A guide for first year decorating

Obviously, if you’ve never attempted setting up an outdoor Christmas lighting display before now, you probably could use a few tips on how to get it underway. Most people’s biggest concern is working with electricity and if this is a first time, some safety tips are in order. Check with an electrical professional to get some guidelines about what you should have in the way of equipment and safety in order to get started.

For small homes, a lot of lighting is not required to make your home festive and colorful for the holidays. Too much can even look a little crowded or messy. Your goal is to make your home attractive and cheerful, not gaudy or tacky. Probably your first year you will want to be conservative both in price and amount of lighting. Just a simple spotlight directed toward the beautiful wreath on your front door can be very pretty. Of, if you prefer, wreaths can be purchased with lights attached to them.

Ideas for your first Outdoor Lighting project

Even a small decorated and lighted Christmas tree situated on a front porch or stoop can be very attractive. Use either clear white lights or colored ones, whichever you like. Another small addition could be a set of LED lights draped around the porch railing for a finished look.

You will probably want to have a lighted Santa Claus in your front yard for their enjoyment, or perhaps a Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer. Small children get so excited over this sign that Christmas is arriving soon. And, as they come on again each evening, the little squeals of delight continue. A lot of people agree that “Christmas” is for children. When it comes to Santa Claus it certainly is.

A checklist of equipment you will need

Most everyone chooses to put their light display on a timer so that at a specified time each night, around dusk, the lights come on, and at a time that you select, they automatically turn off at night. This can serve as a good security measure as well. No one will know whether you or home or not. This is a great feature if you plan to be away at Grandma’s for a couple of days/

Just think how proud you’ll be of yourself next year when you have everything you need to set up that holiday display once more. It won’t be a question anymore of how to begin, but when to begin. If the small children at home have any input, they’ll want the decorations put up very soon after Thanksgiving.

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