Hard to see red color fixed.
Now, as far as the lights go...we just outline the house, including the windows and door frames. We have "net" lights that go over our shrubbery, and we put lighted Santas, candycanes, snowflakes and what not, in the windows. A wreath on the door, and that pretty much takes care of the exterior of the O'Rights family homestead.
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