Festive Decorations for Your Windows

It can be an opportunity to cut loose and have fun with decorations, light, puppets and all manner of creativity.

If this sounds like you, you'll know that every year, Christmas gives you the freedom to decorate, and one part of the house that connects your festive spirit with your street are your windows!

In this article, we will share some fun ideas to dress up and decorate your windows this Christmas!

Christmas

Christmas is the most popular time of the year for people to decorate their houses and their windows. There are so many fun and exciting options, and many neighbourhoods around the world even hold competitions for the best Christmas decorations.

Popular designs and ideas for Christmas windows and front yard decorations include Santa Claus, his elves and a high number of Rudolphs! Other popular motifs include the birth of Jesus nativity scene, complete with travelling kings, shepherds, angels and a baby in a manger. The decorations themselves can be as simple as stickers or blow-up toys, all the way through to automated and mechanised models that can extend into displays that bridge the gap between inside and outside, such as life-size Santa Claus strawmen climbing in through windows and sticking out chimneys.

Christmas Light Shows

There are some neighbourhoods that skip the usual character centred Christmas displays and go straight for the light shows, attracting visitors from all over the place!

Somfy automation allows you to go the extra mile with your Christmas light displays. With RTS (Radio Technology Somfy) controlled lighting, you can program decorative lights to display exactly what you want, when you want it.

You can even set your Phillips Hue lights on a Christmas loop with a special IFTTT applet.

Consider Interactions with Window Coverings

Whatever decorations you are placing inside or outside of your windows during the festive season, you can use your window coverings to take interaction to the next level. Schedule the blind on the window next to your Christmas tree to open in the evening to stun passers-by and close automatically when the show is over.

If you are settling in to watch a Christmas movie with the family, you can ask your Amazon Echo or Google Nest device to trigger the movie setting to automatically dim your lights and close your blinds!

The possibilities with home automation are endless.

If you want to know more about automating your home with Somfy or installing RTS lighting receivers for the festive season, fill out the form to speak to a Somfy Expert today!