How long do you leave cards up for?

[SunshineAndFizz]

We've had a baby recently and have received lots of lovely cards (and continue to do so as people visit). They're on our mantle as well as the window sill in the living room.

How long do you usually keep your cards up for?

I don't want to take them down yet but my husband thinks it's probably time.

For a new baby, or wedding etc a few weeks is fine, or as long as you want. Birthdays a few days.

About a week, then they annoy me. Special cards like baby ones I tend to keep in a box

As long as you want. My birthday cards are still up 6 weeks down the line as they make me feel happy

We had our wedding anniversary three weeks ago, cards are still up.

A week. But then with babies they don't all come on a set day...

One week on the dot.

Usually until the next occasion or major spring clean.

New baby? A month. Christmas cards? From the minute we get them to 5th January. Birthday or Anniversary? A week.

New house or new job? About 2 or 3 weeks.

A week is standard in my house.

A few weeks. A bit longer with baby cards because they arrive in dribs and drabs and I wouldn’t want the latecomer cards to be lonely!

A week. But never put Xmas cards up

Once I've read them, straight to recycling.

Birthday cards - only up for the actual day

Christmas cards - until the decorations come down on 27th

New baby/wedding/new home/get well soon/sympathy - a week at most

A week for birthday/anniversary cards generally.

I read them, then I recycle them.

Up to a month.

All cards, apart from Christmas cards, stay up for a week, then taken down and recycled.
We have some string up across a bit of wall that all our cards are hung over. Keeps them out the way!

We’ve got a long string of fairy lights that go across the dining room wall at nearly veiling height, all cards get hung on those and have been known to stay up there for a good month (birthday cards, Christmas cards ger taken down when the Christmas decs get taken down)

I'd be inclined to leave them up a few weeks so guests visiting you can see you appreciated it. No more than 3 weeks probably then the clutter would start to annoy me!

A new baby, a month. Birthdays, five days tops. Christmas a week.

Birthday cards and similar usually at least a month, Christmas cards until tree comes down

I forgot to add, we don't get many so it is not very cluttery

Birthdays are a week. But I would say celebrations like new borns, marriage etc more like 2.

A week.