Tips from Allen
- Store Christmas decorations and artificial greenery in temperature-controlled spaces. “Trees just don’t last in attics,” says Allen.
- Once you develop a theme, get creative in using whatever you can to flesh it out. For instance, Allen uses gingerbread houses and cookie sheets to create a favorite themed tree.
- Plan your decorating approach a year ahead so you can purchase items at after-Christmas sales.
- Use clear plastic boxes to store tree décor and affix color-coded labels that list how many boxes hold each collection, for example, 1 of 3 boxes.
- Create a dolly by putting casters on an inexpensive round wooden tabletop purchased at a hardware store. This allows you to move your tree easily, especially when decorating the side against the wall. A sheet to cover the dolly will help with cleanup of fallen needles, ornament hangers, and other debris.
Text by Marie Baxley
Styling by Dorothy Walton
Photography by William Dickey
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