Lights On For Christmas
At least once a year the aver
ts* householder has a chance to
express his individuality and
decorative skill for the vfrorld. to
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see and, perchance, to admire.
He decides to decorate the out
side of his house for Christmas,
or enters a community Christmas
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lighting contest.
'I, If you find yourself faced with
the challenge of lighting the ex
terior- of your home this year
and feel a bit unsure about where
to start here are some simple
guide’s to help you (plan and ana
lyze your display.
~ ^Looking over your house and
grounds, you will find four gen
eral areas to be decorated: The
tree, windows, doors and general
extericir (roof, lawn, shrubs),
bet’s take them one at a time.
THE TREE
to outline a tree completely,
use. one light per square foot.
You can find out exactly how
many lights your tree requires
by multiplying its height by its
width (measure at bottom of
tree) by 1%. For example, if
your tree is 6 feet by 4 feet, it
needs (6x4x1 Vs) 36 lights to out
line it properly.
,. To acrhi^ve solid, mass light
ing, double that number. But be
sure you don’t exceed it. More
than 72 lights on a 6’x4’ tree
would make it gausdy, actually
an eyesore.
Not all Christmas trees are
perfectly symmetrical cones.
Some are short and squat; others
are downright skinny. But you
can disguise their’ shortcomings
with a little lighting know-how.
If your tree is short and stecky,
hang your strings of lights from
the top in straight vertical lines.
This makes the tree look taller.
Good for tall trees that aren’t
symmeu lutu, iw.
If your tree is thin, spiral two
sets of strins, one running from
left to> right, the other from
right to left. The result is a
cross-hatch that gives a tree
body.
If your tree is tall and sym
metrical, emphasize its line by
hanging lights horizontally in a
series of even loops or drapes.
When you decorate the tree,
work from the top down, never
from the bottom up. ...
WINDOWS
When you decorate a window,:
bear in mind its architectural
design; the overall lighting treat
ment you plan to give the rest of
your . home’s exterior ; and the dec
orations visible through the win
dow.
< A large picture window at the
front of the house can be a natural
frame for your indoor Christmas
tree, .The •• obvious—and besW
lighting decoration is . simply to*
outline, the window with strings of
light. *
No interior tree visible through
the window? Drape strings from
a lighted star at the top centre,
down to the lower corners. Such
a design makes a .“framing” pat
tern for lighted candles or wreaths
inside the window, ..
If your window is regulation
size, two strings of lights with a
star at their apex form a pleasing
frame for a lighted wijath, Ijying
the entire window decoration into
one unit. Extend the light? to
outer edges cxf the shutters for a
wider lighting pattern.
If your home has two storeys,
you can add interest and sparkle
by filling second storey window
boxes with “lighted flowers” and
boughs of greens. To make the
flowers, fashion ipetal-like reflec
tors and place them behind color
ed bulbs to give more realistic
effect. *
You can use either 25-watt or
10-watt bulbs in outdoor sockets.
Prop the bulbs in position with
wire. Complete the boxes with
feathery sprays of Scotch pine,
DOORS
Since Christmas is traditionally
a tfrne fof getting together, give
some thought to making your door
ways places of glowing Welcome.
A simple but professional re*
suit can be achieved with new
strip lighting and household alum
inum foil. Crush long strips of
foil to cover the door frame and
staple in place. Strips of colored
lights eaii be tacked onto this
“foil frame.”
You can decorate the front door
itself with jolly snowman cut-outs
of wrapping paper. For back
ground, use pine branches and
white-tipped cones tied with red
ribbons to the inner front door,
lights on for Christmas continued
Another idea: Compliment your
friends on their choice of Christ
mas cards by using them as part
rtf vour festive --
rJk them helter^kelter to your
tUK>r and “wrap" the <*oor itself
as a gift package with wide -plastic
(or oilcloth streamer^ to winch a
larte bow is stapled. T mish off
with a 150-watt pjpjector spot
lifht in an outdoor-type holder
placed several feet away to focus
attention on your arrangement.
general exterior
Your house and lawn there a
where you can really let yourself
go Whether it’s a stealthy Santa
climbing down the chimney or a
smiling snowman guarding; the
doorway, they can provide just the
right highlight for your outdoor
display.
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