Who says that Christmas lights are just for Christmas trees? In fact, why should they be wee to just one month of the year? preeminent designers across the globe are using wee white lights-traditionally used only for Christmas time-to originate unique and unforgettable statements in their client's homes.
But you don't have to be a designer (or hire one!) to learn how to use Christmas lights in your home décor. These versatile decorating tools can be used to originate a whimsical look in a laundry room or bathroom, or a more formal look in your living or dining room. Take a look at the suggestions below and then scope out your own home-are there areas that could use a wee "lighting up?"
Your Kitchen
Most kitchens are decorated in order to furnish warm, friendly environments that friends and family can obtain in and feel comfortable and at-home. That's why they are the excellent environment for Christmas lights. We've all grown up with Christmas lights on our trees and automatically delineate to them with a feeling of warmth. Try stringing a shoreline nearby that tall plant in the projection or along the lowest of your kitchen shelves.
Your Dining Room
A dining room is ordinarily more formal, but that doesn't mean you can't use Christmas lights there, too. If you have formal draperies with a swag try running a line of tiny white lights along the inside of the swag. It will originate a demure lighting corollary that is sure to charm your evening meal guests.
Your Bedroom
A bedroom should be decorated with quiet and peacefulness in mind. imagine snuggling down under a canopy bed with lights gently trailing along the rim. If you don't have a canopy you could originate a "light forest" in the projection of the room. plainly place an odd whole of large potted plants in the projection and string small Christmas lights nearby them. You can connect them all together for a more whimsical look, or string them separately for a formal design.
Living Room
If you want your living room to speak casualness or even whimsy, then Christmas lights add a great effect. If you have a fireplace, think placing the lights along the mantel, then decorating it with greenery. If you determined choose the décor that you place on top, it won't look at all Christmasy. For example, you could place modern statues along the mantel, or country-style wooden décor.
Your Bathroom
Your bathroom is the excellent location for strands and strands of Christmas lights. But beware! This decorating idea isn't for the faint-at-heart or conservative. Especially if your space is small, Christmas lights can open up the room by creating an airy look. Start by stringing the lights nearby the mirror, and then along the cabinets. If you're indeed daring, originate a fabric wrap-around your stand-alone sink, and then lay a shoreline of lights nearby it.
Garden
Finally, don't limit Christmas lights to the inside of your home. If you have a orchad in the backyard, what best way to show it off than to illuminate it with beautiful lighting? Wrap the trees, large bushes, and walkways with either primary white bulbs, or go all out, and use coordinating colored ones as well. (You're not just wee to red and greens anymore!)
However you use Christmas lights in your decorating styles, your home will be sure to stand out above the crowd!
