COFFEE TABLE TREE

To write about Christmas trees this late in the game is a bit pointless, but to be fair, I drove home last night behind an SUV with their freshly cut tree tied to the roof. This is for those late-comers and under-the-wire holiday decorators like myself.

334 days of the year your coffee table is the focal point in the entertainment areas of the home, and in December why should it be any different? If you're living in a small home like we are, or if you just don't want to rearrange the whole living room for a sticky hunk of pine, try what I've coined the "table tree."

A five foot six inch pine will fit nicely atop an eighteen inch table top leaving enough room for a sparking star beneath standard eight foot ceilings. Try this clever watering tip: Attach a funnel to 18-24 inches of flexible tubing from the hardware store. Hide the funnel within the branches and guide the tubing to the reservoir. This trick saves you from digging around in the tree skirt every few days and keeps gifts from Santa dry!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Happy Thanksgiving everyone, I hope you all enjoy your friends, family, and food. We've packed up the car full of dogs, off to Austin, see you next week.

HOLIDAY DECORATING

Halloween is almost here and it will be but a ghostly memory just as quickly, soon after it will be time to think about decorating for the holidays.

Pottery Barn

No clue how or where to start, consider stopping in for a decorating class at your local Anthropologie or Pottery Barn Store for tips on trimming the tree and setting the table.

Pottery Barn

Pottery Barn

Pottery Barn

Pottery Barn

Pottery Barn

You'll be happy you did, bonus, stores like Pottery Barn give up to 20% off if you shop that day in the store. Let me know if you know of any other stores offering design classes this holiday season.