I recently put up Christmas lights. I think they look pretty nice. I wasn't able to find a plug on the outside of my house so I had to be creative. I have a mail-slot in my door, so I plugged the cord inside and fished it through the mail-slot. So, now I have this 50 footer neon orange cord plugged into a wall in my TV room, most of it wound up sitting in a corner of the room. It looks a bit silly, but it does the job. See how pretty!!??