One staple misfire can ruin an entire strand of lights.
Can you staple christmas lights to the wall.
Brick walls and archways can be difficult to attach a string of christmas lights to but with the help of hot glue your lights will go wherever you want them.
Before you hang your christmas lights from the ceiling create a design sketch of how you want your lights to look.
There are a variety of plastic clips available that can safely hold your lights to any surface.
Then measure the room and make sure your lights are long enough to cover the whole distance.
Unplug the cord from your outlet.
Staples damage your shingles.
This simple trick is a staple of.
But it s a temptation you should resist.
So the first rule for safe decorating.
To drape your christmas lights around the room the way you want them you need to attach them to the walls in.
And the very same string lights that you might use to decorate your place for christmas can make perfect party lights.
If you absolutely insist on stapling christmas lights make sure you use specialty insulated staples with a plastic cover and staple the lights to wood trim never to your shingles.
You can try hanging them around the perimeter of your room or creating a zigzag pattern across the ceiling.
How to hang small christmas lights on a wall without using nails and making holes.
Turn the light switch off.
Lots of people also love to use mini lights for party lighting.
But there s one thing that you can make sure you re on top of and that s putting up your lights safely.
Not only will staples damage your home you could also damage the lights.
Flip the power source s light switch to test them to make sure they work.
Put down the staple gun.
We d also recommend that you consider g30 bulbs for your party lighting.
Maybe you ll win this year and maybe you won t.
Plug your lights in at your power source.
Here are two reasons why.
If you own a staple gun it s tempting to attach your lights to the roof with it.
Even worse the staples can rub against the plastic coating on your christmas lights exposing the wiring and causing a fire and electrocution hazard.