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Christmas lighting can add flare and grace to any house during the holiday season. However, very few people realize that Christmas lighting can be used all year through in a variety of places. How unfair is it to only utilized these beautiful Christmas lights a single month a year.
Believe it or not there are a number of famous and successful designers who use miniature Christmas lighting in their interior decorating. This type of light adds subtle and understated grace to the more intimate areas of your house. Obviously, you do not have to be a designer or hire a designer to learn how to use Christmas lighting in your everyday décor. Christmas lights can add a fun style to a laundry room or bathroom. They can also add elegance and romance to living rooms and dining rooms. How? Below are a few tips and techniques which help you decorate with Christmas lighting: If you want your kitchen to feel warm and inviting then you should use Christmas lights in the décor. The kitchen is the hearth of the home. It is the place were family and friends gather. It should feel comfortable and intimate. Try placing strings of Christmas lights on the tops of your cabinets behind the decorations. You can also place Christmas lights on the underside of your cupboards to let the kitchen have a soft glow when the overhead lights are not in use. Christmas lights can be used on large indoor plants and trees. While dining rooms are much more formal then kitchens there is still room for a little mood lighting. Formal draperies can be lined with miniature Christmas lights. Even the drapery swags can be decorated with these lights. It will create an intimate, comfortable, yet formal space that your family and visitors will enjoy. Bedroom canopies are a great place to tuck away lights. Under the bed, mounted against the bed frame, can create a floating bed look – which is both fun and romantic. The bedroom should be a place of relaxation and the soft glow of white lights can be just the thing to warm up bedroom décor. The outside of your house should not be ignored when it comes to decorating with lights. Certainly gardens and patios are a great place to have Christmas lights. Try trimming your garden paths with lights and enjoy the darkness. This will make your backyard into a whimsical playground as the sun sets. Fireplaces and mantels in the living room are a great place for Christmas lighting, the whole year through. Interspersed with with greenery, hidden behind firewood, tucked up under the mantel, or weaved into a wreath which sits above the fireplace are all great examples how to utilized Christmas lighting. |
Christmas Lighting