Great Ideas for Christmas Yard Decorations

It is easy to spend way too much money on Christmas yard decorations. Most people get wrapped up in the holiday spirit and fill their cart full of lights and statues without thinking about the final picture. When decorating your yard for Christmas, less is more. The key is to have a game plan that goes along with your budget. Here are a few ideas to get you started.

Christmas Lights Shouldn't be Visible from Outer Space

There's no need to light up the neighborhood with your Christmas lights. Too many lights are a waste of energy and money. For a tasteful yard this Christmas, go with a row of white icicle lights hung across the roofline of your house. Icicle Christmas lights are great because they look best when hanging so there's no need to put them anywhere else. At www.christmaslightsetc.com, you can get a string of 100 icicle lights for around $7.

Lighted Reindeer

If lights on your roof aren't enough Christmas yard decorations for you, consider adding wire mesh lighted reindeer to your yard. And if you're not a fan of roof lights, these reindeer make enough of a statement to stand on their own. When the snow falls and the sun goes down, your yard will look beautiful with a few lighted reindeer accenting your yard. Several e-tailers sell these reindeer, but www.improvementscatalog.com has animated gold mesh does for a little under $30 a piece making this Christmas yard decoration classy and cheap (which is hard to do).

Greenery

When most people think Christmas yard decorations, they think about lights. And sure they make your house look great during those winter nights, but what about during the day time? Consider adding garland to your home's exterior instead of or in addition to lights. www.wreathfactory.com offers several different types of garland which can be wrapped around your homes columns or nailed or stapled to the roof and porch line of your home and garage. And at around $5.00, garland makes a pretty cheap Christmas yard decoration considering its all you really need to make your yard look like a Christmas postcard.

A Single Bethlehem Star

This may sound like nothing more than a super cheap Christmas yard decoration, but imagine your house at night. The single Bethlehem star at the peak of your roof, or on your chimney will remind everyone driving by of the Three Wise Men and their journey to the baby Jesus. Not only will your house stand out, but if you go to www.christmasnightinc.com and grab a lighted Bethlehem Star for $40, you'll have the most extra money on your block to spend on presents.

These ideas can be used separately or together to make an enviable Christmas yard. Stick to what I've included here, or try some variations. Just remember to keep it simple (and cheap!).