With designer Francesco Bilotto's advice, this might be your new tradition for hanging Christmas tree lights.
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| Desinger Francesco Bilotto reveals a new way to hang your Christmas tree lights. |
Given that December 25 will come any day now (and trust me, it will),
it’s a good idea to start decorating your tree. You’ve probably been
doing it the same way since you can remember: you have all the ornaments
(homemade and store-bought), festive garlands (always
optional) and the perfect topper ready to go. You've mentally prepared
yourself to coil endless strands of lights around and around those
branches until you grow tired — but truth be told, you’re most likely
hanging them wrong, at least that's what one expert is saying.
[post_ads]Designer Francesco Bilotto told HouseBeautiful.com
last year some valuable, life-changing advice, and it’s getting
resurfaced again in case you didn’t hear the ground-breaking news the
first time. Instead of wrapping lights around your tree like you usually
do, it’s better to hang them vertically for full exposure.
“This way every tip of your tree, from branch to branch, will twinkle
with delight," Bilotto, who first introduced this concept on the TODAY show, said, and no bulbs will get stuck in the middle of the tree.
"Another added bonus is when you dismantle your tree and take off the
lights, it'll be easier and less messy to remove strands from the
exterior of the tree," the designer continued.
To pull this off, take the side of your lights without the plug and
hang it from top to bottom, weaving it through the branches if need be.
Then, work your way back up. Repeat this until your entire tree is
covered, and make sure there are three or four inches between each
strand. So, instead of wrapping the bulbs around your tree in waves,
think of it as making streams of light rain down from your Christmas tree topper.
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Watch the video below for clarification:
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If you've already devoted hours (days, even) to your tree, we're not asking you to start from scratch. And some of you will be perfectly happy decorating how you've always decorated (if it ain't broke, don't fix it). But these trees do look spectacular, so maybe those who haven't unpacked their Christmas tree lights from the attic yet will want to give it a go.
It's 2017 after all — let's change it up, shall we?
It's 2017 after all — let's change it up, shall we?
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