ran it through Photoshop on my laptop. This is not a great picture but you get the idea. They usually go all the way to the floor but at the very bottom the lights are out. It is time to change out the strand because they also get yellow after a while. I change the strand about every eighteen months. I usually buy a few sets every Christmas so I have spares on hand. Also the bows are only on because it is Christmas. View Attachment Cute! I have a dark corner in the den, this may be a good solution. |
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Dec 28, 2017 4:07:17 GMT
Your lights are really pretty! Does your name start with the letter A? I have a 8" Lighted Marquee Sign Letters with the letter A on my night stand. Now that I think about it I don't know how my lights would hold on to my fabric headboard??? Yup I’m an Andrea. There are several more As on that wall, one is a lighted marquee one too. You could just swoosh them from one top corner to the other and let the swag hang down the center. |
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Post by workingclassdog on Dec 28, 2017 4:10:25 GMT
I want lights now!!!
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Post by ~Susan~ on Dec 28, 2017 5:26:31 GMT
I have fairy lights in colored glass jars on shelves in my living room and I love the ambience they provide.
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Post by Just Beth on Dec 28, 2017 5:40:41 GMT
I have fairy lights in colored glass jars on shelves in my living room and I love the ambience they provide. I would love to see a photo of this! Are they electric or battery? |
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Dec 28, 2017 5:49:15 GMT
I have fairy lights in colored glass jars on shelves in my living room and I love the ambience they provide. Ooh I forgot I have one of those on my vanity. It’s a gold mercury glass mason jar with a set of warm white in it. I bet it looks cute in the colored glass! Great ambiance. |
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