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Going Green: 3 Safety Tips for Holiday Decorations This Christmas Season



It is indeed the season to be jolly.

How is your retail store or coffee shop celebrating the Christmas season?

Decorating your place to spread the cheerfulness of the season is one way to go. If your scrolling LED sign hasn’t received a decorative bow for the holidays then you should start thinking of ways to decorate your store and keep up with the season.

Today, we are sharing with 3 simple decorating tips for the holidays that will not only liven up your small business but it will also help you save the environment. Take a look at our safety tips for holiday decorating this Christmas time.


Holiday Decorating Tip # 1 Switch to LED Christmas lights

The light emitting diode (LED) technology has been steadily gaining popularity for some time now. This lighting innovation recently celebrated its 50th anniversary but the use of LEDs for businesses, homes and even public areas span way less than that.

With the proven capacity of LED light bulbs to greatly reduce electrical costs, this technology is becoming the preferred choice when it comes to lighting homes and attracting customers with programmable signs.

The simple act of choosing LED Christmas lights over those that do not utilize the technology doesn’t only create huge savings on electricity bills but it also takes us one step closer to saving Mother Earth from all of the carbon emissions generated with the use of electricity.   

LED Christmas lights can also help you save a couple of dollars in the long run since the technology allows the prolonged life span of the light bulbs that will brighten your home, office or retail store this time of the year.

Holiday Decorating Tip # 2 Do not leave holiday lighting fixtures unattended

Fires can be a common scenario during the holiday season. With all the Christmas lights and elaborate decorations that many of us adorn our homes and place of work, it is not very difficult to understand why overloaded electrical sockets can cause fire.

To keep the holiday season safe for all of us, make sure that you don’t bring in too much lighting fixtures that would compete for electricity. Keep in mind that when you have too much lighting decorations your electrical supply might not be able to deliver your needs which can result to a short circuit that can result into fire.

Another great way to prevent fires is to unplug Christmas lights at night or when not in use. They might look good when they are left open but then again, unsupervised use can lead to accidents.

Holiday Decorating Tip # 3 Consider other decorating options

Christmas lights as well as other decorative LED lighting fixtures are a sight to see. Aside from delivering bright hues that are truly eye-catching, their presence can surely deliver the joy and the holiday cheers that Christmas is all about.

In decorating your home or business this Christmas time, you can also opt for embellishments that do not require the use of electricity like Christmas trees and wreathes. Depending on your theme for this year, you can also make use of other items that can be refashioned to be Christmas décor. There are tons of DIY tutorials online that can help you transform old books or even clothes into beautiful holiday adornments.

Are you decorating for the holidays?

Share with us how your tips and tricks on transforming homes, coffee shops and retail stores into holiday wonderlands. Feel free to put in your thoughts on the comments below. 

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