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2014 Christmas Decor & How to Raise Your Tree

December 8, 2014 By: Michele McDonald8 Comments

I love sharing my Christmas decorations! And this year I am also sharing a great tip to raise your Christmas tree, and it is SO simple!

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Hello, friends! I’m so excited to share my Christmas decor with you again this year! Mainly because I think I have completely embraced and reclaimed the space over our mantle now that the tv has been moved elsewhere. Yay! (Be sure to check out my past Christmas decor tours.)

I also have an amazing and SUPER simple little trick for you to easily raise your Christmas tree and it will barely cost you anything. You won’t want to miss that!

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I present my 2014 Christmas mantle! It may very well look this way for years to come because I am completely smitten with it. The oversized chalk art is my favorite. I hand drew it on chalkboard paper and mounted it on black foam core. It’s propped behind the frame. The lights around the frame are little fairy lights and they twinkle. The whole thing is pretty magical in person!!

I’ll be sharing the tutorial for the moss Christmas tree on Wednesday.

Here are a few more festive corners of the house…

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Last year I traded in my 12 ft prelit Christmas tree for a 7.5 ft NON prelit tree (BOO!). The prelit tree was 8 years old and the lights were starting to die strand by strand. It was so sad!! Plus it was ginormous to store so we downsized. I miss that giant tree! But did you see on Instagram how I raised the new Christmas tree?

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To add a little height to our current tree I asked the hubs to build a platform to set it on. This would both make the tree look taller AND allow easier access to placing presents under the tree. He came back to me with 4 pieces of 6″ x 1/2″ PVC pipe. I admit, I was skeptical!

But he placed the pieces of PVC pipe under each tree leg and… my tree was suddenly 6″ taller! It’s sturdy and, after adding the tree skirt, gave exactly the look I wanted! And the beauty of the whole thing? It only cost a couple of dollars and practically no time at all to cut the pipe. That’s my kind of fix!

 

How is your Christmas decor coming along? I still have to put up the kids’ tree and finish decorating outside. Then I’m ready to sit back and relax and stare at my mantle for a while!!

 

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>> See where I party! <<

Comments

  1. Angel says

    September 24, 2019 at 10:32 AM

    I love your idea for making your tree taller! I’m going to try it this year. Looking at your pics, it appears as if there are rubber feet or stops on the bottom of the PVC pipe legs. What are those?

    Reply
    • Michele McDonald says

      September 25, 2019 at 2:04 PM

      Thank you! They are little felt pads (like that go under chair legs). They helped prevent any scraping from the PVC pipe.

      Reply
  2. Mrs.Jigglesworth says

    November 3, 2017 at 8:47 PM

    Add the PVC and use a corner connector! That may work!

    Reply
  3. Ann Bono says

    November 27, 2016 at 2:38 PM

    I’m not quite sure about the PVC. Do you slip the leg of the tree into the PVC pipe?
    Maybe a pic would help me understand better.
    Thanks,
    Ann

    Reply
    • Ann Bono says

      November 27, 2016 at 2:41 PM

      Sorry…I just saw the pic…that won’t work for my tree. The legs go straight out.
      But the idea could help someone else.
      Your decorations are gorgeous!!!

      Reply
      • Michele McDonald says

        November 27, 2016 at 8:51 PM

        Thanks you, Ann! This technique won’t work with our newest tree either. Luckily the bottom is a bit higher off the ground so it’s not a problem! 🙂

        Reply
  4. Kathy says

    October 26, 2016 at 12:56 PM

    Great idea to add 6″ to the tree height. Is it possible to add up to 12″ to the height?

    Reply
  5. Beverly {Flamingo Toes} says

    December 8, 2014 at 11:49 AM

    Wow Michele! It’s all so gorgeous and welcoming! The mantel is so pretty and that chalk art is perfect there! I love every bit it!!

    Reply

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