How to Frame a Window With Christmas Lights
Framing a window in lights looks beautiful from inside and out on a cold, dark winter night.
- Difficulty:
- Easy
Instructions
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Measure your window and decide how many and what kind of lights you want.
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Buy whatever you don't already have - and don't forget that you'll probably need an extension cord.
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Join the strands together and plug them in (with an extension cord, if you're using one) so you can figure out how they're going to reach their power source.
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Unplug the cord for safety.
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Drape the lights over and around the window and figure out how you're going to keep them there. If there's a curtain rod, you're in luck; otherwise, you'll need to tap small finishing nails at intervals along the top - one at each corner and one in the middle might do it if the window's not too big.
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Hook the light cord over and around the curtain rod, or over the nails.
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Use u nails (two-pronged nails in the shape of a "u") to secure the lights underneath the window. Be careful not to nail through the cord.
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Plug the lights in.
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patrpatr0919
Oct 16, 2010
you may want to try window framers offered by Frame Your Holiday. -
Nov 22, 2005
Sticky tack will work for hanging small lights inside. It comes down easy, no holes.
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Nov 22, 2005
Sticky tack will work for hanging small lights inside. It comes down easy, no holes.
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Nov 22, 2005
I staple baggie ties approximately 12 inches apart before I put up the lights, then I twist the tie around the light strand at each spot. After the holidays, I remove the ties and leave the staples, so that I can put new ties into them next year. I have also tried this outdoors. It is fast, easy, and cheap!
