Pony Talk => Off Topic => Topic started by: SourdoughStomper on December 10, 2016, 06:09:30 AM
Title: Deck the halls
Post by: SourdoughStomper on December 10, 2016, 06:09:30 AM
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I live in a rented townhouse, so I don't really do any outdoor decorating. I suppose I could put a string of lights around the edge of the window, thought. Maybe I'll plan to do that next year. :)
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Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: Leave a Whisper on December 10, 2016, 06:17:22 AM
Not yet.
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Post by: Taxel on December 10, 2016, 06:57:45 AM
Apartment for us so no lights either.
When we move I'd love to decorate our bedroom with some string lights. It would be so pretty!
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: CoonhoundBetty on December 10, 2016, 07:02:18 AM
Nope, no lights, you can't see our house from the road, so no point LOL
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Post by: MangleCrafter on December 10, 2016, 07:25:02 AM
I live in an apartment, but i have two balconies so it's nice to decorate them all nice and pretty :biggrin:
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Post by: ladybastilla on December 10, 2016, 09:14:00 AM
My favorite thing we're doing outside is a string of lights around one of the pine trees in the front yard. What makes it neat is that the lights reflect into the rooms of our home and look like glistening green, white and red stars are swirling and shattering against the ceilings and walls. Since mini tree doesn't have lights, this display kinda makes up for it.
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: Gingerbread on December 10, 2016, 09:34:19 AM
No, but it just wouldn't suit our 200yo house :)
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Post by: Carrehz on December 10, 2016, 10:19:00 AM
Nah, we've never done it, for whatever reason. It doesn't really appeal to me anyway, haha.
We do put up lights inside, though ^^
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: LunaMoonCustoms1212 on December 10, 2016, 10:50:17 AM
we didn't do it this year, time got away from us :cold:
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Post by: EnaRocketQueen on December 10, 2016, 10:56:52 AM
We live in a tiny flat so there's not really room. If we had a house we'd probably put some lights and decorations up
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: Miniature Sheep on December 10, 2016, 12:31:48 PM
It's not really wise to have outdoor decorations down my neck of the woods, because the specific street I live on is right at the bottom of some steep hills, so it gets hammered by the wind - one year we had an entire fence blow down in the back garden! I did consider putting some indoor decorations up this year but laziness got the better of me. I may pick up some nice fairy lights to bring some festive pizzazz to the place, though - it's not too late to make some kind of effort! XD
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: Chibiskittles on December 10, 2016, 01:20:03 PM
I just have my Christmas tree up with a few strings of lights :) We just moved into a house and currently dont really have outdoor decorations (we rented for years until now)
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: TJgamer on December 10, 2016, 11:23:46 PM
We hang a few lights inside the house, but that's it.
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: Beldarna on December 11, 2016, 03:15:26 AM
I have a string of light on my balcony as we live in an apartment. I'm too lazy to take it down afterwards so it's up 365 days a year. It's rather discreet tho so none notice it until I turn it on, which I do in November already as it's pretty dark from 2 pm and then it's on 24/7 until the middle of Febryary when the sun starts to come back. It's nice this time of year as almost everyone does so. It's so warm and welcoming coming into the neighbourhood with all the lights from everyones balconies :).
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: mlp4me on December 11, 2016, 09:50:01 AM
We had lights up a few years ago, but it's been a while since we decorated the outside of the house. It doesn't help that we have no outlets on the front of our house...
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: Griffin on December 11, 2016, 11:50:57 AM
Just a string of light on the balcony - actually I didn't put it up until today, but better late than never! I usually put it up in November, the darkness is so depressing, and leave it there until February or March.
We also got a new window candolier this year, those are really common here. I put it on the kitchen table, I love how it instantly gives the room a Christmassy feel. :)
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: ladygodiva on December 11, 2016, 12:15:25 PM
No, I do not put them. I put a Christmas tree and a little decoration.
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Post by: S.o.a.r. on December 11, 2016, 12:20:10 PM
I really like Christmas but this is the second year I just don't have the energy to decorate at all, so no Christmas lights for me... ^.^
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: Taffeta on December 11, 2016, 06:26:07 PM
In my student accommodation, it's too much bother to put up anything just to take it down when I go home for the holiday. I don't know if any lights are going up at home, but I suspect if so it won't be much. Dad really doesn't want to be bothered with it any more.
My sister, by contrast, has fairy lights up in her flat all year round, just because.
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: Kittywhiskers on December 11, 2016, 08:15:13 PM
None of the above. We don't celebrate Christmas, but ever since we moved into this house, there's been a single string of lights hanging down from the roof for some reason. Don't know who put those up there, or when, or if they're actually connected to any kind of power source. They're just... there.
I do think they'd probably be really pretty if they were ever on, though.
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: tikibirds on December 12, 2016, 12:58:35 AM
I have some, only cause I missed out last year as christmas really isn't a thing in China. The school had a tree but that was all.
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: SnorkMaiden on December 12, 2016, 05:25:59 AM
I've got a couple of LED candles and blinking lights as part of the Christmas display on my dining table. I don't have any lights on the windows, for the simple reason that this is the first year I'm living in my flat and I haven't worked out yet how it could be done (very high ceilings, plus no plug sockets anywhere near the windows). Next year, I might borrow a ladder and give it a go.
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: nessy_86 on December 12, 2016, 06:48:06 AM
My yard is completely decorated. We literally cannot add another thing without popping the breaker. We have all kinds of decorations in the yard and I love it. It's random, but it's mine. lol
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: glitterball on December 12, 2016, 12:29:42 PM
Just a simple string of warm-white outdoor lights for us - but they are very pretty as there are sections that hang down, almost like icicles.
We have white lights on our indoor tree, so they both look great in the evening darkness, when looking in at our window!
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: ringwraith10 on December 12, 2016, 12:44:37 PM
I used to put lights up, but now I live in an apartment on the back of the building, so no one would see my lights. Thankfully my neighbors in the front do put up lights.
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: SupernaturalSuperStarlet on December 13, 2016, 06:02:02 AM
I wasn't really sure what to put. We only have those laser things... Star shower or something.
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: Duenia on December 13, 2016, 07:27:59 AM
I have lights up in my apartment year round so those totally count right? They're strung along the edge of the ceiling and super pretty. It's super relaxing to lay there in in the dark with them on.
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Post by: dragonfly on December 13, 2016, 07:51:38 AM
we have some on our bushes and porch, nothing spectacular, but they make me happy. I love Christmas lights.
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Post by: Mkia on December 13, 2016, 08:17:40 AM
This is our first year in our new house, so we decided to have fun decorating it! We have quite a few lights outside and bought some cute light up woodland creatures to place outside too :)
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: Thunderwing on December 13, 2016, 04:50:26 PM
I have some that I put up outside. Just what I can do by myself without a ladder. I really want a silver light up deer (buck), but they are pricey and always sold out for the really nice ones.
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: Stormness_1 on December 14, 2016, 01:09:30 AM
My hubby LOVES Christmas, so he does a light display, and I give him directions and hand the lights to him and stuff... it's beautiful. Our whole front yard has lights zig-zagging across, like a pretty light canopy, as well as the front fence and the trees out front. It's not the biggest display in the world, or the best, but it's nice, and I love the part of hubby that considers it an absolute must, even if just one other person gets enjoyment from it, he's happy.
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: hilamb on December 15, 2016, 09:13:23 AM
Basic lights, and alot of candles and lanterns. :biggrin:
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: Harmonie on December 15, 2016, 04:53:33 PM
I can't really put up lights outside due to living in an apartment, but I saw one person has tried. I wonder how long that will last. lol
The inside of my apartment is somewhat decorated - a lit garland over my desk, a lit garland of the same type over my kitchen cabinets, a small string of battery lights on my keyboard (piano), a little lit tree on my dining table and another larger tree.
I bought some pink lights and some red and green lights but have no idea what to do with them, sadly.
EDIT: No, I just found the perfect place for the pink lights. My dad put up some hangers to extend a cord over my bathroom, which I made a little colorful and pink, so yay.
Tried the red and green lights because I found a place for them, but only half of them are working. T.T
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: Haruna on December 16, 2016, 08:36:00 PM
We have a nice light display, with a manger scene, lights around some of the trees and walls, etc., and, this year, the reindeer I've been wanting ^.^ He's so darn cute. He's not like the usual lighted reindeer -- he's made out of sparkly white material that looks nice even in the daytime. He of course lights up at night. Lol, I'm gushing about a yard decoration, but I've wanted a reindeer for a long time and I like it so much :)
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: Artemesia's Garden on December 18, 2016, 04:19:47 AM
I bought a large blue spruce wreath for about £5 and changed up the tacky ornaments for some other leaves, berries and flowers. I'm pleased with it. That's about as far as I go.
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: Hervoyel on December 18, 2016, 03:09:46 PM
Just a wreath here, no lights this year.
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: ponygirl74 on December 20, 2016, 07:32:49 PM
Not outside, I live in an apartment building. But my tree has lights.
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: Mewtwofan1 on December 20, 2016, 07:38:09 PM
We put up lights and stuff.its just a tradition of ours. Also, our neighbourhood is full of elderly people, and they like seeing a little cheer.
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: lonewolf on December 24, 2016, 06:54:49 AM
Never really decorated the outside of the house because there's no outdoor plugins for cords. I did decorate my railroad signals for a few years (I run extension cords out to their power supplies), but got tired of doing it. I did try it this year with my "wig wag (banner swings back and forth)" RR crossing signal (did it to the crossing gate behind it one year also):
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: Einhornbaby on December 24, 2016, 11:18:04 AM
We keep our decorations inside the house only :) We dont have any power outlets on that side we would want to decorate :P
Title: Re: Deck the halls
Post by: reanna-mator on December 27, 2016, 03:05:42 PM
We live in an apartment... so we just have a 6 foot tree with lights on it, which is fine. :) I wouldn't mind being able to put some up on our balcony though.