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Christmas
Decorating Trends
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by:
Catherine Spelling
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This year, the latest craze in Christmas
decorating is going back in time. Homeowners seem to be less interested
in the icicle-type lights and the use of single color strands. Baby
boomers seem to be harkening back to the days of their youth, by
bringing back the full color glory of traditional Christmas lights.
Lawn ornaments have become a must-have for the decorating elves in your
neighborhood. Families everywhere are installing huge lawn ornaments,
many consisting of animated light patterns. They sheer number of
choices for shapes, sizes, and designs should tell you that these are
very popular with festive homeowners. I am a huge fan of the old-style
bubble lights (you know…..the ones with colored water and bubbles
inside), and they have returned with a vengeance.
Many people seem to be gravitating back to using real trees, instead of
using plastic pre-fab ones. Who can blame them? They smell great, and
they make Christmas feel that much more real. My family has always used
a real tree. It has become a family tradition to go out and cut the
tree ourselves. We usually wait until mid-December. We all get bundled
up in our snow gear, get our sleighs out, along with a thermos of hot
apple cider, and make our way into the bush. The kids love it, the dog
loves it, and it makes for an excellent family adventure!
It seems that Christmas flowers have also changed with the times.
Although the classic red poinsettia will likely be with us for the rest
of time, many florists are offering their customers alternatives. As
has been the case with flowers in general for some time, florists are
now adding dyes to traditional holiday flowers and bouquets. My
personal favorite happens to be a bright violet poinsettia. My daughter
prefers cobalt blue. What is yours?
Whether you are a staunch Christmas traditionalist or you are keen on
changing along with the current decorating trends, Christmas
decorations have never before been so varied and left consumers with so
many choices. So get out there and shop, shop, shop! Tis the season,
after all!
About the author:
Catherine Spelling absolutely loves Christmas with family and friends.
She often starts shopping for next year on Boxing Day, and hides the
gifts for an entire year. When she is not trying to prevent her
children from finding her purchases, she writes for
christmaslightsanddecorations.com – an online resources for all things
relating to Christmas and decorations, with information about Christmas
lights, Christmas
ornaments, Christmas
crafts and more.
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