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Decorate your Christmas tree like a pro with this bauble to tree ratio chart

The key to an artfully arranged tree is the correct amount of baubles. - by Laura Barry
  • 14 Nov 2019

We’ve all admired a professionally decorated Christmas tree once or twice. However, nailing the seemingly effortless selection of baubles that manages to walk the line between festive and sophisticated isn’t quite as easy as it looks.

 

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Christmas trees are only pulled out of storage for a few weeks every year, and choosing a colour theme and method of decoration is a big deal in many houses – after all, you only get one shot at getting your Christmas decorations right.

However, it appears it may be easier than we thought to nail that ‘artfully effortless’ Christmas tree look you see in so many department stores, thanks to a handy bauble to tree ratio chart that has surfaced online.

Eagle-eyed shoppers in the UK have spotted a department store guide to getting your baubles and fairy lights right – and shared it in the Facebook Group Mrs Hinch Made Me Do it.

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The chart details how many bulbs and how many baubles you need per tree, depending on its size.

Check out the guide below

  • 3ft tree – 50 bulbs and 20 baubles
  • 5ft tree – 120 bulbs and 40 baubles
  • 6ft tree – 240 bulbs and 50 baubles
  • 5ft tree – 240 bulbs and 560 baubles
  • 7ft tree – 400 bulbs and 75 baubles
  • 7ft or taller– 400 to 1000 bulbs and 90 baubles
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Laura Barry
Laura Barry
Laura Barry is a writer, bookworm and interior design enthusiast with a love for reporting on all things homes, travel and lifestyle. When not tapping away at her keyboard, Laura can be found making endless cups of tea or perusing the shelves of Sydney’s many bookstores.

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