The glow of colored lights on the palm fronds against a dark background is charming and beautiful, and might inspire you to try the same thing with the palm tree in your yard. But before you do ...

The lamp in Lot 231 (pictured on left) has three lights atop a single branch. The Lot 232 version has three branches, each with three lights. Gilt-metal palm tree floor lamps.

You’ve got your Christmas tree, but you fear the next step: untangling that ball of string lights and hanging them on the branches. If you’ve wondered what, exactly, is the best way to hang ...

And when purchasing a tree, Phillips recommends cutting between 1 and 2 inches of the base from the trunk before placing it in a tree stand. “It gets you back in the moisture area,” he said.