How to safely decorate your home for Christmas?
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Like millions of people who celebrate Christmas, I will be decorating a tree and my home this weekend. To make it somewhat more fun, I will have two friends helping me out, but not everyone is so lucky. Martin writes, “I am single but I still want to decorate my newly bought home (yes, property prices have fallen and the time to buy is now). Any tips for me?” America’s First Home has some excellent tips if you are going to do it alone:
- Trim your shrubbery and trees before hanging lights – not only to make them look better, but to make decorating easier.
- Make a sketch of your planned design on paper before beginning the decorating process.
- Opt for commercial-grade lights that will stay lit even if one bulb burns out.
- Use gutter clips to easily secure lights to the house.
- An automatic timer will ensure your lights turn on and off at the appropriate time each day – even if you’re not home.
- If you are on a tight budget, don’t worry about buying all of your outdoor decorations at once. Buy a few items each year to build your collection, shopping post-holiday sales.
- Red bows, hung strategically on doors, garage doors and windows are an inexpensive way to make a cheerful holiday statement.
- When it’s time to take lights down, roll cords on the cord rollers available at many discount stores.
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