How Many Lights?

[ChristmasFairy]

I am definitely on the mindset that the more lights the better. I like to use clear lights and one other color...for example my Santa tree is clear and red, and my snowman tree is clear and blue...it gives the brightness and glow of the clear, but the fun and added punch of color.

Well I do agree that more is definitely better than too few

I bought a string of LED's to wrap around the pole of the tree to add more depth and dimension ... lighting from the 'inside'.

That brings the total to about 1500 .. which makes it 200 lights per foot of tree

[Merry Christmas Darling]

I just read yesterday in a Christmas magazine that the desired light count for a 7" tree is 50 to 75 per foot and the ornament count should be about 200. I guess they wouldn't appreciate my tree with close to 1000 ornaments and many lights!

The link I provided suggested 100 per foot.

http://pickyourownchristmastree.org/decoratingtips.php

I'm thinking of having a total of 300 on my table top tree. But maybe I won't need that many.

[ornamentmaven]

The link I provided suggested 100 per foot.

http://pickyourownchristmastree.org/decoratingtips.php

I'm thinking of having a total of 300 on my table top tree. But maybe I won't need that many.

I agree with you! My figures came from the 2011 Holiday magazine (by Good Housekeeping/Redbook) - page 11. They recommend 350-550 lights for a seven foot tree and 150-200 ornaments! Ridiculously low numbers by anyone's standards!

[purpleskies]

we are having trouble with how many lights we should use. i want to use clear lights as well as multi colored lights because i feel like with no clear lights the tree seems kinda dull... we have a new tree this year that is not prelit so im trying to figure out how much to use! we have a 6.5ft tree (a little smaller then i like but i have young children still) so what would you guys recommend?

[Merry Christmas Darling]

I would want at least 600 lights unless you are buying LED lights; with LED lights, I'd use less because they're brighter.

Hopefully, you'll get answers from more experienced members. I downsized to tabletop trees last year.

[Papa_Christmas]

The length of the needles has a lot to do with how many lights it will take to achieve the desired affect. The lights are more visible on short needled trees than on medium or long needled varieties.

[MinnesotaMike]

I never "plan" my tree. I put it up and just start stringing lights until I decide I'm done.

[steph535]

I agree with you! My figures came from the 2011 Holiday magazine (by Good Housekeeping/Redbook) - page 11. They recommend 350-550 lights for a seven foot tree and 150-200 ornaments! Ridiculously low numbers by anyone's standards!

that's absolutely nuts. I wonder if they even tested this out or got any other opinions.

[*Snowflake*]

I never "plan" my tree. I put it up and just start stringing lights until I decide I'm done.

the same

[tinkerbell2]

I never "plan" my tree. I put it up and just start stringing lights until I decide I'm done.

Have to agree with Mike, don't plan just do it and think yep, that's enough..