This string light hack from Instagram adds extra dazzle to your tree, even with thick branches.
Lucky for us, her method has a stunning final result and isnt too difficult to complete.
Read on for everything you’re gonna wanna know to try it for yourself.
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The key: two different types of lights.
Bowman suggests starting with clear, mini-incandescent lights.
To get the full effect of radiance, go heavier on these mini lights than you normally would.
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After clipping each bulb to an outside branch, you’ll see the magic come to life.
“The variation of the size of the lights gives you so much interest and glow.
Once you try this, you will not go back,” Bowman writes in her post.
Bowman also uses lights from the same manufacturer.
This can help ensure your lights truly are the same color.
If youre mixing and matching lights, its helpful to know how these decorating essentials are labeled.
The color of lighting is measured in the Kelvin scale.
Clear lights would be most similar in color to a warm white.
(The letter C before the number stands for cone.)
Mini and fairy lights are much smaller and do not have numerical classification.
