Uh-Show Of Hands. How Many Are Guilty Of STILL Having Christmas Decorations Out

We didn't decorate for Christmas this year b/c my son was with his Dad, but I do have some Halloween window clings hanging around.

Hey pye! I hate to take down my Christmas decorations too! It does make me feel really sad because I now that they won't be coming back for a very long time! But, unfortunately I already did take mine down on New Year's Day, like I usually do! I don't like to, but I always end up doing it that way or I'd end up having them up all year! There was one year that I had my big tree up that I swore I wasn't going to ever take it down! I didn't care if it was still up in July! But, I did finally take it down and was so depressed! It does make the livingroom look so drab and empty without the decorations! But, I did need to put up my laundry drying racks again! How pathetic is that?

Guilty, but not very many as I barely had time to put anything out. I usually take them down right after Jan 6 (twelfth night) but I had foot surgery January 7. The other problem is that I want to take a better picture of my topiary tree I made from a tomato cage, and I also do not have anything to store it in--- maybe I do, I could put it in a cloth draw string bag, bet I have one, or could make one easily. If I did not start a discussion about that tree I need to. Maybe tomorrow. I am anxious to get stuff put away, but I am still not released for much because of the foot surgery. I am ready to think "Garden". My houseplants make things lively, if I display them well.

It is only once a year affair that we 'dress' the living room with all the glitters and sparkles of christmas decorations for a special occasion. Once it is over, the atmosphere comes back to a square one. I wish everyday is like christmas where the living room remain pleasing to the eyes which gives us the feeling of lively and cheerful joy. But without any special occasion to celebrate, the glitters of the neonlights is meaningless. It is back to serious work in making a living.

Our Christmas tree is still up and there is a giant snowflake on the inside of the front door. I keep telling myself that I am going to take down the tree, but I keep putting it off. It has been unplugged for awhile now though at least. We don't really have any other stuff on the walls here so it will look kind of drab and boring once it comes down.

I make all my own swags (topped up with pretty picks from Hobbycraft) plus we always have a real "American" tree - the sort with candles, beads, baubles and bows where if you can see the branches you ain't done it right ... Years ago (before my life came crashing down around my ears) I lived in a lovely cottage with open fireplaces. By the time i finished putting up deckies it looked like a Dickensian novel! The latest I ever took them down was around now - one year, they didn't go into the loft till almost easter. My kids were a lot younger then, of course. These days I must admit they come down pretty early - round about the 6th. I'm living in a rented place on a modern estate and it's not the same without a big fireplace to decorate. I'm just glad to see everything back to normal! i.e. boring and depressing - it makes me work harder to try and change things. But I know exactly where you're coming from.

We leave someof the lights outside all year round but dont light them. But yes its so dark out in the yard now its pittiful BUt all the inside decorations are down and put away but we will put them up again in Nov. Yeah!

Mine are all down now. They went up 2 days before Christmas, thou.

I'm not in the least bit guilty. my tree stays up until at LEAST the end of january. I still turn the lights on each evening. it's not spring yet, and the tree makes me feel happy, so I'm not taking it down for the sake of shallow superstition

Hi Pye, Haven't seen you in quite some time. All of our Christmas decorations are gone. Christmas decorations usually go up the first or second week of December and come down the weekend after Christmas just before New Years usually! I LOVE having pretty decorations and the tree up but don't mind taking it down either. We have a pretty small place because rent is outrageous here so when we get a bigger place I will probably enjoy decorating more!Hope you had a nice Christmas, and Happy New Year to you!

heh..i still have halloween stuff out. but that's year round decor. come on..the light up skullies are just too cute :)

the family has always gripped at me about wanting to take everything down right away. always tell me at least wait till after new years or its bad luck not sure about that. im very bad about loving color. most places i've lived i have lots of color in my rooms so it wouldnt be drab in any case

We still have Christmas decorations at home. The Christmas tree is still standing and Santa is still in front of our house. I think they really look nice. It's not up to me to decide when we should remove our Christmas decorations. My mother's the one who decides. But I think our house would still look nice after removing the decorations because my mother loves all kinds of decorations, so when she removes the Christmas decorations she would surely replace them with a different kind of decoration.

There are many people here who keep their decorations up all year around.They look so ugly by summertime.I hate looking at old decorations.The are very faded from the weather.People don't seem to care to take them down.

Nope mine always come down on New Year Day once it is all over they come down lol Yes it does look bare once they are down but I have to be honest that once it is all over I get fed up with seeing them, it was different when my Children where little I used to leave them up till the 6th January but now they come down

I can hardly believe I still have my Holiday Decorations up - kinda... We barely put anything out to start with - just the stockings - and they're still sitting on the coffee table waiting to get put away. The stocking hangers are still on the entertainment center and need to come down too. The small ceramic tree we have has to get put away also... My husband will probably take care of it this weekend.

I guess I can raise my hand half-way. I did put EVERYTHING away, but the tree is still standing :) It's in a corner so not really in the way. I took down all the decorations and ornaments though, so it's just a green tree now. This is why we bought a skinny tree, so it's not in the way, and we don't even remember to put it away :) Also we still have our stakes in the ground outside. Just two small signs that say happy holidays. I haven't felt like going to get them because I have to walk through the snow! My neighbors have a ton of decor still on their front lawns so I figured my two little stakes wouldn't even be noticed :) I love Christmas Decor and could leave it up for months! But eventually I know I'd want to change it to something more in season. Currently I'm shopping for Easter goodies since I'm having Easter at my house this year :) I also have a wreath doll we hang on the closet. I have one for fall that is a scarecrow with leaves, one for winter that is a snowman, and for spring/summer we have a flower one. I like the idea of switching things out each season to put me in the mood for the season... although it does mean I will be buying more stuff to decorate the rest of the house in spring and fall ;)

I took mine down over a week ago. I was shopping the other day and I found a cute little ceramic Santa with dangly cloth legs. He's meant to sit on the edge of a shelf or what-not table with his legs dangling. He is so cute and a bargain at 2 bucks and he is looking at me from the table where I have a stack of photos at the end of the dining table where I work. All the Christmas stuff has been stored away so I guess he will have to sit there till the end of the year. I wonder how long it will take for Banjo to knock him down?

Usually I would still be thinking about taking them down, but we were good this year. It was a group effort on the 1st, but we got the inside decorations all put away. the outside decorations took an additional week...

I’ve been pretty good this year I took mine down around the 10th of January, usually they are still up at the beginning of February! You are right about how drab it is without all the Festive decorations, my daughter makes beautiful colourful ones which get better every year and I am still trying to get used to how dull the house is now that they are gone! The only good thing is that now I don’t have to worry about a certain kitten hanging off the Christmas tree!