tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post1257678020337776737..comments2024-03-24T12:54:29.192-04:00Comments on P i g t o w n * D e s i g n: It’s Christmas Time in the City!Pigtown*Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-29844628564345637252012-12-20T12:54:54.299-05:002012-12-20T12:54:54.299-05:00Y'all may not know this but you can buy warm w...Y'all may not know this but you can buy warm white LED lights, which mimic the incandescent lights but use much less energy. I prefer the cool white myself, and I've found that using a smaller bulb than I would in incandescent makes for less garishness!Cyndiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06410119703382539295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-63271548570768828852012-12-19T20:30:51.029-05:002012-12-19T20:30:51.029-05:00SG... the small blue LED bulbs are the ones i disl...SG... the small blue LED bulbs are the ones i dislike. i love the big old bulbs, but they're hard to find now. there's a queen anne around here that sounds like the one you're talking about. must go take pix of it.<br /><br />Love your image of your local Tara.<br /><br />xoPigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-52139840607151495172012-12-19T20:28:55.969-05:002012-12-19T20:28:55.969-05:00We have one street here that has more lights that ...We have one street here that has more lights that you can imagine. It's a small block of rowhouses and every.single.house. does lights. http://christmasstreet.com/Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-25366873882719506072012-12-19T20:27:09.782-05:002012-12-19T20:27:09.782-05:00There were so many other great houses, that I migh...There were so many other great houses, that I might have to take some more pictures!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-21710469631834892212012-12-19T20:26:38.125-05:002012-12-19T20:26:38.125-05:00Agree!Agree!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-36814296397292292222012-12-19T20:26:23.503-05:002012-12-19T20:26:23.503-05:00Of course! The blue lights i don't like are t...Of course! The blue lights i don't like are the LED ones, that are one step away from the end of the spectrum. Too blue!<br /><br />And I agree about the deflated inflatables. It looks like a sad graveyard.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-35509876651040763252012-12-19T20:24:48.272-05:002012-12-19T20:24:48.272-05:00Cyndia... i am sure you have done a lovely job! it...Cyndia... i am sure you have done a lovely job! it's just not my style, but that doesn't mean it's wrong. but still no to the blow up creatures.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-82384330255507303892012-12-19T20:23:17.308-05:002012-12-19T20:23:17.308-05:00OMG Miss MA! I remember spending hours decorating...OMG Miss MA! I remember spending hours decorating my tree and you coming in and asking when I'd finish it!Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-10681598640895588182012-12-19T20:22:24.839-05:002012-12-19T20:22:24.839-05:00I love wreaths with red ribbons!
And I have had e...I love wreaths with red ribbons!<br /><br />And I have had experience with dripping fruit and a warm winter. Ugh.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-50721103812918578832012-12-19T20:21:01.478-05:002012-12-19T20:21:01.478-05:00I am going to try and go by there at twilight and ...I am going to try and go by there at twilight and see if i can get a better picture! i will have to go to Clipper Mill Overlook. It's just a short hop from here.Pigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-4326583739388883082012-12-19T20:20:03.529-05:002012-12-19T20:20:03.529-05:00Mary.. I am sure that you have all of that great m...Mary.. I am sure that you have all of that great mexican-influenced christmas decoration!<br /><br />xoPigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-75165119505993006622012-12-19T19:50:21.671-05:002012-12-19T19:50:21.671-05:00Not that I've ever used solid blue lights--and...Not that I've ever used solid blue lights--and these days, I don't decorate at all for the holidays--but I always kind of liked them, at least the old school kind of big bulbs that, from a distance, looked like they had a pink dot in the middle.<br /><br />I grew up in Danville, Illinois, where the broad main drag consisted of two miles of early-2Oth century mansions lined up Magnaverdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231057342527140091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-87259864818191619332012-12-19T12:21:27.404-05:002012-12-19T12:21:27.404-05:00I was going to go out over the next few nights and...I was going to go out over the next few nights and take some photos of the lights. We have some really pretty ones...and some great tacky ones. I love them all, classy and tacky, except for the LEDs that pretend to be white when they're really blue. But my favorite ones are the simplest ones. There's nothing better than an old Colonial out in the pitch dark country with a white candleAn Urban Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08666212353075804092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-55645780761620143272012-12-19T12:13:04.246-05:002012-12-19T12:13:04.246-05:00Hi, I am with you on colored lights + overdoing + ...Hi, I am with you on colored lights + overdoing + blow ups + LED's! so dislike all of those. My favorite is the house that has a huge, gorgeous wreath and nice white lights highlighting the foundation plantings. Adore that you can see their Christmas tree through the window. xxpeggybraswelldesign.compeggy braswellhttp://peggybraswelldesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-4110495808143247252012-12-19T12:06:30.340-05:002012-12-19T12:06:30.340-05:00Meg I agree completely, it seems to me that simple...Meg I agree completely, it seems to me that simple vignettes, white lights, lots and wonderfully scented candles, berries and wreathes...perfect (for me)<br /><br />Love and Hugs<br />Karena<br />Art by Karena<br />$75 NOVICA GiveawayKarenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206642885608991170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-15665066019885650442012-12-19T11:46:58.212-05:002012-12-19T11:46:58.212-05:00Well, well why am I not surpised we are -- again -...Well, well why am I not surpised we are -- again -- in complete agreement. Reggie, too, is not happy with LED lights (hates 'em) and those vivid blue ones, too. Also he thinks the icicle stringy ones are nasty; people don't even bother to smooth out the wires, so most of them are hanging zig-zags. Best to leave them to trailers and convenience stores. And those inflatable blow ups Reggie Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044215790585354363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-57891350326593469132012-12-19T10:48:25.452-05:002012-12-19T10:48:25.452-05:00Come sit by me and we will enjoy the lights togeth...Come sit by me and we will enjoy the lights together!Cyndiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06410119703382539295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-67687572322742302822012-12-19T10:47:15.769-05:002012-12-19T10:47:15.769-05:00I'm afraid you would think my house is very ta...I'm afraid you would think my house is very tacky then, dear. I love the lights. They make me happy. I converted to LED a few years ago and find them quite nice. I string white icicle lights across the roofline (dear hubby climbs up on his 20-ft ladder to string them), colored lights are swagged around the picket fence, and teeny little white lights in the arbors. <br />I agree with you on Cyndiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06410119703382539295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-74988920036866195392012-12-19T08:49:27.602-05:002012-12-19T08:49:27.602-05:00Dear Auntie Meg: You know my motto: "Only MO...Dear Auntie Meg: You know my motto: "Only MORE is MORE!" So of course I love the first house w/all the lights & trimmings!! <br /><br />Having grown up near Williamsburg, I can tell you that seeing house after house w/W'burg decorations can get very boring. And ditto what Maureen Reynolds said, above: Hope those decorations are plastic! I've seen what time in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-36836018153818016352012-12-19T08:28:19.605-05:002012-12-19T08:28:19.605-05:00I have a hard time with the cold LED lights also. ...I have a hard time with the cold LED lights also. However, our front door needs ONE strand of the warm light to replace the one burnt out over the summer.! And yes...I missed the October boat on that apparently this year. So no front lights for us, just 5 wreaths with red ribbons.<br /><br />I like your simply decorated house but I also like ones that are truly over the top e.g. 34th St, hon. Maureen Reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09314611588187440612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-69974733002908199752012-12-19T08:22:18.869-05:002012-12-19T08:22:18.869-05:00I like the one with the Moravian star best, but th...I like the one with the Moravian star best, but they are all pretty.<br /> For a less traditional look, where you can see everyone's trees, drive through the overlook at Clipper Mill some night.<br />Love Connor's antlers!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-735719884954321988.post-37978391189203303122012-12-19T08:14:00.910-05:002012-12-19T08:14:00.910-05:00I'm in complete agreement re. the no-nos. Than...I'm in complete agreement re. the no-nos. Thanks for the photos--this is truly what I miss about living in So. california: it's too warm and very few "colonial" homes with understated decorations. Have a super week.<br />Mary<br />I think that the excitement is getting to Jones: he ate my new slippers; refused to go to daycare (and he loves it); got in trouble with Mini-Beast (maryhttp://mjhdesignarts.comnoreply@blogger.com