Gift Delimma

[Nancy5]

I have received several gifts from my 2 best friends (we exchange birthdays and Christmas).  Some of the gifts are for the house (candle holder, knick knacks, figurines, etc).  They are nice and I honestly like them and love the people who gave them.  My question is how long must i display them?  I hate to put them away, but I bought other things I want to display  Is a year long enough?

[bshee58]

If you want to put them away when you've had them for a while it couldn't hurt, they shouldn't expect you to always have them displayed every time they come over for a visit.

[nmbrown863]

I think a year should be long enough. And I am sure they have seen them out when visiting.

[teenangel]

Its OK to put the away for a little while.  What I do is to find another spot to display this nice things in like a cabinet with glass so that way they can be seen

[braggin]

What I usually try to do is put stuff like that away after a year, but break it out for the gift giver to see when they visit after that time. For example, my daughter gave me a lovely bracelet for my birthday years ago, so I always try to remember to put it on when she comes to visit or when I visit her.

[nannycoe1]

I don't change my decor often so if I put something it stays for a long time, maybe you could just put it in a different room.

[PGS28]

Display them as long or as short of a time as you'd like.  If they get offended just tell them you intend to bring it back out again; it's not buried forever lol

[gaylasue]

It's your place, re-decorate when the mood hits you!

[plennis]

I change things around often, so anyone who is close knows that they are just put up for awhile of in a different location.

[hitch0403]

Id keep the candle holders out yr round.Never know when power goes out.Unless of course if u have a generator.

[snuggleycutejc]

I keep mine out of a long time it gets moved when I have to wash it, maybe you sit it in another place.

[sbenkoski]

I have gifts like that  , but i switch stuff allot  so no one thinks about it , i think a year is plenty  time

[PGS28]

I've been the same for many years- my house remained the same for the whole time I was there.  Now I find myself refreshing my decor every other season by adding new pics or pillows or relocating decor items, so I found your suggestion to be a great idea.

I don't change my decor often so if I put something it stays for a long time, maybe you could just put it in a different room.

[aflyingmonkey]

You can rotate your decor around through the year... we do that with some of our art pieces that hang on the wall -- my mother was an artist so we have a bunch of paintings. 

I think a year is plenty of time, or even six months out... then switch it like a seasonal decor piece & bring it back out eventually.

[cathy37]

I don't change things around in my house very much.  I sometimes move things around to different places, but I like most of what I have so it usually stays out.