when do dec's come down

agreenmess

We always put the decorations up on the 12th December (my mums birthday) and we always take them down on the 6th Jan (my sisters birthday).

merlot123

I put up my decs and tree on December 1st and I have just this moment taken all the cards down and removed all garlands. The tree is still standing but no decs on it.

My lounge and dining room look so bare, I don't like it.....I love Christmas and all the pretty stuff, but I must get organised as OH is back at work on Tuesday and feel as I need to get back into a routine.

Spirit_2

Our decorations came down today, our daughter has a birthday in the coming week and we have always done our best to seperate her celebration from Christmas.

The only exception being the HM wreath on the front door...it just looks so welcoming...I am always sorry to see it go.

wanchai_2

Tomorrow for us as it's our last day off - I'm always sad to take them down

spike7451 wrote: »

New years eve,never take the old year into the new as my mom used to say...

Is that an American saying?

Absinthe_2

Had so little up, is no hassle for me. just a tree this year, and a few piddly decorations.

Although lovely to look at, feel sorry for those houses decked out like santas grotto. Looks kinda complicated. :rotfl:

bluebag

Just as soon as I can be !!!!!D, hate the job. But deffo before 12th night.

Takes me about two hours to do the whole lot, the family have at last agreed to have a smaller tree next year instead of the mahoosive thing we have now, thank god. Should halve the time.

savemoney

I took mine down on 1st took longer than I had hoped. Tomorrow a big tidy up and maybe a little bit of painting around door frame/skirting

willeynotwiley

merlot123 wrote: »

...My lounge and dining room look so bare, I don't like it.....

I always wrap my pictures up in wrapping paper and rehang them, they look like giant gifts on the wall. Then when you take the decs down in January (or whenever) the house doesn't look as bare as you haven't seen your pictures for weeks

mabelmoo_2

I took mine down this morning and like many of you I'm having a big tidy up to get things back to normal before I go back to work tomorrow. I always make sure they are down by 12th night but as that is mid-week this year I took them down today as I think it's going to be hard enough getting back into the swing of things with work as it is!!

artydoll

Took our down this morning,OH is hoovering the tinsel bits up as I write this