Typo baubles7/25/2023 ![]() The sparkles didn’t even wash off in the rain! If you have a stash of old ones that you don’t mind sacrificing, use them! But certainly don’t use anything you are really attached to and would be heartbroken about if something happened to them. I would say if you buy them, buy as large as you can. Outdoor lights Think about where you will plug them inīaubles as many as you can lay your hands on! I re-used some from last year when I worked with Dobbies Garden Centres, they are shatterproof and meant for indoor use, but I took a punt and they were absolutely fine outside, even in the wind, frost and torrential rain. (I had 2 plain ones from last year and a couple of old ones that have definitely seen better days) If there isn’t one languishing in the loft, it is worth looking at charity or second hand shops as they are really cheap to buy.Īn old, unlit faux tree (you won’t need the base) Mine was a 6 foot tree. It is a really good use of an old faux tree too. SO! let’s move on to dressing the porch for Christmas! I used garlands last year and wound them round the oak posts – but actually, you’d need ALOT of garlands to do that as the winding takes a lot of metres, so this year I tried something else and it worked brilliantly! Upcycling the first faux tree we bought, 25 years ago and could never bear to throw away! The oak frame was sourced from an old barn belonging to friends that was being dismantled, and we designed it with our carpenter. ![]() We collected it (and chose the reclaimed letter box etc) from a lovely guy who had a whole barn full to the brim of beautiful old doors. We knew we wanted a church type door and finding one intact with its frame took a while. The pink door (or Dior – a typo that has kind of stuck) has no lock and is purely decorative really, and held open with a stay most of the time. It is old and reclaimed but not original to the house. The arched door was sourced from Ebay.The original door is still there, it’s inside the ‘new’ porch. It was added when we updated the house about 10 years ago.Two things you might not know about our porch as it looks like it has always been there I absolutely love making the porch look pretty, especially for Christmas! Fairy lights are a given, all year round, but Christmas is the time for maxing out on the decorations!
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