Ways To Put Lights On A Christmas Tree

We ll show you how to hang lights on a real christmas tree it requires just a little patience.

Ways to put lights on a christmas tree.

You want the lights to look natural. I use the multi colored mini lights on the rest of the tree. For 10 years i decorated christmas trees for the albany institute of history and art s festival of trees. The first thing you should consider before purchasing lights is the size of your tree.

Starting at the bottom string your lights around and through the tree in a random fashion. Preparation is a key factor in easily decorating your real or artificial christmas tree with lights. Most holiday decorators recommend 100 150 mini lights per foot. To help you get it just right this year we ve compiled a guide on how to put lights on a christmas tree.

But since part of the tree is against the wall i only added about 400 additional lights. At night it glows beautifully. The first designer secret is you can add a bit of twinkle to your christmas tree by adding 1 2 strands of 50 or 100 clear or white blinking lights no more than 2 strand for a tree under 10 tall or 3 if you have a tree that is at least 10 tall wrapped around just the trunk of your christmas tree they can be a different color white than your. The best way to string lights on a christmas tree is to start at the top and work your way down.

Try to avoid any obvious pattern or spiral. If the tree was not up against a wall i would have added 600 extra lights total to the entire tree. By kat hopps published. The act of going around and around trying to get the lights evenly placed can wear you down.

Check out our handy guide with tips and advice on how to work out how many lights. Putting lights on a christmas tree for some is a laborious chore. Want to know how to create perfect outdoor tree wrapped with fairy lights. When hanging christmas tree lights on a tree you should plan on using 100 lights for every foot of your tree s height.

This makes the tree look lit from within. 11 48 tue dec 11 2018. The christmas tree is usually the glittering centrepieces of our homes in december but what is the best way to put lights on a christmas tree. The reason i do this is that the top is usually sparse and it is hard to hide the wires.

Many methods for stringing lights are possible from basic to advanced. Read on for our favorite tips and tricks. Place some lights deeper into the branches and place some closer to the front to create depth. So for a six foot tree you ll need about 600 lights.

You want to make sure they are lit when you are adding the lights to your tree. Plug your lights into an extension cord. The easiest way to keep you in the holiday spirit is to put lights on a christmas tree.