Olde Ye Friars in Keswick

As the seasons change so do our window displays. In Summer they are always bright and colourful, Autumn sees them looking rustic with hues of brown, orange and gold and in Winter they become very seasonal indeed with Christmas trees and other festive delights. The Christmas window displays are the most fun to design as there are so many options to choose from and they always look extra special filled with sparkling lights which really stand out as the nights close in.

The window displays change every year to keep them fresh, this year it was decided that they would be rather glamourous filled with shiny, sparkly baubles in red and gold, but it's not just the windows that get dressed, we also decorate the rest of the shop to complement the window display. 

It actually only takes a couple of days to put the window displays in but the planning actually begins in February with the trade fairs, it's at this time that we make sure we have enough decorations for both the shop and the window. It then has to be set up to make sure everything works together, if it is successful then we take photographs to work off when we put the actual display into the window. Also during this planning time the decorations for the shop usually have to be made. So all in all it's rather a long process condsidering they are only in for about 8 weeks, but we think it's worth it and we may be biased but we think they look rather good this year!