Top 10 ways to make sure your Christmas keeps it sparkle

It’s a wonderful time of year when Christmas tree lights start popping up in home windows. Ellie O’Byrne offers up tips sure to make friends and neighbours jealous of your seasonal decor.

1 - Light up your life

You can’t have too many fairy lights at Christmas! Spares that don’t make it onto the tree can be used to light other features of your home to transformative effect. Tall glass vases can be filled with lights to serve as makeshift lamps, or you can add lights to larger mantel decorations, wreaths or garlands. Simple white fairy lights stand the test of time, no matter what other decorations you opt for. For that classic Christmas twinkle go for warm white LEDs, available from Woodies DIY, €29.59 for 200.