Exact numbers for your tree and your whole home, so this year it finally looks the way it does in your head.
It looks thin and dark, and I used every light I own.
Most trees have about half the lights they need, and they're all at the tips.
I bought two more boxes of garland and it's still short.
Nobody told you swags need one and a half times the length. Now you'll know before you shop.
My knees can't do the ladder anymore.
The whole book works sitting down, and the top of the tree gets done at the table.
It isn't your taste. Nobody ever gave you the numbers: how many lights for your size of tree, how long to cut the ribbon, where the big ornaments hang, what size wreath your door needs. This book does, for the tree and every room after it.
Large, easy-to-read type. Every chapter ends with one small thing to do tonight, so you see a difference on the first evening.
The walk-through that tells you where everything goes, what to measure, the bin audit, and choosing a color story from what you already own.
Placement, shaping, weaving lights so the tree glows from inside, ribbon falls, picks, ornaments in three layers, the topper without a ladder, and the final edit.
From the sidewalk inward: porch and door, entry, mantel, stairs, table, kitchen, windows and the small rooms, each with its own numbers.
Decorating sitting down, a ten-day plan, plain safety for children, pets and fire, where money is worth spending, four kitchen-table projects and packing away.
One card for each tree from 4 to 9 feet, each with three looks: Quiet, Classic and Shop window. Print the one for your tree and keep it beside you.
Tap any page to see it larger.
I spent my life decorating houses that weren't mine: country inns with forty rooms, a hardware-store window when I was nineteen, and living rooms all over New England belonging to women who said, arms folded in the doorway, "I just want it to look like it does in my head."
This book is everything I'd tell you if I came over with a cup of coffee. There's no list of things to buy. It's built around what's already in your attic.
Carol Whitcomb is the host of the Christmas with Carol channel. She's a character, and her stories are part of the show. The photographs in the book are illustrations made with AI. The methods and numbers are practical guidance you can use.
27 chapters for the tree and the whole house, with every measurement and method.
4 to 9 ft, three looks each, ready to print and keep beside the tree.
House walk, measuring sheet, bin audit, tree plan, ten-day calendar, shopping list, hosting checklist and a letter to next year.
Every measurement on one page, to tape inside a cupboard door.
How to do nearly all of it from a chair, with no ladder.
Fire, children, pets and coin batteries, following US fire-safety and poison-control guidance.
If the book doesn't help you, reply to your receipt email within 7 days of buying and you'll get a full refund. No forms, no fuss.
No, it's a PDF you download right after checkout. You'll also get a download link by email, so you can come back to it any time.
Yes. It opens on any phone, tablet or computer. The contents page is clickable, so you can jump straight to a chapter.
Yes, as often as you like for your own home. It's set up for US Letter paper. On A4, choose "fit to page".
No. The book starts with what you already own, with a whole chapter on using your own decorations better and one on spending only where it shows.
Every Tree Formula Card tells you how to adjust for slim and pencil trees, and how many lights to add to a pre-lit tree.
There's a section on small spaces, and cards for 4 and 5 foot trees.
That's who it's written for. The steps are plain, the type is large, and the whole method works sitting down, including the top of the tree.
Reply to your receipt email within 7 days of buying and you'll get a full refund.
Carol Whitcomb is the host of the Christmas with Carol YouTube channel. She's a character, and her stories are part of the show. The photographs are illustrations made with AI. The decorating methods, measurements and checklists are practical guidance for real homes.
79 pages · 7 Tree Formula Cards · 12-page planner · instant download
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