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Christmas lighting usually means two bad options: harsh overhead lights that flatten everything, or a tangle of extension cords and

Here is the December math nobody enjoys: the wreath you loved in the shop costs more than the tree did,

A home office at Christmas usually gets one of two treatments: nothing at all, because it is a workplace —

The kitchen is the hardest room to decorate at Christmas and the one that matters most. It is where December

Windows are where Christmas decorating usually goes wrong in one of two directions. Either they get ignored completely — a

Most Christmas rooms fail in the same quiet way: everything is the same small size. Ten medium ornaments, five little

Red is the boldest Christmas color there is, and the easiest one to get wrong. A little red everywhere reads

Navy and brown sounds like the safest pairing in the world — until you try it at Christmas. The tree

Real greenery looks magical for about a week. Then the needles start dropping into the carpet, the branches dry out,

Mixing gold, copper, and brass sounds simple until the tree is up and everything sparkles at once — suddenly the

Emerald and ruby are the two colors everyone wants at Christmas and the two everyone secretly fears. Done wrong, jewel

Hot pink and red is the Christmas combination everyone admires in photos and fears in their own living room. The

Paper stars have a reputation problem. You order a set that looked sculptural and glowing in the photo, they arrive

You love the soft, swishy look of tassels and fringe at Christmas, but every time you try it, the result

You love the idea of a gingerbread Christmas — the warm browns, the white icing, the smell of cinnamon in