{"id":102638,"date":"2019-01-03T00:01:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T17:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-make-your-christmas-decorations-work-all-year\/"},"modified":"2019-01-03T00:04:16","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T17:04:16","slug":"how-to-make-your-christmas-decorations-work-all-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-to-make-your-christmas-decorations-work-all-year\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make your Christmas decorations work all year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nThe party season may be over, but the worst of the dark days and bleak weather are still to come. Here are five ways to repurpose baubles, tinsel and lights to prolong the festive cheerWell, that was nice, wasn\u2019t it? 370m mince pies, 40m rolls of sticky tape, 108m rolls of wrapping paper, and hangovers \u2013 so many hangovers. But Christmas is over now, and we\u2019re thrust into January, dazed and sluggish and expected to purge our homes of cheer. Admittedly, the sight of a drooping tree will do nothing to keep spirits up during the dark months of midwinter, so it is probably best to take that down. But before you consign the decorations to the loft, consider that these first two months of the year \u2013 with the short days and bleak weather (and looming Brexit) \u2013 are the time we\u2019re most in need of bright, joyous colours and warm, cosy lighting. With that in mind, here are some ideas for repurposing decorations to keep homes cheerful for the worst of winter. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/lifeandstyle\/shortcuts\/2019\/jan\/02\/how-to-make-your-christmas-decorations-work-all-year\" target=\"_blank\">How to make your Christmas decorations work all year<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; The party season may be over, but the worst of the dark days and bleak&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-qHs","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":113241,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/japan-italy-are-only-losers-in-2020-as-home-prices-set-to-fall-on-olympics-gdp-hangovers-fitch\/","url_meta":{"origin":102638,"position":0},"title":"Japan, Italy are only losers in 2020 as home prices set to fall on Olympics, GDP hangovers: Fitch","date":"December 23, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Japan and Italy are likely to register the biggest pullback in home prices next year, reflecting key shifts in market fundamentals in the economies, according to Fitch Ratings.New condo prices in Japan are forecast to drop by 2 per cent next year as demand from foreign investors peters out\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":119614,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kongs-malls-adapt-to-fourth-wave-tackle-bleak-christmas-season-with-dining-and-shopping-offers-and-promotions\/","url_meta":{"origin":102638,"position":1},"title":"Hong Kong\u2019s malls adapt to fourth wave, tackle bleak Christmas season with dining and shopping offers and promotions","date":"December 26, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Hong Kong mall operators are not sitting back in the face of the city\u2019s fourth wave of coronavirus infections, and have come out with innovative ways to promote their tenants, particularly restaurants.In what would have been the busiest period of the year for them, restaurants and other F&B businesses\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":40378,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/its-a-financial-cliff-edge-how-britain-fell-back-in-love-with-credit-cards\/","url_meta":{"origin":102638,"position":2},"title":"&#039;It&#039;s a financial cliff edge&#039;: how Britain fell back in love with credit cards","date":"January 11, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Consumers are partying like it\u2019s 2007 when it comes to credit. 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