Guides
Everything we know about a lit Christmas
What we've learned lighting real homes and businesses, distilled into straight answers.
53 guides
Outdoor Christmas Lights: The Complete Exterior Guide
How to light a house exterior properly — roofline, windows, trees and planting, by property type. Palettes, fixings and what a fitted display costs.
Christmas Garlands: Doors, Stairs, Mantels and Trees
How to choose, size, light and fix a Christmas garland on a door, staircase, mantel or tree — fresh versus faux, and what professional fitting costs.
Christmas Colour Palettes That Actually Work
Five Christmas colour palettes, from warm white to colour.
How a Professional Decorates a Christmas Tree
Ribbon-first method, light density per foot, layering, topper proportion and colour discipline — the way decorators dress a tree, step by step.
How to Install Christmas Lights Outside
A step-by-step method for installing outdoor Christmas lights safely — planning, power, fixings, ladder work, and when to call somebody instead.
How to Install Christmas Lights on Brick
Protecting brick when you put up Christmas lights — what damages it, what fails in frost, wind trade-offs and the rules for listed frontages.
Can a Handyman Put Up Your Christmas Lights?
Handyman, roofer or Christmas light specialist — who can legally and safely fit your lights, what insurance covers, and what each option really costs.
Christmas Lights on a House: Ideas, Fixings & Costs
How to put Christmas lights on a house exterior — roofline, windows, trees, fixings, colour temperature, power and what a professional install costs.
Outside Christmas Decorations for Houses
Outdoor Christmas decoration ideas that work on British houses — lights, garlands, wreaths, trees, inflatables and what to avoid.
Best Christmas Lights UK: A Professional Buyer's Guide
What to look for when buying Christmas lights in the UK — LED type, colour temperature, cable quality, outdoor rating, connectors and what makes a set last.
Christmas light installation in Battersea
Victorian villas and terraces between the park and the river.
Christmas light installation in Putney
Detached and semi-detached family houses on the hill, with front drives and gardens.
Christmas light installation in Ascot
Country estates and large detached houses with gated entrances and avenue planting.
Christmas light installation in Kensington
White stucco villas and porticoed terraces, most of them four and five storeys, with deep first-floor balconies and railings at pavement level.
Christmas light installation in Notting Hill
Garden-square terraces and pastel stucco fronts, tight to the pavement, with communal gardens behind.
Christmas light installation in Chelsea
Red-brick mansion blocks, stock-brick terraces and the odd stucco front, with balconies doing most of the decorative work.
Christmas light installation in Hampstead
Arts-and-Crafts and Edwardian houses set back behind hedges and front gardens, with mature trees on the plot.
Christmas light installation in St John's Wood
Detached and semi-detached villas on wide, lime-planted avenues, with in-and-out drives and gateposts.
Christmas light installation in Mayfair
Mews houses and brick townhouses on cobbles, with short frontages and low parapets.
Christmas light installation in Wimbledon Village
Double-fronted Edwardian and Victorian houses on the village streets and around the common.
Christmas light installation in Weybridge
Large modern detached houses on private estates, set well back behind gates.
Christmas light installation in Virginia Water
Country houses on wooded plots, with mature cedars and long approaches.
Christmas light installation in Sevenoaks
Kentish brick and tile-hung buildings, hotels and period houses with deep grounds.
Christmas light installation in Beaconsfield
Old Town brick frontages, shopfronts and large detached houses in the surrounding lanes.
Christmas light installation in Richmond
Georgian townhouses, river-facing terraces and detached houses towards the park.
Christmas light installation in Clapham
Double-fronted townhouses and terraces around the common.
Christmas light installation in Esher
Period detached houses and newer family homes on private roads and closes.
Christmas light installation in Cobham
Modern detached houses on generous plots, often with long frontages and gated drives.
Christmas light installation in Wandsworth
Victorian terraces in long, even runs, bay-fronted, two and three storeys.
Christmas light installation in Barnes
Victorian terraces and cottages around the pond and the common.
Christmas Lights in Kensington, Chelsea & Knightsbridge
How to brief restrained lighting for stucco, leasehold and protected façades, with scope-led guide prices and permission checks.
Christmas Lights for Esher, Cobham & Weybridge
How to brief a layered country-house display across the approach, architecture, landscape, access and power route.
Christmas Lights in Hampstead, Highgate & St John's Wood
What NW3, NW8 and N6 homeowners need to know — conservation areas, listed buildings, and fitting lights without touching brickwork.
Christmas Lights for Ascot, Windsor & Beaconsfield
How to plan country-house lighting across gates, drives, architecture and selected trees, with scope-led guide prices.
Best Christmas Light Installers, London & South East (2026)
How to choose a Christmas light installer in London or the South East — what to look for, what to avoid, and the questions that separate a professional installer from a basic fitter.
Christmas Lights for Big Houses in the South East
Designing Christmas lights for large homes across Surrey, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire — scale, symmetry and what suits period properties.
Warm White vs Multicolour Christmas Lights
The colour temperature debate, settled. When warm white wins, when multicolour shines, and the trick most installers get wrong on red-brick London homes.
When to Book Christmas Light Installation (2026)
A practical month-by-month guide to planning, designing and booking a professional Christmas lighting installation.
Roof, Tree or Facade: Where Should Your Christmas Lights Go?
A practical guide to placing Christmas lights for maximum impact — eaves, rooflines, mature trees, porches and topiary, with photo references.
Why DIY Christmas Lights Aren't Worth the Risk
The honest case against climbing your own roof in December — insurance gaps, ladder accidents, and what a professional carries that you don't.
Christmas Lights in Barnes, Richmond, Chelsea & Notting Hill
A design guide to lighting period homes with restraint, temporary fixings and one coherent warm-white composition.
Commercial-Grade vs Retail Christmas Lights
How commercial-grade and retail Christmas lights differ in cable, connectors, weather rating, replaceable parts and run length.
Waterproof Outdoor Christmas Lights: IP Ratings Explained
What IP44, IP65 and IP67 actually mean for your Christmas lights, and why the connectors — not the bulbs — are what fail in a wet British December.
How to Fix Christmas Lights Without Damaging Your House
Why staples and nails ruin houses, what a careful installer does instead, and the questions to ask before anyone climbs.
How to Hang Christmas Lights on a Roof Safely (Step by Step)
A professional installer's step-by-step guide to safely lighting your roofline — ladders, anchors, planning, and when to stop and call a pro.
Ladder Safety for Christmas Decorations
The ladder safety brief professionals follow when putting up Christmas decorations.
How to Light an Outdoor Tree for Christmas (The Right Way)
The professional method for wrapping an outdoor tree in Christmas lights — quantities, technique, timing and the silhouette mistake to avoid.
How to Hang a Christmas Garland on a Banister
The traditional British technique for a beautiful staircase garland that doesn't slip, sag or scratch your handrail.
Christmas Interior Decoration Ideas for British Homes
How to decorate a British home for Christmas the way it's meant to be — layered, considered, classical, and warm enough to live in for six weeks.
The Best Garden Centres for Christmas Decorations (UK)
Where to buy Christmas decorations at Britain's best garden centres — when to go, what is worth buying, and the displays worth driving an hour for.
The Christmas Decoration Shopping List
A month-by-month shopping list for a properly decorated British Christmas — what to buy in October, November and December, and what to skip entirely.
How to Host a Christmas Party in London: A Host's Guide
The format that works, the menu that delivers, the playlist that lands — a complete guide to hosting an unforgettable Christmas party at home in London.
The Quiet Christmas: Faith, Meaning and British Traditions
An invitation back into the older, quieter Christmas — Advent, carols, candlelight, and the traditions that still hold.