Christmas spirit is in the air! It’s time to take out your Christmas decorations and set up your tree! We look at decorating and lighting options to help you and your home get ready this Christmas.
Inflatable Christmas Decorations
Inflatable Christmas decorations are a crowd favourite when decorating outside your home! They are big enough that you can see them when driving past and are a great staple to build your Christmas display around!
Inflatable decorations are best used on the lawn as they need to be pegged into the ground to avoid blowing away. During December, you may also need to take them down when mowing the lawn. When you set them back up after mowing, we recommend moving them around to allow the grass underneath to recover.
Here are a few of our favourite inflatable options that are on the market:
Arlec 6m Inflatable Low Voltage Greeting Santa
Arlec 1.2m Inflatable PVC Champagne Bauble
Christmas lights and your lawn
When setting up your light display, it is best to avoid setting the majority on the lawn, as they will need to be moved when mowing. Installing your lights in trees, shrubs, and on house fixtures will allow passers-by to better see your light display as they are elevated from the ground. When choosing your lighting options for outside, it is always best to ensure your lights are suitable for outdoor use.
For shrubs and trees, net lights are a great option. These lights simply need to be placed over the tree like a blanket, and away you go.
When wrapping Christmas lights around trees, start at the bottom and work your way up and around the tree in a spiral.
Rope lights are an excellent option for outlining fixtures like a garden bed, driveway, or roof.
Christmas light set up tips
Keep your Christmas lights organised. When mowing, avoid moving your lights into piles as they can get tangled. Wrapping your lights around a rectangular piece of cardboard or even on a clothes hanger will help prevent tangling from occurring. If you have multiple sets of lights that will need to be moved throughout December, labelling them will help make putting them back out an easier task.
When connecting extension leads outdoors, we recommend using a weatherproof connector protector. These will help protect your cords from deterioration, including protection from rain, dust, and tampering. Connector protectors can be used for a single lead or a whole power board. Some of our favourites are the Ampfibian X1 Weatherproof Connector Protector and the Arlec 4 Outlet Weatherproof Electrical Enclosure Box.
Gutter hooks are ideal when setting up a wide variety of lights on your house. Gutter hooks will attach to your house’s gutters and allow you to clip up your lights.
LED projectors are also a great option to use if you don’t have the time to set up lights across your home. Outdoor LED projectors will commonly have a stake or a base option. Once plugged in, they will project lights onto the selected area.
