Ways To Put Lights On A Christmas Tree

When hanging christmas tree lights on a tree you should plan on using 100 lights for every foot of your tree s height.

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. If the tree was not up against a wall i would have added 600 extra lights total to the entire tree. Putting lights on a christmas tree for some is a laborious chore. 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.

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. Many methods for stringing lights are possible from basic to advanced. The act of going around and around trying to get the lights evenly placed can wear you down.

Plug your lights into an extension cord. 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 first thing you should consider before purchasing lights is the size of your tree. But since part of the tree is against the wall i only added about 400 additional lights.

You want to make sure they are lit when you are adding the lights to your tree. A dead zone of lights occurs when you connect one string of lights to. So for a six foot tree you ll need about 600 lights. The easy way that i put lights on those trees i am going to cover here.

Try to avoid any obvious pattern or spiral. The best way to string lights on a christmas tree is to start at the top and work your way down. Most holiday decorators recommend 100 150 mini lights per foot. Turn on the lights.

You want the lights to look natural. Preparation is a key factor in easily decorating your real or artificial christmas tree with lights. This makes the tree look lit from within. At night it glows beautifully.

The reason i do this is that the top is usually sparse and it is hard to hide the wires. Read on for our favorite tips and tricks. Check out our handy guide with tips and advice on how to work out how many lights. Want to know how to create perfect outdoor tree wrapped with fairy lights.

To help you get it just right this year we ve compiled a guide on how to put lights on a christmas tree. Place some lights deeper into the branches and place some closer to the front to create depth. By kat hopps published.