Merry and bright and oh, who are we kidding? Busy as hell. Here's how to get ahead of the game.
The Best Holiday Hosting Tips to Make Your Life Way Easier
The tree trimming. The gift shopping. The house cleaning. Hosting the holidays is no easy task. Here's how to make it all a little bit more manageable—and beautiful.
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Gift Wrapping Ideas That Aren't the Same Old Boring Santa Paper
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7 Genius Ways to Save This Holiday Season
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How to Wrap All Your Presents for Only $25
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Thoughtful Hostess Gifts, Whether You’re Coming for Dinner or Staying the Week
Popping by for a drink? Overstaying your welcome? Either way, we've got a gift idea for that.
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How to Make a Christmas Tree out of Books
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The Proper Way to Hold a Wine Glass
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A Cheat Sheet for Setting the Table
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Step Aside, Green—‘Goth Trees’ Are Taking Over Christmas This Year
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The Definitive Best Time to Buy a Christmas Tree
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Here Are the Top Holiday Decor Trends for 2018
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Pretty Christmas Decor and Ornaments You Can Make Yourself
Even if you aren't that crafty.
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Adorable Ornaments Your Kids Can Make Themselves
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Simple Christmas Place Card Ideas for Your Holiday Table
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DIY Holiday Wrapping Paper Ideas for Kids
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This Year’s Holiday Decor Trend Is Totally Unexpected (and Way Fun!)
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Is It OK to Ask People Not to Give Presents?
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The Tree Trimming Party Is This Year’s Holiday Trend. Here’s How to Host One.
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50 Fabulous and Simple Holiday Decorating Ideas
Even if you aren't Martha Stewart.
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Quiz: What’s Your Christmas Decor Style?
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Target’s Holiday Decorations Are Soooo Good This Year, and Here Are the Best of the Best
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7 Amazing Gingerbread Houses to Create with Your Kids
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8 Remarkably Sophisticated Holiday Wreaths
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The 30-Second Trick to Cleaning Pine Needles Off Your Floor
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17 Christmas Decorating Ideas We Bet You Haven't Thought Of
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7 Stove-Top Potpourris to Make Over the Holidays
The scents of the holidays make us happy, and you can bring those same good vibes into your home anytime you want by whipping up an easy stove-top potpourri.
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How to Have a Hygge Christmas
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Fabulous (and Practically Free) Things to Do with Your Family This Holiday Season
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7 Swedish Holiday Traditions That Are So Cool (and Kind of Weird)
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5 Holiday Party Games That Aren't Charades
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Super-Smart Ways to Store Christmas Decorations
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5 Ways to Get Your Family Off Their Phones Over the Holidays
How To String Lights On A Christmas Tree
You lugged home the perfect tree. Now it's time to decorate.
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Our Latest ‘Craving’? Chrissy Teigen’s Holiday Line for Target, Obviously
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Forget Ugly Sweaters: This Season's Kitschiest Costume Is a Full-On Christmas Tree Outfit
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‘Shiraz on the Shelf’ Is the New Holiday Tradition for When You’re Tired of Staring at a Creepy Elf
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This Wrapping Paper Hack Will Save You This Christmas
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22 Things a Good Hostess Always Has in Her Home
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How to Skip the Long Lines at the Post Office This Season
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15 Holiday Hosting Hacks to Make Your Life Way Easier
From a coffee-mug speaker to a shower-rod coat check.
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