Comments on: How Can Christmas Lights Be Utilized Indoors To Add A Subtle Ambience To A Room Without Being Overpowering?

By: While Quantities Last

While Quantities Last — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:09:01 +0000

I always think that that looks tacky. Please rethink.

By: saaanen

saaanen — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:33:55 +0000

I would go white, solid, motionless, mini lights. A good way to add subtle lighting would be to coil them along the trunk and branches of an indoor tree/plant. Usually plants are kept in the corner, so it would be less distracting than having them hung or draped around the room.

By: Shortstu

Shortstu — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:07:47 +0000

Though Christmas lights can look tacky, they don’t have to if you treat them right…
I have a friend who wanted some funky lighting. We bought a really nice clear glase vase. And then we dumped the lights into it. He set them on a shelf in his bookcase…
It is great mood lighting!
Enjoy!

By: nika

nika — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:19:09 +0000

I have seen the mini lights tucked into tulle ( netting like bridal veil netting ) and this looks pretty on a mantel or even as part of a tablescape. Especially if you use a dark tulle. Navy blue makes it looks like starlight. You can buy the tulle on rolls that are about 6 inches wide at fabric stores. Just make it poufy around the lights and it is a very pretty effect.

By: ?

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:11:07 +0000

I have often decorated tall indoor plants with those tiny white lights. They give off a soft light that doesn’t look particularly Christmasy. I usually leave them on throughout the nite as they light the way to other parts of the house when all is dark in the middle of the night.
I wouldn’t use them over fabric for any length of time as they might scorch the fabric if it came into direct contact.

By: christma…

christma… — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:44:17 +0000

I have a bridge over my kitchen sink. I wrapped artificial greenery with a string, and then wrapped the whole thing around the bridge. GREAT at 3:00 in the AM

By: drewxjac

drewxjac — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:24:34 +0000

The mini white lights add a lot to a room. I have an artificial Ficus tree in my living room, which is decorated with mini white lights. With the other living room lights turned off, it makes the room very relaxing. I would not drape the lights over fabric, to be on the safe side.