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It is the first week of December, the houses on both sides are already glowing, and your home still looks

Every parent knows the scene: a child, a pot of paint, and a window they have been told not to

A full Christmas tree needs a corner, a stand and a clear walking path — three things a small living

A homemade fabric tree can go wrong in about four places at once: the wrap puckers at the seam, glue

By the second week of December, the family bulletin board has usually given up. Christmas cards slide over the school

A chalkboard should be the easiest Christmas decoration there is — no storage box, no batteries, no tangled anything, just

The TV stand is the hardest-working surface in the living room, and at Christmas it is also the most tempting.

Most porch planters peak for about a week in December. Fresh greens dry out, berries shrivel, and the daily watering

A Christmas door sign should be the easiest decoration you own, yet most of them announce themselves as craft projects

The front door is where Christmas decorating usually tips over. One week it looks bare, the next it is buried

The entry console has the hardest job in the house in December. It is the first surface guests see and

A coffee table decorated for Christmas usually fails in the same two ways: a centerpiece tall enough to hide the

A bathroom counter is the smallest work surface in the house, and it is already full. Toothbrushes, soap, skincare, and

Every December, the same thing happens to flat surfaces: one cute piece comes out of the box, then another, then

Swags have an image problem. Too many of them still arrive loaded with plastic-looking berries, glitter-dusted cones and a bow