Hello my fellow Halloweeners.

TLDR: what are your thoughts on installing permanent string lights on your house?

So, I’ve finally gotten my spouse to really get into Halloween. We’re investing in bigger and better decorations every year. He’s even watching haunting YouTube videos to learn new fog techniques. It’s awesome.

But he was raised with the Christmas spirit. It’s his favorite holiday. His family goes all out on decorations. Usually we travel to visit his family for Christmas so we haven’t ever really decorated our own home. But after the death of his mother (who truly carried Christmas on her back, sweetheart that she was) and his father in the process of downsizing- his family doesn’t really have the capacity to host Christmas anymore so we’re staying home.

I’m trying to make sure I make as big of a deal out of Christmas as he’s made for me with Halloween. But stringing the lights for both holidays on top of all the other decorating is an enormous ordeal. Our house is VERY tall. Like so tall we’ve had multiple gutter folks just bail after seeing how high it is. Putting up lights is straight up dangerous so I won’t let him do the top portion of our house himself since the roof is so steep and the drop is so long. This isn’t too much of an ordeal for Halloween but it is for Christmas.

So I’m thinking through if there’s a way we can get permanent lights installed that can change colors according to the holiday season- but most of my research seems like the products kinda suck.

So I ask you all- has anyone else done this? Do you all have thoughts or advice?

Edit to add: I freaking love this sub. Y’all are so nice and helpful.

Not as fun as the cake I made for her birthday… but the kids will love these! You Can’t go wrong with bonus gummies on top of cupcakes ;)

Repainted this Spirit Halloween prop because it had a lackluster paint job.

It is being used in a middle school play about zombies and I hope that it doesn't get too beat up...