Cinnamon Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I love Fairy Lights & have them up in my house all year round. I prefer white lights myself as I think they are a bit more subtle & twinkly, but what do you prefer????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little chickadee Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Definately white. We changed to white christmas lights on the tree last year and it looks so much nicer. Strange really as I'm into bright colours on other things! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Definitely white for indoor trees although I quite like deep blue on large outdoor trees. But definitely no flashing and positively no musical effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 I changed to teeny tiny little white LED's last year, & they are so bright & pretty I usually go for brighter colours in other things too.... I don't do flashing either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Has to be white for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Frugal Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 (edited) Little white lights here on both trees. Nice and subtle and twinkly. The dining room tree has programmable settings and it's funny how I leave it set so the lights don't flash but come back to find someone's fiddled with the settings and they're now doing the polka round the tree . We've got twinkly white icicle lights in the conservatory too. Edited December 11, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blonde Chicken Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 definately white in our house too. Karen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 changed all the lights on my tree to the tiny led blue ones which looks nice - just as a change from white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Yep white for me too. I think 'less is more' as far as decorating a Christmas tree Don't do tinsel, just a few baubles and some clip on robins I found in the garden centre. Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 White, non-twinkling ones here too Kate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 White outside and white and red on the tree inside. They are subtle and tucked in towards the trunk so look nice. Well we think so BBx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I like one solid colour OR white lights outside. Our tree is fibre optic, I wanted an all white one but they had none left so it's multi coloured but I love it and it means we don't have to put lights on it- hooray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 White ones on the tree in the house, no flashing here either thank you! I have white icicle ones up outside now too As long as it is done tastefully I can tolerate any colour of fairy light! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treekeeper Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 we have white on the main tree with red berries over the curtain track,In the dining room LED stars that change colour. in the kitchen a fibre optic tree with white snowflakes in the window, in the upstairs windows merry christmas signs etc, round the pond red LED rope lights.Out the front a tree with blue lights, icicles from the gutters Father Christmas on a rope, an LED rope round the porch pillar and multicoloured LEDs in the Yucca. For now! You may be able to tell that I like lights and I don't care that it doesn't fit in with our twee neighbourhood. They probably don't like my chickens either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 Blimey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I always used to be a colured lights girl, but chookiehubbie bought new lights for the tree last year, and they're white lights - teeny little led lights that twinkle, and I LOVE them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I have voted white, but actually I like both. Because we have the new cats and the only white lights we have for the tree are 240v we decided just to use the low voltage coloured ones on the tree we normally have a string of each. I have to say it doesn't look quite right without the white and the cats have left the tree alone so far therefore I think the white will have to go on. There are too may tacky lights outside peoples houses now. Whatever happened to being green. Festive twinkles should be kept indoors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 There are too may tacky lights outside peoples houses now. Whatever happened to being green. Festive twinkles should be kept indoors I've just put up lights outside my house for the first time ever. The total wattage is around 14 watts for the whole string of icicles, which means, I think, that I can have them on for just over 69 hours for one unit of electricity (based on 1000 watts in one hour is a unit?). This means I can have my lights on for 6 hours a day for a month and it will only cost around 3 units of electricity. Just checked my bill and it will cost around 27p plus VAT, so it's not as wasteful as you think, and a small price to pay for a bit of festive twinkle!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 actually I like all lights as long as they're not overdone and YOU TAKE THEM DOWN ON 12th NIGHT! I hate seeing Christmas lights still up in August, how lazy is that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 actually I like all lights as long as they're not overdone and YOU TAKE THEM DOWN ON 12th NIGHT! I hate seeing Christmas lights still up in August, how lazy is that! Not worth taking them down after July! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 actually I like all lights as long as they're not overdone and YOU TAKE THEM DOWN ON 12th NIGHT! I hate seeing Christmas lights still up in August, how lazy is that! Not worth taking them down after July! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 White static ones here although the coloured ones remind me of being a little girl karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 I like white ones and have a small string up in the bay window but we've still got coloured ones (non-flashing) on the tree. They're not really old enough to warrant replacing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 We have white on the tree indoors that do flash, but not disco rave styleeeee That would give me a headahce I did have 240 lights on the Christmas Tree outside the house BUT these last two years it's grown far too much and is now nearly the height of the house - so unless I hire a cherry picker I'd never get the lights neatly put round the tree A xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 No flashing here either!!! White twinkly LED on both trees. I found a small battery operated string of lights and put them around the big pot pourri bowl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...