String lights are the quintessential outdoor lights for Christmas. Outdoor holiday décor may even go so far as to add some lit up lawn decorations. Visualize five unique outdoor holiday lighting ideas that are sure to set you apart from the rest of suburbia.
Outdoor Christmas Lights from Costco – A Staple in Suburbia
Christmas 1998 drove home the point that outdoor holiday décor, which comes standard from Costco, saves you plenty of money but will also ensure that you – and all of your suburban neighbors – have a virtually identical setup. That being said, with just a bit of savvy and finesse, you can use string lights for five very unique outdoor holiday lighting ideas.
Solar Powered LED Starbursts
The Star of Bethlehem is a tried and true décor piece when it comes to outdoor Christmas lights, but the Christmas Depot has found a way to innovate on this old-time favorite. The actual starbursts measure four inches and are attached six to an 18 foot clear strand. Solar power makes these environmentally friendly string lights. A whopping 10 feet between light and charger offer you outdoor lights, which let you explore numerous unique lighting strategies.
Pre-lit Artificial Red Christmas Tree
It is red, measures three feet tall and about 26 inches in width. It comes with 100 red lights and can be used inside or outside. This unique outdoor holiday décor from Great Occasions amplifies a decorated porch, draws attention to outdoor Christmas lights of a driveway, and is a surefire attention getter, even if the rest of your holiday lighting is a bit meager. Combine it with small poinsettias in pots, and your display is almost complete.
When You Want to Make Do with String Lights in your Attic
Rather than merely hanging your outdoor lights, consider wrapping them around poles. You might already have poles on your porch or entry way. If you are a bit short of columns, consider wrapping the string lights around trees. Make this display unique by creating garlands to intersperse with the outdoor Christmas lights; experiment with fabrics, fake flowers, dime store pearls, and even Christmas ornaments.
Spruce Up Existing Christmas Outdoor Décor
Is Frosty looking a little pale around the gills? Spray on a heavy spread of glitter, train an outdoor plant spotlight onto the newly improved outdoor holiday décor and you will see Frosty explode in sparkly festiveness.
Take a Page from Martha Stewart’s Playbook
The ultimate bit of savvy comes from the domestic goddess herself. Martha Stewart discovered how to turn average star shaped ropes of string lights into shooting stars. The trick is to connect the stars to individual rope lights that create the illusion of a comet’s tail. Clip these to trees, and you have a yard filled with shooting stars. Odds are good that nobody else in the neighborhood thought of this.
Sources
http://www.christmasdepot.com/
http://www.greatoccasions.com/
http://www.marthastewart.com/
