Journal · Party Color NYC
Notes from the holiday shop
Decorating, storing and re-using seasonal stock, written in Bay Ridge.
Jun 2026Decorating across the seasons, not just DecemberThe floor changes three times a year. What carries over between seasons, what does not, and how to buy so that half of it works twice.Read →
Jun 2026Storing decorations so they survive until next yearMost decoration damage happens in storage, not in use. Heat, compression and tangling, and the three containers that solve almost all of it.Read →
Jun 2026Dressing a holiday table people can still eat atCentrepiece height, chair backs, cutlery holders and the sight-line rule. How to decorate a table without making it impossible to pass anything across.Read →
Jun 2026Holiday lighting without tripping a breakerC7 LED bulbs draw a fraction of what incandescents did, which changes the whole calculation. Watts, string limits, outdoor ratings and the candle question.Read →
Jun 2026Glass, wood or shatterproof: choosing ornamentsThree materials, three quite different households. Which survives a dog, which survives storage, and why the material is always in our listing titles.Read →
Jun 2026How much garland does a tree actually need?The working figure is nine feet of garland per foot of tree height, and it is the number most people are short by. Staircases, mantels and doorframes measured properly.Read →
Seasonal notes
Decorating through the year: ornaments, garlands, lighting and the timing that seasonal stock imposes.