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Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens
Megan Slack

Martha Stewart's controversial string lighting method is the 'most beautiful way to illuminate your Christmas tree' – and it doesn't start at the top

Martha Stewart.

A Christmas tree is undoubtedly the centerpiece of any festive setting. However, with all the fun that decorating a tree brings are the often tedious chores that make it as beautiful as possible. First on the list (and arguably the most notorious of all) is hanging string lights.

It's certainly not uncommon to find hanging lights a chore – one that even the likes of Martha Stewart is not immune from. With that said, in true Stewart style, she has found a solution that makes the whole process easier, and it involves breaking conventions you've likely followed for years. That's right, she starts at the bottom of the Christmas tree.

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