Drumchapel woman shows huge display of Valentine’s love

Sandra Lee Myles is well known for going all out with her home and garden décor to mark Halloween and Christmas, with her house on Kinfauns Drive becoming a main attraction on local kids' trick-or-treat route.

(Image: Supplied) But she also lights up her house for other holiday events, such as Valentine’s Day.

Sandra revealed that her celebration of love began with some online shopping.

(Image: Supplied) She said: "A few years ago, I was scrolling through Amazon, and I accidentally came across the Teddy Bear, which sits at the front gate.

“Because I thought it was cute, I bought it. Then I thought 'I'll put some lights out with that'. That started it by accident.”

(Image: Supplied) Sandra starts to look for new decorations months in advance, waiting for post-celebration sales to pick up discounted decorations.

She also rotates her decorations in and out on a yearly basis to try and create a different experience every year.

(Image: Supplied) While Sandra does purchase all the decorations herself, she revealed that despite the look, her displays are cheap to run, comparing the cost of running her favoured inflatables and LED lights to “buying a packet of crisps”.

Sandra decorates for many occasions throughout the year, with her schedule beginning at New Year’s.

(Image: Supplied) In more detail, she said: “I do my New Year display first, then it's Burns Night, and then it's Valentine's Day, then Halloween, St Andrew's, Christmas and back to New Year.”

However, Sandra also revealed that she will be running a new event this year.

She explained: “The next one's Easter. That's going to be the first year I've done an Easter display in Drumchapel.

“I’ve usually done my Easter display down in Ayr at my caravan but this year we're at home.

“I'm going to treat the community to a wee Easter egg hunt in the garden.”

Sandra once had a closed gate policy but with the number of locals wanting to have a look, she now allows them to visit on the date of the holiday itself, and this includes the Valentine’s display before she takes everything down on Sunday.

She said: “I'll have the gate open today at 4pm. I've got the swing done up with the roses, and people can sit in it under the tunnel.

“So, if folk want to come in and sit and get pictures taken, they're welcome to come in.”