Christmas time is here and everyone is busy decorating their homes inside and out getting in the festive mood. Due to the economy, some people may not be putting as many lights on their homes to keep the electricity down or want to look for more environmentally friendly ways to decorate their homes. This article will give a few of those tips like using led picture lights to light up various parts of your home to save electricity, buying a potted tree that can be replanted after the season is over or an artificial tree to be reused year after year, picture houston outdoor lighting to focus on a particular collection of Christmas decorations and using natural products to be festive.

Many homeowners enjoy using Christmas lights on the outside of their home to get in the Holiday spirit. Rather than using the old lights that waste more electricity, think about investing in Christmas lights that are more energy efficient and help the environment by wasting less electricity. It will also help you save money over the long run so it is a great idea. For the entry or doorway of your home think about going to a place that sells live Christmas trees and ask for the branches that they cut off of the trees. You can use these to bundle up in wire to make a swag or string along a rope to make a garland that is fresh, beautiful and free. It is like recycling.

The Christmas tree is one of the main focal points of the inside of your home and for those that want to have a live tree, here is a great more environmentally friendly alternative. Instead of buying a freshly cut tree, consider buying a potted Christmas tree. This is a tree that still has it’s roots and can be planted in your yard after the holiday season is over. So, this way, you get a live Christmas tree and also one that you can continue to enjoy for many years planted in your yard. The other more green alternative is to get an artificial tree that can be used each year.

Another more environmentally friendly idea for decorating would be to make some homemade ornaments for the tree. This would be great if you have children at home that would enjoy this project. Have them collect some items from nature on a walk or just from your yard, like leaves or pine cones. These items from nature can be made into fun ornaments like a pinecone snowman or a leaf covered round ball to hang. Another fun idea is to take a pinecone cover it in peanut butter and roll it in birdseed to hang outside for the birds, just like a Christmas treat for them.

Use some of these creative and cost saving tips to decorate your home and to also help the environment and not only will your place look great, but you will feel better about doing it too. Merry Christmas!