How To Properly Light A Christmas Tree

Instead weave them around the tree working in triangular sections.

How to properly light a christmas tree.

Toumbakaris who offers specialized holiday decorating services likes to add tiny led fairy lights near the inside of the tree or use colored floor spotlights to uplight the tree from behind. The whole tree glows and the strands of lights aren t barely as noticeable as with the lasso method. Starting at the bottom string your lights around and through the tree in a random fashion. Try to keep the same distance between layers of lights so the tree is evenly lit.

To make your tree really wow double the number of lights to 200 per foot of tree. We ll show you how to string lights on a christmas tree that wows. Make sure each section is nestled in the tree and unmoving. Make a zigzag pattern starting from the top weaving as tightly as you see fit.

Use 12 boxes of 100 light strands for a 6 foot tree and 16 boxes for an 8 foot tree. Beginning at the bottom weave each string in and out of the branches to the top of the tree and back. Once all of the lights are on your tree connect them to the power stripand turn them on. Here is a quick video showing how to light a christmas tree.

Today that all chan. 2 weave the lights back and forth across the triangular section placing them about 3 5 inches away from the tip of the branches. Start weaving the lights back and forth. If you re working with a pre lit christmas tree most of the lighting work is done for you but layering on additional strands gives your holiday focal point more depth and personality.

Wrap the cord around every green as you work back along the branch. Use an extension cord to connect the first set of string lights and work your way from the top of the tree to the bottom. We have a 7 foot tree so i used 700 white lights seven 100 strings of lights. Once you ve identified the bare spots rearrange the lights to fill them in.

How many lights to use the general rule of thumb is 100 lights per 1 foot of tree. Hanging christmas tree lights horizontally as in our video is the more traditional method.