The Sun Room Christmas Tree
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
Canada
December 9, 2015 11:04am CST
We have a sun room on the back of the house. Its a 3 season room. When it warms up in the spring through the fall until it get too cold we use it all the time. We enjoy eating our meals out there and when friends come over that is where we go. Its not heated and its not insulated. All the windows and doors have screens and glass.
It was an add on to the house built on a deck. Glass on three sides and the brick of the house on the 4th side. It's dry and bug less. we loved it from day one.
Years ago I had a store and put up a fake tree every winter. I hadn't used that tree in a long time but decided a few years ago to put lights at the top of the windows on the porch and added the tree a couple of years ago. It gets taken down after Christmas but the lights are on a timer and shine all year long from dark to bed time.
I was getting rid of some of my ornaments (the ugly ones) and decided to use them on the tree in the sun room. Its cold out there so no one inspects the tree. It also holds my Christmas decorations that I don't have room for in the house. Its a winter wonderland through glass doors.
We used to put lights on the front porch but like them a lot more on the back porch.
If you decorate outside outside, what do you do?
I hope the winter is being kind to you and if you celebrate Christmas, have a happy one.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
9 Dec 15
Once i start I just keep[ going - I have some lovely decorations for inside the house.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
16 Dec 15
@jaboUK I get lazy at times too about decorating. Of course with the kiddos I have to get with the program. This year my oldest son climbed the steps to the attic and brought down all of my boxes of decorations for me. 
That is one of the hardest parts of decorating, getting the boxes down. Hubby and Lil Keith put the tree together and then all three of the young ones helped me decorate it with the plastic ornaments. It was a fun time.
That is one of the hardest parts of decorating, getting the boxes down. Hubby and Lil Keith put the tree together and then all three of the young ones helped me decorate it with the plastic ornaments. It was a fun time. 2 people like this
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
17 Dec 15
@Shellyann36 I can see that it would be fun with small children around getting excited.
@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
16 Dec 15
@LadyDuck we have several holly bushes and I love them! My aunt and uncle have used a holly tree as a Christmas tree once. It was beautiful but sad that they cut down the tree. They had plenty of them on their property though.
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@LadyDuck (472074)
• Switzerland
16 Dec 15
@Shellyann36 We have put lights on the holly tree, it looks like in the evening. We are not allowed to cut the holly trees, they are protected here in Switzerland.
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@GreatMartin (23672)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
10 Dec 15
Ugly ornaments or not the tree looks great!
When--not if--I win the lottery I am building an ALL glass house on the water!! :O)
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
10 Dec 15
I hope you win the lottery soon. Ours is just one big room but we certainly love it - no water though.
@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
9 Dec 15
That looks magical! I hope winter is being kind to you, and the wonderland out there is not too harsh, I would love to see real snow for once, but am used to 9 degrees Celsius being the coldest in the day during our winter. Bug less sounds wonderful, between the mosquitoes and christmas beetles tonight I am swatting and running. :-D
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
10 Dec 15
@PaintsOnSlate , so you might not have a white Christmas either... I can't believe how crazy the weather has seemed to change this year.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
10 Dec 15
Its cold but not as cold as it could be here, We're told it might be February before we see snow but I don't believe it. We had one little snow a week or so ago and now nothing!!
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
10 Dec 15
@JudyEv I wish I had a good editing program, if I did I'd be wearing a Santa hat 
I'm glad you like it and I meant to tell you I like your new photo too!
I'm glad you like it and I meant to tell you I like your new photo too!1 person likes this
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
10 Dec 15
Thanks. I do like the way it lights up the house at night.
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@JudyEv (342105)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Dec 15
@PainsOnSlate And you've got a lovely new avatar!!
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@shellyjaneo (1081)
• United Kingdom
9 Dec 15
Looks like a lovely place to relax and the tree looks lovely x
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
10 Dec 15
The sun porch is cold but yesterday was so warm in the sunlight, we had the doors between the house and the porch open, Free heat.
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@shellyjaneo (1081)
• United Kingdom
11 Dec 15
@PainsOnSlate I guess when the suns out it has a green house effect that must be lovely and toasty x
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@snowy22315 (182175)
• United States
12 Dec 15
i did want to get a real tree this year...but I cant because of my roomies pine allergy...I am gonna do something crazy though and get a small, tacky purple tree for my bedroom...why? just cuz!
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
10 Dec 15
We put a strand or two of lights up on the front porch and I have one of those cute Christmas themed flags hanging up. Where my planters and wind chimes are during the warm months I replace them with holiday type chimes.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
16 Dec 15
@PainsOnSlate We are fairly fortunate that way but if it does become windy and they are getting tangled I will have hubby take them down. I don't have to worry about them being knocked down because they are pretty secure. Of course there is always a possibility.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
11 Dec 15
That sounds like fun. I wish I could have chimes, it's too windy around my house.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
11 Dec 15
New house, you will be planting so maybe next year
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@Juliaacv (51359)
• Canada
9 Dec 15
My husband puts up a string of small red lights on the eves of our home. We have a red and a green spotlight that shine on the front of our home. Its understated but very impressive looking. I just love your picture and would imagine that it shines so brightly over your backyard.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
10 Dec 15
That sounds beautiful! I love to see Christmas lights on houses, we used to shine red and green on the house but haven't done it in a while.
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@simone10 (54187)
• Louisville, Kentucky
15 Dec 15
@PainsOnSlate Seeing your picture with the lights off except for the tree and the city lights, makes me really want to be there and just sit and relax.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
10 Dec 15
Its sitting on a table and I like it there in the windows too.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
9 Dec 15
I have a hand made wreath on the front door too. I'll bet its pretty...
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@Auntylou (4264)
• Oxford, England
10 Dec 15
@PainsOnSlate I use rosemary along with bits of pine branches and love the smell
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@AdrienneJenkins (274)
• Vancouver, British Columbia
9 Dec 15
That reminds me I need to get my Christmas lights out to decorate the window.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
11 Dec 15
I bet that is so pretty when all the lights are on and it's dark. Great pic. I am not decorating at all this Christmas, I just don't feel like it. Every 3 years Christmas is at my house, so that's next Christmas. We have little ones in the family so I will decorate next year.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
11 Dec 15
That nice that you host every three years. I wish i could get away with that but the kids come home!
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
11 Dec 15
@PainsOnSlate It's just me my sister and a brother. And kids and grandkids.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
10 Dec 15
That sounds wonderful. I love lights around the yard at night.
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
11 Dec 15
all our decorations go up inside the house though some lighting displays can be seen in the windows - your tree looks lovely
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
11 Dec 15
Thank you. I love lights through the window too. I'll bet yours is lovely too.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
10 Dec 15
We have a lot of lights in the front - wrapped around the porch ratings and columns and in the garage windows. My beautician told us the other day she loves our light!
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
11 Dec 15
I would want to be away from the highway, hope your holiday is a good one.
