Outdoor Christmas Lights - What's your take?

[geeks]

I can't decide if this is council or not? We have for the first year ever put some up, nothing major just icicle LEDs up along the guttering, I can't decide if they need to come down or not

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Chavtastic

[TTmonkey]

Hated by miserable cu**s, generally.

Yes a bit council but so is just about everything connected to Christmas.

[alorotom]

There’s a massive scale though isn’t there from understated warm white lights around a door or porch to full blown illuminated rope led displays

Personally I like them all - it’s all personal expression and brings the owners and other happiness - granted I wouldn’t fancy living next door to one of the latter types though lol

[E31Shrew]

Saw a light thingy called Startastic today....almost tempted as could be used indoors after the big day. Probably

[anonymous-user]

Mine went up yesterday.

Icicles and small LEDs all over my pergola and back of the house. Xmas is a time to be happy

[surveyor]

We live in a 'posh' part of Doncaster (it's all relative). Our corner is mostly full of bungalows. Turning into it tonight it was depressingly dark, apart from the new neighbours from a more council part of town who have gone to town.

And it looks great IMO.

[g3org3y]

First Christmas in our new house so a novelty to get some lights out front (flat living for years prior).

White lights (warm/bright mix) in the bush next to the front door. Sorry not the best photo. Was considering icicle lights over the garage doors but decided against it as I felt it might make the front too 'busy'.



I like it.

Council? Not imo. Others may differ in their option however.

(I actually started a thread in the Home Section for people to show off their Christmas lights. For those who have outdoor lights, please feel free to contribute).

[Greendubber]

We have a small cone shaped bush/tree thing in a big pot by our front door so there are some lights in that and we have some around the little porch thing over our door.

Other than that we have a wreath on the door that's got a few little LED's and it looks nice.

No blue LED reindeers or big inflatable snowmen here.

I like Christmas lights, brightens things up!

[Mastodon2]

I like the, don't think it has to "council" unless it's massively over the top. I don't do it myself mainly as I can't be arsed, but I do enjoy Christmas and I like seeing a few lights.

[V8 FOU]

Yuk! Hate them - all just for a Pagan festival.
Bah, Humbug!

[moorx]

I must be council all the way, then

Icicle lights on the house, conservatory and both barns. My OH loves me - he has to put them up!

I love seeing them as I come along the lane and up the drive. A lot of the houses in my area have Christmas lights, which I like.

[Roofless Toothless]

I used to live in Epping, and every year the council and local shops tried to make the Christmas lights a bit more upmarket by using white lights only. The big tree in the market, and all the suspended lights over the High Street were white, and each shop had a little three or four foot tree mounted over their fascia boards also twinkling white.

Except for the butcher, who with all the aesthetic sensitivity traditional to his trade had coloured lights on his little tree. I bet he thought he was improving the show.

[TooMany2cvs]

Fill yer boots. What could be more tasteful and cheerful? Who could possibly argue against them...?

[Johnnytheboy]

Put it this way, our old village was pretty council and was lit up like the Blackpool seafront.

Our new village is pretty posh and I imagine our door wreath will be the highlight.

[DoubleD]

It can look ok if its done well, but mostly they look very council

[BoRED S2upid]

Can we lynch the first person to post pics of their inflatable Santa and projector projecting lights over their house?

Done well they can look good but there is a fine line between nice and chav.

[Yipper]

Everyone secretly loves shiny lights. Vegas, Times Square and Piccadilly Circus have become world-famous places because of their flashing chintz.

Get those Crissy decs out and council up everything. It only happens a few weeks a year. Brightens up the sh*t weather at this time of year.

[djc206]

TTmonkey said:

Hated by miserable cu**s, generally.

Yes a bit council but so is just about everything connected to Christmas.

^What he said

We don’t put lights up but I quite enjoy seeing them about, they add a little colour to the often monochromatic nature of the British winter.

[loafer123]

I put mine up tonight.

Solid white led lights coiling up the columns and across the porch.

I live in a listed house right in the centre of a busy village and I think they spread a little joy.