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going small for Christmas?

silver Goldie — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 16:40:48 GMT

Is it time to downsize large trees to something smaller for Christmas?

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Grace729 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 16:51:20 GMT

Nope.Owned smaller homes and just purchased a huge space and have the opt to have a larger tree. Already purchased and tested- and I am going big before I return to my true home

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amyb — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 16:54:23 GMT

I actually love the way that one looks and that whole idea.

At this point in time (though I don't even think about it until after Thanksgiving)...but...as of now...I'm SO not in the mood to dig everything out and put it all up again. Got a new full size, pre-lit tree with 9 light settings in 2020, and enjoyed putting it up the last 2 years. Also put up a little one (already lit and decorated, came with ornaments & lights; was my mom's), in my bedroom, and sometimes my other table top tree also.

Not sure I feel like putting up the big tree this year. Not sure how I'll feel after Thanksgiving tho'...I've been known to say this before and then when the times come, did a complete 180!

But I'm really feeling like I want to simplify and not unpack it ALL and pack it all back up again this year.

I will put out seasonal decor, but may not want the whole shabang! We shall see...when the time comes. To me that's not until last week of Nov or early Dec!

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jubilant — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 17:32:33 GMT

@silver Goldie That's what I am doing this year. A 3 or 4 ft. tree decorated similar to the one you posted. Very cute, by the way!

We are seniors and with our kids and grandkids all raised it's not as much fun as when I had someone to do it with. I can always put lights on a buffet or cupboard if I miss them too much. Thanks for the post.

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QVCkitty1 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 17:32:39 GMT

I downsized a few years ago, I still decorate, but just on a smaller scale. Do what make you happy and what you can handle.

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wagirl — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 17:34:18 GMT

Yes--I have to scale down to just the bare minimum as i live in a small apartment with my DD--we have a 24" fake tree that has lights and we decorate in with tiny candy canes and tiny ornaments. there is a generous mantle that I can do more on, and I have wreaths on the walls to decorate too. Looks very xmas-y . got hand made stockings last year , so that is what we fill for each other.

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shoptilyadropagain — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 17:56:06 GMT

Only you can answer that but I think that size tree is fine and the picture is adorable. I don't actually put up a tree except for a small decorative one that goes on my entertainment center. I'm not sure I even decorated with it last year.

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RedTop — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:05:41 GMT

Reached this point many years ago; some years no inside tree period.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:07:31 GMT

I sized down to smaller and smaller trees, then downsized to no tree. I live alone, no one sees the house but me and I just didn't want to be bothered anymore. If I get in the mood, I may decorate the fireplace mantle. I'll definitely put a wreath on the door.

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DREAMON — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:10:16 GMT

My main tree will still be full size but that is adorable for our sunroom. I love the sled idea.

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SouthernBee — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 19:44:05 GMT

@silver Goldie :Last three years.

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Chessa35 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 20:32:52 GMT

The tree is a cute option . I am keeping my full size tree . I've been collecting Hallmark ornaments for many ,many years . So many memories of each of the years I bought them ; or who gave them to me . Some have passed , and have an ornament representing them .

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kindred cats — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 21:10:15 GMT

Though I don't get a tree, I've always liked the Charlie Brown ones.

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Trailrun23 — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:24:49 GMT

No way I could ever balance a small tree like that on that sled! We have a 12 tree for our LR and Iove it. For Christmas decorating, it is all about the tree for me. I put out a few other things, but the tree is everything for me.

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LdyBugz — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:51:50 GMT

I purchased this little guy on Amazon last year. Only 3 ft tall and I put it on an end table next to the couch. Perfect fit, easy to manage, lots of lights on it, and just adorable with only my most treasured ornaments on it. I paid $60 for it last year. This year it's listed for $85.

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ECBG — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 22:52:56 GMT

I will always have a tree and will hire someone to put it together if I have to.

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Mom2Dogs — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:28:04 GMT

@silver Goldie That tree is my style. I never liked decorating a big tree so I gave up years ago. I decorate the fireplace mantel and hearth...and other spots around the house.

To put up a big tree I had to rearrange the furniture and it was just not a good walk pattern the entire time the tree was up.

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stevieb — Sun, 20 Nov 2022 23:56:13 GMT

I've had the big and beautiful trees, I've had small trees, multiple trees, green trees and white trees. I've had artificial trees and I've had real trees. For me, as of about five years ago, I have a small, prelit, slender artificial tree that essentially comes in two parts, folds down, I plug it in, fluff it up a bit, hang some ornaments and I'm more or less done. I can still decorate it with my favorite pieces and I can still make changes year to year but the beauty is I can do it all with minimal hassle, without moving furniture and you know what, it's still pretty and it's still a Christmas Tree. For many years, I knocked myself out to do Christmas up right, but it stopped being a reasonable priority for me.

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Enufstuff — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 01:35:50 GMT

Raising five children, Christmas was a big event. December first, I started decorating every room. Then the wreaths for the doors and the big tree. Most years it was a real fir tree.

When the children had grown up, I got a beautiful, prelit 7' tree.

It was decorated with beautiful ornaments collected over many years, since the 60's.

The family grew with marriages and grandchildren and I would bake for days and had a big Christmas dinner with Turkey and Ham.

When the family grew to 22, I could no longer accomodate

them all and my son started hosting Christmas in his larger house.

About 6 years ago, just about this time of year, I started thinking about no longer putting up a large tree, since the family were no longer coming on Christmas Day.

I started thinking about the beautiful white trees that some department stores would decorate with, back in the 60's.

So, I went online and found a company that sold beautiful white, flocked trees. I got a 4' tree and have been using it ever since. It is prelit with white lights.

I collected vintage ornaments in the pastel colors popular in the 60's. One year the tree will have all pink ornaments and the next year I use aqua and gold. I place the tree on an antique

marble table and sometimes surround the tree with gifts wrapped in pink or aqua.

It is different from the green trees that I loved for so many years. It is a soft pastel look and a nice change after all the

years of busy preparations for Christmas Days with a large family. The children were happy to get some of the old ornaments that they remembered from their childhoods.

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Chopsmom — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 01:50:38 GMT

Downsized on the tree years ago. I have a slim 5 ft. that holds all my sentimental ornaments. I've only decorated the living room, but now it's confined to the coffee table and the tree and that's it.