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How-to Resource Center

How-To Resource Center

A little know-how.
A whole lot of Christmas.

Your Christmas how-to resource center: learn to assemble, shape, decorate, and store your artificial Christmas tree, with Treetime videos and practical guides for every step.

Decorated artificial Christmas tree in a warm living room with holiday accents
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Setup, storage, and tree basics

Unboxing your tree or packing it away? Find help with assembly, branch shaping, decorating, and storage. For a household tree, start with the written assembly guide; the tower video covers commercial-style trees.

Decorating

How to Decorate Your Christmas Tree

A general decorating walkthrough for creating a fuller, more intentional look with the right sequence and visual balance.

Tree-Specific Shaping

Christmas tree shaping videos by tree family

Every artificial Christmas tree family opens and shapes a little differently. Find your tree alphabetically below, then select “Watch shaping video.” Each guide includes a link to its matching tree family.

Annabelle Pine artificial Christmas tree Tree Shaping Annabelle Pine Walkthrough for shaping flowing pine needles and a soft, natural outer edge.
Burberry Fir artificial Christmas tree Tree Shaping Burberry Fir Shaping walkthrough for a dense, traditional fir with upward-sweeping branch tips.
Cumberland Fir artificial Christmas tree Tree Shaping Cumberland Fir Walkthrough for opening fir branches while preserving a natural, ornament-friendly shape.
Deluxe Brighton Pine artificial Christmas tree Tree Shaping Deluxe Brighton Pine Video help for mixed pine texture, dense coverage, and a rustic natural shape.
Deluxe Geneva Fir artificial Christmas tree Tree Shaping Deluxe Geneva Fir Short walkthrough for opening dense, layered branches from the inside out.
Flagstaff Fir artificial Christmas tree Tree Shaping Flagstaff Fir Quick shaping guide for a very full fir profile with realistic green variation.
Flocked Layered Lucerne artificial Christmas tree Tree Shaping Flocked Layered Lucerne Gentle shaping guidance for flocked branches, layered spacing, and snowy texture.
Frosted Virginia Pine artificial Christmas tree Tree Shaping Frosted Virginia Pine Helpful shaping guidance for snowy tips, accents, and a softly layered pine shape.
New Haven Fir artificial Christmas tree Tree Shaping New Haven Fir Video help for shaping an open, decorator-friendly branch structure.
Savoy Blue Spruce artificial Christmas tree Tree Shaping Savoy Blue Spruce Quick shaping walkthrough for building fullness and keeping the blue spruce profile balanced.
Waverly Spruce artificial Christmas tree Tree Shaping Waverly Spruce Simple shaping help for a full, classic spruce silhouette with even branch coverage.
Wexford Spruce artificial Christmas tree Tree Shaping Wexford Spruce Short shaping guide for soft spruce tips, irregular branch lengths, and ornament spacing.
Styling Guides

Decorating videos for ribbon, wreaths, and garland

Once the main tree is ready, use these videos for ribbon techniques, small-tree styling, wreath placement, and Christmas garland ideas.

Ribbon

How to Add Ribbon to Your Tree

A cleaner approach to ribbon placement that helps the tree feel layered and professionally styled instead of overfilled.

Small Trees

3 Easy Ways to Use Small Christmas Trees

A quick source of ideas for decorating smaller spaces with compact trees that still feel festive and complete.

Wreaths

3 Easy Ways to Use Wreaths

Creative placement ideas for wreaths that go beyond the front door and bring greenery into more parts of the home.

Garland

3 Easy Ways to Use Garland

Simple garland ideas for mantels, railings, and entry points that help the rest of your holiday styling feel connected.

Decorate in layers, not all at once.

Lights, ribbon or garland, large accents, focal ornaments, and finishing touches create better depth. A single oversized statement piece can also make a tree feel more curated, memorable, and intentionally designed.

More Inspiration

More Christmas decorating tips

Short reads that pair naturally with the videos above — lighting, layering, statement pieces, seasonal trends, and styling ideas that help your décor feel more complete.

LightingChristmas Tree Lighting

A practical guide to light types, appearance, and what to consider before decorating.

Decorator TipStatement Piece

How one bold decorative element can elevate the rest of your tree theme.

TrendspottingGrapevine

Why grapevine garlands and wreaths add natural structure and texture.

From the 2025 archiveWhat’s Hot for Christmas 2025

Revisit the colors, textures, and decorating themes from our 2025 trend guide.

Decorator TipTransitional Decor

Buy once, style more than once — a better way to stretch your décor budget.

Helpful Links

Shop trees, storage, lights, and decorating accents

Quick links for the products customers often need after watching the setup, storage, shaping, and decorating videos.

Build a better Christmas display, one step at a time. Start with structure, shape the tree carefully, decorate in layers, then store everything well so next season feels easier from the beginning.