Christmas-Tree

A tree with every ornament you own on it can be charming. It can also look like you couldn’t decide. Picking a theme mostly just narrows the choices, and it doesn’t mean starting over. For each theme below there are three things that carry the look, and the ornaments you already have can fill in around them. Classic Red and green. The one everyone pictures, and it works in any house. Get: about 24 shatterproof red balls (on Amazon) in mixed finishes, a roll of wired red ribbon (on Amazon) to loop through the branches, warm white lights (on Amazon). ...

People tend to either love flocked trees or find them a bit much. They’re beautiful, they’re also messy, at least at first, and whether that trade is worth it depends on your home. What flocking is A sprayed-on coating, usually cellulose fibers and adhesive, sometimes with a little glitter, applied to an artificial tree to look like snow. It ranges from a light dusting on the tips to a heavy coat that hides nearly all the green. ...

Once the tree is up and decorated, the bottom of it is usually a metal stand and a tangle of cords. Something has to cover that, and there are two choices: a collar or a skirt. They do the same job in quite different ways. Tree collar A rigid ring, usually woven, metal or wood, that sits around the stand like a cuff. It gives the tree a neat, finished base and looks more modern. ...