Guides
Answers to the questions that come up before choosing a model: what height to buy, how much space the crown takes, how cast needles differ from film, and what to do with the tree after the holidays.
- 01What height of tree suits your ceilingThe most common mistake when buying a tree is judging the height by eye. The rule for getting it right fits on one line.
- 02How much space a tree takesHeight is measured against the ceiling, but width is what takes up the room. They are different numbers, and hardly anyone checks the second.
- 03Cast needles or PVCTwo artificial trees side by side can differ twofold in price, and the reason is almost always the same: what the branches are made of.
- 04How to fluff the branchesThe tree in the box and the tree in the photo are the same tree at different stages. About an hour of work lies between them.
- 05Storing your tree until next seasonHow you pack the tree in January decides how long it takes to fluff in December.
- 06Green or flockedIt is a matter of taste only until you look at the wall the tree will stand against.
- 07Small trees: where they goA small tree is bought not instead of a large one, but for places a large one won’t fit — or where you want the festive feeling in one more room.
- 08How a cast-needle tree is madeThe trees we sell are cast in a Ukrainian workshop in Uman. Here is what that involves — and why a cast branch costs more than a film one.
- 09Wreaths: the spot matters more than the sizeThe most common wreath mistake is starting with centimetres. Start with where it will hang.
- 10How many metres of garland you needA garland pulled taut with no allowance for drape looks meagre — and it is the most common reason for disappointment after buying.
- 11Glass, fabric or wooden ornamentsOrnaments made of different materials behave differently from the first season — and even more so in the second.
- 12Real or artificial treeThe question is not which tree is “better”, but what you are prepared to repeat every year.
- 13Full or slim crownTwo trees of the same height can take up very different floor space — it all depends on the shape of the crown.
- 14Hanging or wall-mounted treeIt is not a miniature of a traditional tree but a format of its own — half a crown set against the wall or suspended, instead of a full cone on a stand.
- 15Storing ornaments between seasonsOrnaments break more often in the box than on the tree — while being carried, or piled on top of one another.
- 16Choosing ornament coloursThe same gold set looks different against a white wall and a dark green one — and you can plan for that in advance.