Pastel Instead Of Red
Pink changes what the rest of the room has to match. A tree dressed in white lights, clear baubles and pale ribbon sits better over this skirt than over a dark green one, and the painted Santa, snowman, squirrel and small reindeer keep the look soft rather than loud. Rooms decorated in cream, blush or pale wood tones pick it up without a fight.
Hides The Stand And Cord
Forty-eight inches of diameter is the working number here. It reaches well past the legs of a standard stand, so the metal feet, the screw clamps and the trail of dropped needles stay underneath. The surface is flat enough to stack wrapped boxes on without them sliding, and sweeping up in January means lifting the skirt rather than vacuuming around the legs.
Wipes Down, Folds Flat
Lightweight polyester with digital printing that resists fading keeps the pink from turning grey over a few Decembers. Sap, water from the basin and a dropped candy cane wipe off the surface instead of soaking in. It resists wrinkling, which matters for something stored folded for eleven months, and it goes back in the box flat rather than bunched.
Photo Floor For Pajamas
The skirt earns a second job on Christmas morning, when children sit on it to open gifts and the camera comes out. Pink reads well in photographs taken by lamplight, and the lettering gives the shot a caption without a sign in the frame. Used away from a tree it also works under a side table display or as a mat for a small potted fir.
