How To Put Christmas Lights Around Windows Without Nails Or Glue

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How to Put Up Christmas Lights Around Windows

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Regardless if you have received your first snowstorm of the year or not, it won’t be long before homeowners start getting into the mood for the holidays. Christmas decorations are one of the favorite ways for homeowners to get into the holiday spirit. You have a lot of options when it comes to Christmas lights.

What parts of the home do you want to highlight? The awning? The soffit? The gutters? What about the windows? Christmas lights look really good around windows as they showcase cuts in your siding and outline the trim very nicely.

How do you put up Christmas lights around windows? Read below to get insider tips and the preferred method.

Create a Christmas Lights Plan

When you move into a new home, one exciting thing you get to plan is how you’ll decorate your home with Christmas lights. However, creating a Christmas lights plan is not just reserved for new homeowners. People that have owned a home for years can always decide to switch it up and try something new with decorations this year.

Regardless of your circumstances, it helps to have a plan. You need to know how many lights you need on hand as well as accessories like ladders and hanging hardware.

A plan can also help you stay organized and reduce the time spent for hanging lights out in the cold. Most homeowners choose to begin decorating their home for Christmas around Thanksgiving, so it never hurts to get started early with the planning.

There are countless ways you can decorate a home for Christmas. Door frames and windows are popular places to hang lights because it outlines the exterior features of the walls. Gutters and awnings are also popular places.

Hanging lights correctly will make sure they withstand strong winds and snowstorms until it’s time to take them down after Christmas.

Accessories You’ll Need

Hanging Christmas lights isn’t extraordinarily complicated. However, there are some accessories that will make your job easier. In addition to having the proper amount of outdoor Christmas light strands, you’ll also want to bring along:

Step 1: Measure Perimeter of Windows

So you decided you’re going to string Christmas lights around the windows. How many windows? All of them!

The tape measure comes in handy when measuring around doors and windows. It will allow you to measure the feet you need for Christmas lights. Do you have enough in storage? If not, you’ll need to buy more to get the job done.

If you want to have as little excess lights as possible around each frame then make sure you record the perimeters of each window. While you’re getting measurements, you can also use an old rag to remove dust from the window frame. If you’re using an adhesive light hanger it will stick much better to a dust-free surface.

Additionally, while you’re grabbing measurements you can also make a blueprint of the nearest exterior outlets. It will help you determine how many extension cords you need. If you’re short of extension cords, it will save you a trip when you go to the store to buy more Christmas lights.

Step 2: Test Your Christmas Lights

A rookie mistake when it comes to hanging lights is forgetting to test them before you install them to windows and other parts of the exterior. Don’t be Clark Griswold and get caught troubleshooting your lights on Christmas Eve.

You should always double check and make sure the lights are in working order before hanging them on the home. Even if you used the strand last year and remember that they worked doesn’t mean they are still effective. At the very least you’ll probably have to change out a few bulbs.

You might as well test Christmas lights while you go to the trouble of detangling them. It is a way to knock out two birds with one stone.

Step 3: Select the Best Mounting Hardware

There isn’t one singular way to hang Christmas lights. You have options depending on the building as well as personal preferences.

• Gutter hooks: If the windows run directly below a gutter you can always use gutter hooks for at least the top portion of the window. Gutter hooks are really simple to apply. The hooks are cheap, located at any hardware store, and very easy to install. Best of all, they don’t leave any marks or lasting damage on the gutters.
• Cup hooks: When gutter hooks are not an option for windows you can also consider cup hooks. The concept is similar only you have to screw cup hooks into the exterior. It will leave a minor indent, but nothing too noticeable. The hooks also prevent the lights from sagging on the top or bottom of the window if installed properly.
• Wire suckers: If you would like to avoid drilling holes into the exterior walls then you can consider wire suckers. Though suckers eliminate the need to drill into the siding, the downside is they aren’t as secure as cup hooks. As a result, they can fall off from time to time and need to be replaced.
• Siding staples: If you have access to a staple gun you can quickly hang the lights by going around the perimeter. The problem with staples is they are time-consuming to remove when it’s time to take the lights back down. However, staples are very secure and always a viable option. Just make sure you exercise caution when using the gun.

The last option is to consider hanging your lights on the interior, and not the exterior of the home. It is a practical way to hang lights and will allow you to avoid the strands and bulbs getting exposed to the elements. Wire suckers also work well indoors and that, or adhesive strips, work the best for mounting lights to the interior of a window.

Step 4: Install the Christmas Lights

If you’re using clips or hooks, it’s recommended that you space each one about 12-18 inches apart. The same rule can apply to staples.

Then, start the first light strand at the bottom corner of the window. Extend the strand up one side of the window. Make sure the strand keeps tight in order to avoid sagging. Once you reach the top corner, hang another clip or hook. It’s important to have mounts at all four corners of the window.

Repeat the steps as you stretch the light strand across the top portion of the window. Once again make sure it is taut, creating another mount on the opposite corner. You may need to use more than one strand depending on the size of the window. Make sure you use extra caution when hanging lights on a ladder from a second or third story window.

Finally, if the male end of the strand won’t reach an outdoor wall outlet then you’ll need an extension cord. Avoid loading too many light strands on one outlet to prevent blowing a fuse.

Decorating Windows for the Holiday Season

Decorating your home with Christmas lights is one of the best ways to showcase your house during the holiday season. Windows make a great place to hang lights with the right accessories.

Before you decorate your windows for the holiday season, consider the insulation and energy efficiency properties of your old windows. If you’re windows are drafty then it’s time to consider getting replacement windows with Feldco. We have many styles and options that will suit your home for the holidays. Speak to a product specialist and get a free quote online today.

The Christmas the lights went out

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The Christmas the lights went out

Five people, whose lives interrelate, live the build-up to Christmas in different ways in different places. A sudden blackout changes their lives forever .

Do the preparation task first. Then read the story and do the exercise.

Tom Jankowitz took his coat off and threw it onto the seat in the airport lounge. He sat down and opened up his laptop computer, keeping one eye on the small television which showed the departure times of all the flights from the airport.

Tom Jankowitz was tired. Tired and bored. It was Christmas, nearly. Tom hated Christmas. He only remembered that it would be Christmas tomorrow because there were Christmas decorations all over the airport, and he could see the date on the small television showing the departure times of all the flights. ’24 December,’ it said. ‘Happy Christmas’ said all the notices in the windows of the shops. The shops were closed now. It was late. Tom was going home. He had been to a business meeting in New York and had to take a plane back home. The meeting had been difficult. He had decided to close a lot of his company’s offices. A lot of people were unhappy about his decision, but he didn’t care.

Tom thought that he would rather spend Christmas on his own in a hotel room with his computer. He didn’t really want to go home.

Anja Kohonen carefully checked the potatoes roasting in the oven, made sure the wine in the fridge was cold and that there was a bottle of champagne for later. She carefully checked the candles on the Christmas tree, as she didn’t want them to set fire to the tree. She looked out of the window. The snow was starting to fall again. She looked at her watch again.

Guy Domville finished his beer and walked out of the hot, smoky pub into the cold night air. He thought about getting a taxi home, but knew it would be difficult to find one at this time of the evening, especially on Christmas Eve. Anyway, because it was a clear, crisp night, he thought he would enjoy the walk home. It was late and dark and cold. There weren’t many people on the streets. A man came walking towards him. The man was only wearing a T-shirt. He looked like he was freezing cold.

‘Are you all right?’ Guy asked the man.

‘I’m freezing,’ the man replied. Guy took off his coat and gave it to the man.

‘There you go!’ said Guy. The man looked very surprised, but took the coat, put it on and went on his way.

‘Thanks!’ he shouted as he left. Now it was Guy who was freezing. He had no idea why he had just decided to give his coat to a complete stranger. Perhaps because it was nearly Christmas. Perhaps it was because Guy hadn’t given presents to anyone else this Christmas. Perhaps it was because this year he had no one to give any presents to.

Leila came out of church into the night. It was much colder than she expected. Every other time she had been to stay with her grandmother it had been very hot. She had no idea it could get so cold out here in Damascus, out here on the edge of the desert. That was OK, though. She didn’t think that Christmas in a hot place would seem right somehow. Christmas had always been cold for her. She was happy to be here in such a beautiful place, with her mother and her grandmother. It was a shame her father wasn’t there, but she hadn’t heard from him in months now.

Rudolf Lenk was bored. Very bored. It was Christmas Eve and he was stuck in an office, surrounded by computers, completely on his own. Rudolf could think of nothing more boring than this. It was only boredom, thought Rudolf later, that made him do the stupid thing he decided to do.

Rudolf Lenk pulled a plug out. It was only a little plug. It wasn’t even hard to pull it out. That was all he did. He pulled a small plug out of a small socket. And then.

Rudolf Lenk watched the lights go out. At first he watched the lights go out in the office where he was. Then he looked out of the window and watched all the lights go out in the town where he was. And then he imagined what was happening.

All
across
the world,
one
by
one …
the lights were going out.

Tom Jankowitz hardly noticed as the television screen with the departure times on it flickered, then went off. He looked up just in time to see it before all the lights in the airport went off too. For a few moments there was light coming in from the big window which looked out onto the runway of the airport, but then all the lights on the runway went out as well. Soon, everything was totally, completely and utterly black. The only light came from the tiny little lights on the wings of the aeroplanes and the light from his own portable computer screen. Soon, there was an announcement:

‘Ladies and gentlemen, we regret to inform you that there seems to have been a power cut. All flights for the moment are cancelled. Thank you.’

A man sat down next to Tom.

‘Looks like we’re not going anywhere tonight,’ he said. Tom didn’t reply, but nodded in agreement. Not going anywhere, he thought. Not going anywhere. I’m not going anywhere. Not tonight, not ever. The only places I ever go are offices of GlobalPower International. He looked at the light coming from his computer screen. Some numbers looked at him. Numbers were the only thing that he was going to see on Christmas Day. Some numbers and his computer. Is that all there is to it? Nothing, thought Tom, is going anywhere.

In one second, everything went from light to dark for Anja. Her house, filled with light and warmth and the smells of cooking, went black. The only light and the only warmth came from the big fire that she had started. She looked at the fire which continued burning, filling the room with warm light. It looked good. It made her feel happy. It reminded her of when she was a child. She looked out of the window and saw that it was dark for as far as she could see. The flickering light from the fire illuminated the snowflakes that were now falling heavily outside. She wondered if anyone was coming to join her this evening.

It was completely quiet on the streets outside. Guy thought it was strange. Usually these streets were full of busy people. Now they were completely empty. The snow that had fallen looked like a carpet. Outside looked like inside. Walking home, lost in his thoughts and the snow, Guy hardly noticed that all the streetlights had gone out. The darkness around him was the same as the darkness he felt inside him.

Sometimes he could see into the windows of the houses that he passed. Most of the houses were dark, but some people had lit candles. The candles looked beautiful, he thought. They made the people’s houses look warm and friendly and cosy.

Guy felt sad that he was now going back to a house where no one had lit any candles. He didn’t want to go home. His flat was empty. It would be the first Christmas without his daughter and his ex-wife. He thought about how hot it would be where they were and wondered what Christmas would be like for them. He hadn’t spoken to his daughter in over three months.

Guy didn’t want to go home. He thought about how his wife always said he worked too much, that he never took time to do the simple things in life. Now here he was, walking along the streets where he usually went to work, doing nothing. He decided that he would leave his job with GlobalPower in January. He wanted to walk these strange empty streets forever. Or at least until he could see his daughter again.

Leila looked up at the night sky so full of stars. She thought she had never seen so many stars in the sky when she lived in London. The city was so dark, it made it easier to see the sky. She walked with her mother along the narrow streets of the Christian quarter of old Damascus, all decorated for Christmas and lit now with candles. She was happy here with her mother and grandmother, but she still missed her father, even though he hadn’t called.

Rudolf Lenk realised what he had done with a shock. He put the plug back in its socket. He hoped nobody would have noticed what he had done.

And
Very
Very
Slowly
One. By. One.
The lights
across the world.
Came back on again.

Like a breath at first, like a tiny whisper which nobody could hear, which grew and grew and grew, like the first ripple out in the sea which will become a gigantic wave, like the spark which lights a candle which can start a fire, like the first falling snowflake of a giant storm, like the first star which appears in the night sky and makes enough light for you to be able to see another, and then another, and another and more and more until the whole sky which covers the whole world is hung with starry, illuminated fruit, light connected to light until at midnight, the darkest point of the night, the whole world was full of bright, bright light.

Tom Jankowitz watched the lights going back on again in the airport and heard the sound of people cheering. He cheered as well and smiled at the man who was sitting next to him. He felt like someone had turned a light on in him too. He was looking forward to being home. ‘I’m going somewhere,’ he thought. ‘I’ve got somewhere to go.’

Anja got up and turned the lights that had come on off again. ‘I like the dark,’ she thought to herself. ‘I like the dark and the fire, just like this. That’s how I like it.’ She curled up next to the fire and fell asleep.

Guy was looking for a tiny piece of paper he remembered having put in his pocket months ago. It was so dark out here that he couldn’t see anything. His hands were so cold that it was difficult to find anything in his pockets.

Then, suddenly, everything became light. He realised that he was standing under a streetlight that had just come on again. He found the tiny piece of paper in his wallet with a long number written on it. The number had faded, but he could still read it. He found some one pound coins in his other pocket. He found a phone box, but the phone didn’t work. He walked some more until he found another phone box. He picked up the telephone receiver and heard the bleeping sound. It worked. He put the money in and began to dial the number.

Back at home in their flat with her mother and her grandmother and all the other Syrian branch of her Anglo-Arabic family, Leila heard the old phone ringing. Who would be calling at this time of night? She ran across the room to answer it.

Rudolf Lenk was writing a note on a piece of paper. He addressed the note to his boss at GlobalPower International and left it on his desk. ‘Yes, it was me,’ he wrote. ‘And no, I don’t want my job any more. Oh, and by the way, happy Christmas!’