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What to Consider Before Decorating Your Lawn for Christmas
It’s (probably) not as simple as just throwing a few lights up
Each year, millions of us decorate our homes for Christmas. While some keep the Christmas decorations on the inside of their homes, not all do. There are a lot of us who also choose to decorate the outside of our homes, namely our lawns. If you’re interested in decorating your front yard for Christmas, there are a few things you may first want to keep in mind. These factors may reaffirm your decision to decorate your lawn for Christmas or they may make you change your mind.
What kind of decorations do you want?
Perhaps, the most important thing to think about is what type of decorations you want in your front yard. Many of us decorate our front yards with Christmas decorations, and these yard decorations come in a number of different formats. There are some homeowners who simply place a Santa yardstick in their yard or add lights to the outside of their home, but other homeowners go all out, some with huge inflatable Santa dolls and other colorful decorations. The type of Christmas decorations that you plan on using, as well as how many will make it easier to determine whether you should decorate your lawn for Christmas.
