I Keep My Holiday Lights Up All Year Long--Here's Why You Should, Too

I wish I could tell you about the first time I realized that holiday lights look great as year-round interior decor, but I don't remember a specific incident that acted as a catalyst here. Perhaps--in fact, most likely--it was when I was still in high school, living with my parents in the woods of Appalachia. Without much to do as a byproduct of living in a remote place and being a teenager, my bedroom became my sanctuary, just as it is for other teenagers across the world. It's a tale as old as...