Hang lights with adhesives instead of nails. To drape your Christmas lights around the room the way you want them, you need to attach them to the walls in many places along the strands of wire. This can leave you with a series of small holes you need to patch at the end of the season -- and taking down the holiday decorations is sad enough without adding hours of extra work to the job. If your lights are small, the strands should be lightweight, which gives you several options for how to hang them without damaging the walls. Stick a small adhesive decorating clip to the walls in each place you want to attach a strand of lights. To secure a vertical stretch of lights going straight up or down the wall, face the clips in alternating directions to make the arrangement more secure. In other words, attach the bottom clip facing left, the clip above it facing right, the third clip facing left and so on. Slide the strands of lights into the arrangement of clips to fasten them to the wall. This system works best on white plaster walls because adhesive decorating clips are most readily available in white.

Tape the strands to the walls with a wall-safe transparent tape if the walls aren't white. You might only need a piece of tape every five or six lights, or you might need pieces between each light or every two lights, depending on how heavy the strands are and how complex your hanging design is. The more twists and patterns you have in your design, the more pieces of tape you probably need. Fasten the lights to exposed brick walls using brick clips. These grip onto the narrow horizontal surface at the top front of a brick, between the surface of the wall and the grout line. Brick clips are more visible than the other alternatives, but they are stronger, so you shouldn't need as many of them. Attach the brick clips to the bricks every few feet along the wall, then slide the strands of lights into the protruding hooks on the vertical surfaces of the clips. Things You Will Need Adhesive decorating clips Transparent tape Brick clips Warnings References Apartment Therapy: This Old House: Nail-Free Decorating ToolsThe Inspired Room: Tip for Hanging Garland, Wreaths and Decorations Photo Credits Polka Dot Images/Polka Dot/Getty Images Suggest a Correction

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Clear20 clips and 24 strips Product Dimensions0.5 x 9.7 x 17 cm Size20 clips and 24 strips 13 in DIY & Tools (See top 100) in Office Products > Office Supplies > Desk Accessories & Storage Products > Hooks & Hangers Date First Available6 Nov. 2007 Large Picture Hanging Strips, 17206 (Each Pack contains 4 Sets) 2x Command Medium Hooks with 4x Command Strips (17081) Command mounting products and adhesive strips offer a means of attaching, holding and hanging without the fear of wall damage or leaving adhesive residue behind. A full range of products is available to help you decorate, organise and celebrate from hooks to hangers, shower caddies to cable clips. mand is a trademark of 3M Company. 1 x 20 clips 1 x 24 mini clear adhesive strips See all 917 customer reviews See all 917 customer reviews (newest first) on Amazon.co.uk Good product but they dont hold in strong sunlight Very useful, easy to put. Do what they say

They were just what I wanted. instructions ask to press each one for a minute. That is really too much ! A couple of seconds suffice ! I really wanted to give these 5 stars after I initially used them to hold the cable for a dash-cam to the outer edge of my windscreen - they stuck well and held the cable exactly... Used these to hang a felt craft garland on my daughters door, perfect for lightweight decor and barely visible due to being clear plastic, perfect These snap really easily. I was blaming my husbands big man hands but when I tried to change the lights over, the hook part just snapper off. These work so well. Wish they were cheaper, but worth the extra money over competitor brands. Stationery & Office Supplies > Office Supplies > Desk Accessories & Storage Products > Hooks & Hangers Command™ Hooks & StripsDecorating the outside of your home is a fun way to show your Christmas spirit. I believe you can never have too many Christmas lights so here are some fun outdoor spots that can use a little illumination during the holidays:

Hanging Christmas Lights Outdoors Around the windows and planters on your home. Along the driveway, walkway, or other paths. Around the front door. Along the edge of the roofline. On bushes and trees using net lights. Wrapped around pillars or posts using LED Tree Trunk Lights. Measure the area where you will hang the lights so you know how many to purchase. You can either purchase incandescent lights or LED lights. Incandescent lights are a little less expensive, and LED lights will last longer and use about 90% less energy. Collect the supplies you’ll need to hang the Christmas lights: Hardware for hanging lights, such as Christmas lights clips, hooks, adhesives, stakes, and wire. When you’ve got everything ready to go, here are some tips on how to hang Christmas lights outdoors: Get a partner and try to hang the lights during the day when there is the most light. Unwrap the Christmas lights and extension cords and plug them in for a test run.

Replace any missing bulbs. Throw out light strands that are damaged. If you are wrapping Christmas lights around a post or a tree, begin at the top and work your way down. You can use adhesive or wire to secure the lights. After you have connected three strands of lights together end to end, begin again with a new strand. If you are using Christmas Light Clips for the roof, follow the instructions on the packaging. If you are running the lights along a path, follow the instructions on the stakes. Plug the extension cords into weatherproof outdoor timer power strip so that you don’t have cords running all over the yard and you won’t have to remember to turn the Christmas lights on and off each night. Hanging Christmas Lights Indoors After you have the outdoors all decked with lights, you can hang Christmas lights inside your home. The following are some places that you might want some Christmas lights: Around the walls of your bedroom. Around the windows using battery-operated Christmas lights.

On the Christmas tree. On the fireplace mantel. Up the stair rail. Measure the area where you will hang the lights so that you know how many to strands of Christmas lights to purchase. For the Christmas tree, you will use about 100-200 lights per 1 1/2 feet. Collect a few other supplies: Transparent tape if you plan on hanging lights on windows or walls. Tacks if you don’t mind poking holes in the wall. Twist ties for hanging lights on the Christmas tree. Now that you have the lights and a few other supplies, you can begin to hang the Christmas lights. Unwrap and untangle the lights. Plug them in to make sure they work and are not damaged. Replace missing or broken bulbs and throw out frayed wires. Begin at the highest point and work your way down. For windows and walls, you can simply tape the wire down. If you would rather use tacks for the wall, push the tacks into the wall and set the lights right on top of the tacks. Do not push the tacks into the electrical wire.