How To Light Your Christmas Tree

So for a six foot tree you ll need about 600 lights.

How to light your christmas tree.

For a small tree around fifty lights are enough. When you are working with a fresh christmas tree plan to use three 100 light sets for each foot of your tree s height. To give your tree a balanced well lit look divide the tree into three triangular sections from top to bottom. 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.

For a tree about 2 meters tall you might need even three hundred. Instead weave them around the tree working in triangular sections. When hanging christmas tree lights on a tree you should plan on using 100 lights for every foot of your tree s height. The 2nd part of our how to decorate your christmas tree series we tackle lights.

Possibly the worst part of decorating a tree i will show you my super easy t. An eight foot tree would call for 2 400 lights or 24 light strands. It depends on the size of the tree of course but also on the personal taste of who will decorate it.