Christmas bling for the home?

Marmight, I am wondering if you are my long-lost twin. I keep reading your posts and thinking 'I do that!' You even watch all the same tv programmes.

I used to have a tree in every room, and garlands everywhere. I am trying to be minimalist but am not being allowed to be, partly because DBH&Son just ignore me and put it up anyway, partly because of the GCs coming here every Christmas. I quietly throw out a few decorations every year, but DBH is a real decorations addict so buys almost as many as I discard. I can think I'm safe, then he will return from a quick trip to Homebase with a whole new string of lights or something.

We do take it in turns to choose colour schemes though, and I usually aim for plain whites and silvers when it is my turn.

I do like lots of white lights everywhere, it makes the winter gloom seem less depressing, I keep the lights on the weeping cherry in the front garden until the end of march.

Ignore them Agus they are being rude.

Oh gawd! thinking about it now though.....no, I won't go there

Strangely enough Ana I have never tried that, may get the old DH too excited.

Minimalist. I have a few 'choice' items, twinkly lights, a garland on the front door and a big tree. I used to have garlands twisted up the bannister, all round the fireplaces and candles all the way up the stairs and holly and mistletoe hanging from every conceivable place. But, no more. There are boxes of decorations from the past which don't see daylight these days. I feel claustrophobic with too much clutter and the day everything is taken down, I feel a huge sense of relief and space. I am considering putting the tree outside this year - there are large bi-fold doors in the kitchen so it could be seen from the house quite well!

Don't we all, Agus?!

At this time of year, I will jump on any excuse to decorate the house. I do this for St Andrews Day, Christmas and Burns Night. It definitely brightens our mood during the dark days of winter. DC always enjoyed it and now, GCs enjoy it too. I now put some clear lights on a bush I have at the front.

Definitely blingy. Although a lot of our decs are old. I made the fairy on the tree when my girls were tiny. And I like the old fashioned paperchains - the linked ones.

I always get into a heck of a state when putting them up though. Seems to take me all day. And I'm fit to drop by the time I've finished.