Bredene Now Sinterklaas is back to Spain, it is looking forward to Christmas. At Dennis Pluy in Bredene is the kerstgekte all fully struck. He built just like the previous years the ground floor of his home into a kersthuis with more than 40,000 lights. Dennis knows how many there exactly are, but reveals he was only after. Until then, visitors can recommend.
1,100 people spent last year on a visit to the kersthuis of Dennis Pluy in the Prinses Elisabethlaan in Bredene. The year before, there were 950, and before that 450. The number of visitors rises along with the number of lights that Dennis used to the magic of Christmas come to life. In order to give you an idea: in 2009, there were ‘only’ 380 leds and 320 traditional christmas lights. Four years ago, Dennis also with decorating its interior. In 2015, he was already 14.539 slightly. Last year he tapped on 31.464 to be there today at about 9,000. One person could last years, the exact number of lights recommend.
Month work
For the Bredenaar this era. His living room is a small museum, but he feels completely at home. “In this period, I have nothing else needed. I’m going to work at night, get up to 16 hours, please help us to ‘succeed’ in to tackle we sell for Make-a-Wish and I open the door for visitors. I” beams Dennis. He started with the building on 10 november. “I first collect all the decorations and start with the setting up of the trees. So do we start all together to ensure that the decoration is different every year.” The whole family helps, just like friend Els Van Coile. The last day was worked hard to get all the details right.
visitors to be able to discover. For the trees were in addition to lights and thousands of christmas ball ornaments also teddy bears, butterflies, roses, and even corks. “I buy throughout the year, the one and the other. I try to be second-hand in large quantities adornment to buy.” New this year are the lights on the ceiling. “We have also katvriendelijke trees that hang from the ceiling. We deneme bonusu have the lighting in the corridor doubled. There are now over 7,000 lights in total. We also have an old-fashioned christmas tree with the typical decoration of the past.”
In the kitchen are now fully ‘succeed’ fried for Make-a-Wish foundation. “Last year we 2.418 euro collected. We had 1.004 bags sold. That were quite some biscuits,” laughs Dennis, who gets help from her dad Oscar.
The kersthuis remains open until 13 January. “In January and February, I fall in a black hole, but after the summer, it always begins again to itch,” laughs the kerstfanaat.