How do you decorate outside your house for Christmas?

[ranoutofnames]

By us, it's like Blackpool illuminations but I haven't a clue where to start. How do you make your house look pretty??

[NoComet]

White icicle lights along the road side and round the conservatory. Multi coloured lights in various trees. There's a tree in the conservatory that's far more visible to passers by than us.

And a star in the window, of course

[ICanSeeTheSeaFromHere]

We have a red berry wreath on the front door, twinkly lights in the bay tree and a nice lantern hanging from the porch/canopy over the door. Simple but pretty.

[ranoutofnames]

I like the idea of simple and classy. Is it better to stick to white lights do you think?

[NoComet]

We do white on the house and coloured on the trees.

We are a bit in the middle of nowhere, no street lights. If we had modern white leds on the end tree it would be very in drivers faces coming round the corner.

[Snozwanger]

Ranout, I'm with you on the white theme. We have a string if white icicles along our garage and this year have added a single white snowflake inside our front window. The icicle was only £2.99 from B&M but looks really good. We'll add a real traditional wreath to the door next week

[marzipanned]

This is a VERY stupid question but do you run an extension cord from an internal electricity supply? And how do you manage that without having a little gap in one of the windows? I really want to put up outside lights this year but have no idea which plug to use!

[ilovepowerhoop]

we feed the thin bit of wire from the lights through the window and plug them in inside. We are able to shut the window - it does compress the wire a bit but hasnt ever broken through the outer plastic cover of the wire

[marzipanned]

Great, thanks powerhoop.

[Rosvita]

Marzipanned glad you asked that as I have often wondered that question too!

[Hulababy]

Only thing we have outside is the Santa stop here sign.

[ranoutofnames]

Having been searching on the internet, you can buy battery lights so don't need mains. John lewis have some nice ones.

[Rubybrazilianwax]

We have icicle lights along the eaves of the porch, lights around 2 fauxxmas trees on the step and over a tree at the gate.
You buy an outdoor box if you need to plug into an extension lead.

[KungFuBustle]

I just make sure I've trimmed me bush.

[BobCrotchstitch]

I have a real wreath (which I made myself) and two little jam jars with tea lights in that are hanging on the hanging basket brackets. We have no real front garden so that's enough for us

[Mum2Fergus]

Not sure! Moved to new house in Feb so not decorated it for Xmas yet...I've a nice pre-lot wreath (but not sure how to attach to PVC door), loads off icicle lights (but no longer have porch,can't reach guttering, may put along the privet).

[spottymoo]

We have an outdoor waterproof socket it's plugged in down the cable for the plug goes through an air vent. We have white icicles round the guttering at the front and a pop up snow man.

The wreath at his house is tied on the knocker but at the old house I had a thick ribbon on the wreath that came over the door and was attached to the foot handle inside

[ilovepowerhoop]

you can get wreath holders that hang over the top of the door. I bought a giant sucker hook that attaches to a glass panel on my front door and have hung (my first ever) wreath on it. Got the sucker in Homebase.

[ICanSeeTheSeaFromHere]

We have a wooden front door but a wreath hanger makes it harder to lock so I have stapled a ribbon to the top bat of the door out of sight to hang the wreath.

I am loving the sainsburys christmas tree scented candle, the house smells of christmas now too!

[ICanSeeTheSeaFromHere]

Top bar even... it has been a long night with sick kiddies!

[miffybun73]

We have outside is a Santa Stop Here sign in a plant pot by tyhe front door and a wreath hanging on the door.

The Christmas Tree will be in the window so can be seen as you're walking past (assuming that the curtains are open)

[miffybun73]

I think that white lights look nice, but blue ones just look awful.

[TheGreatWizardQuiQuaeQuod]

I have a nice wreath on the front door.

[AngryFeet]

We keep it simple with white icicle lights along the front of the house and these on the windows. Also have a coloured bauble wreath on the front door.