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We’re now approaching the end of January, and with the Christmas decorations down, our home can be left feeling empty and bare, but fairy lights are a great way to keep the warm glow in your home and garden long after the festivities have ended.
Here are a few of our favourite ways to incorporate the cosy glow of fairy lights into your home during the chilly, dark winter months.
Bringing Light to Your Home
You might be feeling like your interior is looking a bit bare once the festive decorations have been taken down, but a few simple touches really can make all the difference. Swap out the vibrant reds and greens from Christmas for warm white and light colours to keep it clean and fresh to start off the new year.
If you have a plain bookshelf, why don’t you hang some curtain lights to bring a touch of sparkle and illuminate those shelves. Or add them to your stairs for a nice radiance!
The Perfect Workspace
Let’s be honest, returning to work after the holidays is always hard and when the festivities are over we all feel like we need a little bit of cheering up again – I mean they literally call the third Monday in January ‘Blue Monday’, if that doesn’t say gloomy we don’t know what does.
With around one in seven adults working from home it’s likely you may have a home office, so why not brighten up that space to make it an environment you don’t mind working in. Ambient office lighting will make your space more welcoming and help to get you back into that productive mindset after your time off.
This could be as simple as replacing your festive tinsel with some low voltage festoons, or adding some battery lights to your shelves. For a home office space we recommend warm white for a subtle glow, that won’t distract you from your work.
Garden Lighting
Christmas may be long over but the dark nights certainly aren’t, so why not light up your outdoor space and create the perfect warm welcome to your home with fairy lights.
Wrap your trees with outdoor string lights, drape Festoons over a fence, or add a glow to your bushes with battery lights. These are all simple ideas to add a special touch to your garden during the darker winter months.
Did you know it actually costs less than you might think to run string lights? You can find out exactly how much will it cost you to run Christmas lights?
