Xmas Tree Style

What's your Xmas Tree Style?


  • Total voters
    34
  • Poll closed .
D

deleted3782

Guest
White lights? Colored lights, both? none?

What's your Xmas Tree style?

I like it all, colored and white...for the contrast.
 
Last edited by a moderator:

got_lost

Sexy Member
Joined
May 13, 2007
Posts
2,006
Media
0
Likes
42
Points
183
Sexuality
No Response
I have white lights.

My old coloured ones go round the top of the cupboards in the kitchen, seeing as I spend so much time at Christmas in there.

My balls are silver and purple :eek: :biggrin1: though I do have some 'personal' ornaments on there too. This year there's a new one - an NYC yellow cab! :smile:

And I have a star on top of the tree, not a fairy.

I never know what to do with my cards though - I don't have a mantle piece anymore! :redface:
 

dannymawg

Experimental Member
Joined
Sep 30, 2006
Posts
1,113
Media
0
Likes
17
Points
183
A buddy of mine has two identical stainless steel x-mas trees from the 60s. They mount on stands that rotate the trees. He has one lit with a red floodlight and green ornaments, rotating clockwise, the other lit green with red ornaments, rotating counter-clockwise.

They are extremely tacky looking and nothing could convey the shallowness of the holiday better :biggrin1:
 

1BiGG1

Sexy Member
Joined
May 13, 2008
Posts
1,942
Media
0
Likes
29
Points
123
Location
Milwaukee, WI
Sexuality
50% Straight, 50% Gay
Gender
Male
All lights are LED (low energy consumption)

Inside = red & green

Outside = red, green & blue but each tree only has one color + a 48” wreath with white
 

Principessa

Expert Member
Joined
Nov 22, 2006
Posts
18,660
Media
0
Likes
138
Points
193
Sexuality
100% Straight, 0% Gay
Gender
Female
I've been looking for a photograph to no avail, but I use white lights and silver and clear ornaments.
You and my mom would get along great. :rolleyes: I find that pristine pure look of white and silver to be a little too antiseptic for me. Give me multicolored lights which blink and chase and ornaments in every color of the rainbow. Throw in some handmade stuff from my childhood or gift ornaments and I'm happy. I'm not crazy about themed matchy trees.

Outside we do all green lights, the big old fashioned C9's. :smile:
 

trentster

Experimental Member
Joined
Jul 6, 2008
Posts
450
Media
4
Likes
12
Points
103
Sexuality
100% Straight, 0% Gay
Gender
Male
I don't do Xmas trees. Just too much trouble putting up, and too much bother taking down. I just put up a 3D cardboard triangle with a tree printed on each side. When the holidays are over, bam, fold it up.
 

nudeyorker

Admired Member
Joined
Nov 6, 2006
Posts
22,742
Media
0
Likes
820
Points
208
Location
NYC/Honolulu
Sexuality
100% Gay, 0% Straight
Gender
Male
You and my mom would get along great. :rolleyes: I find that pristine pure look of white and silver to be a little too antiseptic for me. Give me multicolored lights which blink and chase and ornaments in every color of the rainbow. Throw in some handmade stuff from my childhood or gift ornaments and I'm happy. I'm not crazy about themed matchy trees.

Outside we do all green lights, the big old fashioned C9's. :smile:
You know the more I read...I think your mother and I are the same person...I'll take a picture when I put it up this year!
 

inwait8

Legendary Member
Joined
Feb 5, 2005
Posts
542
Media
13
Likes
1,351
Points
598
Location
Boston (Massachusetts, United States)
Sexuality
100% Gay, 0% Straight
Gender
Male
ITS EITHER OR PEOPLE...get with the program!
:eek:
Ok... multi-color on the tree and clear outside. The colors play well with the green of the tree. The clear lights look clean and uniform against the house and shrubbery outside.
:smile:
 

b.c.

Worshipped Member
Verified
Gold
Joined
Nov 7, 2005
Posts
20,540
Media
0
Likes
21,784
Points
468
Location
at home
Verification
View
Gender
Male
...multicolors...numerous strings each set with slow random light patterns. We always went with real trees (except 05 - 06 when we weren't in our home). Prefer long needles. Tend to set some of the bulbs deep inside the branches rather than all of 'em sitting out on the edge. Gives nice ambiance when randomly blinking.
 

Pecker

Retired Moderator
Joined
Mar 5, 2002
Posts
54,502
Media
0
Likes
320
Points
283
I used to buy a Canadian balsam every year until I happened on a pallet of $199.97 artificial trees at Wal-Mart the week after Christmas three years ago. I got one for $15.00.

It has 400 clear lights but I addded 100 colored lights. I assemble it in the corner of the room and let the grandkids decorate it with my colored ornaments and keepsakes.

Outside my sons put up multi-colored lights for me. I think they look more homey and warm than all white lights.
 

jason_els

<img border="0" src="/images/badges/gold_member.gi
Joined
Dec 16, 2004
Posts
10,228
Media
0
Likes
163
Points
193
Location
Warwick, NY, USA
Sexuality
90% Gay, 10% Straight
Gender
Male
I don't even bother with a tree any more. It's pointless.

When I did though, it was a usually a cedar cut from the woods behind the house and had loads of colored lights including bubble lights and Star Trek light ornaments. All kinds of decorations went on. The only thing I didn't really like was tinsel. That stuff just gets everywhere. Garlands are OK though.
 

D_Ivana Dickenside

Sexy Member
Joined
Dec 19, 2007
Posts
4,780
Media
0
Likes
31
Points
123
my christmas tree has to be colorful or else it's not a tree! my lights MUST blink too! i like both the clear/white lights as well as the color lights. all the ornaments are colorful and different from one another. i have shiny bulbs that range from red to blue to gold and silver. i also kept the hello kitty ornaments i bought for my niece for her first christmas in 2006. candy canes, ribbons, tinsel, and garlands are part of my decorations too. this year i hope to find a hello kitty angel for my tree topper. if not, then a shiny glittery star will have to do.
 
Last edited:

Scrufuss

Experimental Member
Joined
Aug 21, 2008
Posts
538
Media
0
Likes
4
Points
103
Location
Here
Sexuality
100% Gay, 0% Straight
Gender
Male
Even though I like colored and white lights [I love the blinky winky ones] and many Star Trek Hallmark Xmas collectibles decorations, I must brag the fact my tree has no carbon footprint.
The strings of lights are diodes and they are connected to a car battery with a voltage regulator [home made] that is recharged with a portable solar panel [store bought].
So there!

:yup: