What kind of holiday decorations do you keep on display all year round?  

Yeah, recycling is the best answer then just add small stuffs which are not really expensive to change the motiff of the tree and the christmas bulb is quite cheaper than in malls... I do it too at home, and leave the Christmas decoration as it is and when the Christmas season is approaching..You could saves a lot of money by being thrifty and wise..

Simplicity is the key to minimize home decoration and in this way we spend less in the amount of spending that goes to decorations. Then, focus more on buying the most need things rather than spending buying expensive decors.

lol..very funny your cats is so playful and may scratch all over the places..Some people really keep the christmas lights on outside the lawn or even not remove it, maybe for being busy. And, they could recycle other decorations to avoid spending money every holidays ...

Christmas lights could be display all year round as the seasons approach it is much easier to keep it light on until the new seasons arrive..

yup but we only turn them on in Nov.
people down the block uses thiers all year round

yap same with me, my mother turn the Christmas light on when their is a party and when we sat down outside to have dinner in the lawn. Then, it is a good feeling to chat with friends with some snacks and drink while looking at the night sky with a lot of stars, it add festive to the plain dinner. But, it is not a good things to keep the light on when their is no one outside the home to prevent fire when electrical wiring gets hot. Also, to minimize electric consumption we put the light off when we are out of the house.

Sounds nice

their is really a need to take every precaution so that no unpleasant events will happen if the lights is on all the time may not be a good idea, and the same things with other electrical appliances in the home should never be left unattended..

I think Chinese new year requires new things every year. Every time their is celebration you have a lot of superstitious beliefs and many rituals. You mother is quite a thrifty woman but in a real sense she keep those decorations all year round but manage to remove them as new year is quite approaching..

haha =D I think she just dun wanna the house to be looking too empty or boring.. lol =D Or maybe she's just lazy to be taking down everything, and thus the excuse to leave them up there throughout the year.. hehe

My mom too is like that is way I always end up cleaning all the display decorations all year round when some dust are trap on which are annoying. Then, just like your mom only add some new display which she bought cheaply and just renovate the old style to make it new, like recycling but with a new twist.

lol =D Looks like our moms are almost the same.. hehe

yeah, somehow very thrifty and practical in a sense that my mom also goes to buy when their is sale by discount in some commercial shops..

hehehe ^_^ well, my momo just took down some of those decos yesterday, and now i'm wondering what she's gonna so next to those empty spaces.. lol =D

well, you just inform me what your mom gonna do next.lol.

Definitely!! lol =D

I"ll be waiting..Have a nice day! lol..

My mom keep the few decorations on display through out the year like the statue of angels and little Christmas miniature toys, then the other stuffs is display on the other room and then display again when the holidays start and will just add new stuffs to hang to make the decorations a little different from last year style decors. In this way we spend less in buying expensive decorations and keep the other item with a few finishing touch to make it appear new, it's a sort of recycling.

That's pretty nice to have a neighbor who keep the Christmas light on,it makes their places festive looking and not dull looking. A house who have no light or even have light but never keep it on, got to be lonely place to look and it's look like nobody is home.

That is really pretty weird practices in some homes as they only like to have the same holidays theme inspired room or house paint based on the occasion. I f they like a Christmas inspired decoration, all valentines day feature, halloween or any inspired holiday season which they keep the decoration all year round without feeling monotonous. They love to see the same decorations and sometimes they remove some style. Then add new stuffs hanging all around like the door wreath, Christmas light, Christmas tree outside home and then think of new concepts of home decors recycling when they buy cheap item then later being renovate to make it appear like new..

Yap, Christmas is on the air, again and as a Filipinos some start to decorate their houses when the ber months start. The most decorations which usually left is the Christmas lights as it serves a dual purposes lightning and decorations too when their are bulbs specially designed like flowers, bells or even like leaves with colorful or just a plain transparent bulbs would do. It makes the homes cozy, look calm and relaxed which brought smiles to every people who will visit your homes wondering with the beauty of the Christmas decorations and welcome courtesy from your family.

Decoration s remind us of the coming holidays season but it is voluntarily done by every families or person when they like to make their homes more attractive and inviting to visitors.