White Lights or Colored? Informal Poll.

ValentineBB · September 2011

I was thinking of the upcoming holidays. DH and I fight about this every year at the holidays. He likes colored, I hate them and say only white twinkle lights. What say you BOTB?

TheMrs923 · September 2011

For outside or on the tree?

Outside, I love white sparkly lights. On the Christmas tree, I do a TON of white lights with a strand of color just because I miss it a little from when I was growing up.

kaydee_2008 · September 2011

We go all out decorating for halloween and christmas. Deffinatly colored for us.

greenclown · September 2011

White

Excitedtostart · September 2011

We have the same argument. I am a white fairly lights person. He is a bulbous colored lights person.

ASmallWonder · September 2011

Definitely white. We always had colored (the big fat bulbs) on the tree when I was little though.

weelass24 · September 2011

White for the tree and inside, colors for the outside.

But never, ever chasers. Ever.

pmarie33 · September 2011

For the main tree - white.

For the basement tree - colored.

For outside deco - white.

leslie13510 · September 2011

I change my mind every year it seems, but I generally prefer either white or single color strands. And I hate blinking/changing lights in the house. Hate.

ValentineBB · September 2011

weelass24:

White for the tree and inside, colors for the outside.

But never, ever chasers. Ever.

Are those the ones that blink? They give me a headache.

I like white for everything. He likes colored for everything but especially the tree. I am just not a fan.

sevans1975 · September 2011

I like all white.

My exception to this is at my mom & stepdad's house. They put colored lights outside and what with their terra cotta colored house paint with white trim, it looks like a gingerbread house and I love it.

KtB0605 · September 2011

We do colored outside and white on the tree.

mrsadamc 05 · September 2011

White outside and colored on the tree inside.

eta:

I take that back. We have white in both locations.

My parents do colored on the family tree and white on the formal tree.

Mrs White · September 2011

Both

lurkylulu2 · September 2011

Colored.

Le Olive · September 2011

My husband is really nostalgic about certain things, and colored lights on the tree just remind him of Christmas when he was a kid.

I think all white is gorgeous. But, I like fun, cheesy holiday decor. There's something homey about it. I can spend the rest of the year trying to look like a Pottery Barn catalog (which I never succeed in doing, anyway!).

CinemaGoddess · September 2011

I prefer white twinkle lights but I do make room for bubble lights. Because they are awesome.

magdalina.h · September 2011

I love the big old fashion colored bulbs outside and twinkling white lights on the tree

Le Olive · September 2011

CinemaGoddess:
I prefer white twinkle lights but I do make room for bubble lights. Because they are awesome.

If all of my bubble lights from the 80s weren't broken or a serious fire hazard, I'd TOTALLY put them up

skyfarm15 · September 2011

White in & out.

CinemaGoddess · September 2011

Le Olive:
CinemaGoddess:

I prefer white twinkle lights but I do make room for bubble lights. Because they are awesome.

If all of my bubble lights from the 80s weren't broken or a serious fire hazard, I'd TOTALLY put them up

They sell them now and they're safe to use! I found mine at Walgreens last year.

ohashlet · September 2011

white, only.

BlueEyes313 · September 2011

White inside and out. I like the traditional look of the small lights too.

Le Olive · September 2011

CinemaGoddess:
Le Olive:
CinemaGoddess:

If all of my bubble lights from the 80s weren't broken or a serious fire hazard, I'd TOTALLY put them up

They sell them now and they're safe to use! I found mine at Walgreens last year.

Oh shiiiiit, that's dangerous info

I'll bet they have a lot of corny crap I can buy!

Ya think they'll have a color wheel? Haha!

secretsout · September 2011

Colored lights inside usually, but I'm not opposed to white. We don't do outside lights because there's no power outside right now, and my husband doesn't care enough to rig something up. Sad

CinemaGoddess · September 2011

Le Olive:
CinemaGoddess:
Le Olive:
CinemaGoddess:

If all of my bubble lights from the 80s weren't broken or a serious fire hazard, I'd TOTALLY put them up

They sell them now and they're safe to use! I found mine at Walgreens last year.

Oh shiiiiit, that's dangerous info

I'll bet they have a lot of corny crap I can buy!

Ya think they'll have a color wheel? Haha!

Ohhhhh! Then you can get the best of both worlds! Use white twinkle lights and then flip on the color fan for color.

weelass24 · September 2011

ValentineBB:
weelass24:

White for the tree and inside, colors for the outside.

But never, ever chasers. Ever.

Are those the ones that blink? They give me a headache.

I like white for everything. He likes colored for everything but especially the tree. I am just not a fan.

Blinkers are one thing, chasers are beyond tacky.

ChefSarah22 · September 2011

We do both depending on the year and my mood. I love the big C7 and C9 ceramic lights. Under no circumstances are flashing lights permissible. They drive me bonkers. I would totally do the bubbler lights, too.

Le Olive · September 2011

you guys, wtf is a chaser?

is it the kind where the blink pattern goes down the line instead of random blinks?

ValentineBB · September 2011

weelass24:
ValentineBB:
weelass24:

White for the tree and inside, colors for the outside.

But never, ever chasers. Ever.

Are those the ones that blink? They give me a headache.

I like white for everything. He likes colored for everything but especially the tree. I am just not a fan.

Blinkers are one thing, chasers are beyond tacky.

So what are the chasers?

Mysterious_wife · September 2011

We were white lights until last year. Our lights wouldn't work. I had to run to the store to get new ones and they only had colored. Allie LOVED the colored lights. After Christmas we bought a pre-lit tree with colored lights for Allie. I figure until she is older Christmas is about her anyway.

ludicrous · September 2011

We argue about this too so he gets to do the outside and I do the inside.

akalutts · September 2011

Outside = white only, ever. It makes it look snowy.

Tree - mix.

We actually have white lights up around the edge of the ceiling in the living/dining room year round. One string is burned out right now, so I'm sort of hoping Target gets their christmas stuff in early this year so we can replace it soon.