The battery-versus-plug-in question is usually asked as if you pick one for the whole house. That's the wrong frame. Here's how to match the power source to each spot, from the window candles to the garland and wreaths.

A pre-lit wreath and an unlit one look nearly identical at noon. The difference shows up at 5 p.m. in December. Here's an honest comparison of pre-lit and unlit wreaths, and when each one wins.

There's something about a candle glowing in a window on Halloween night. Here's how to get that warm, welcoming look safely, with flameless LED window candles on a timer, and keep it glowing straight through the holidays.

People ask how bright a window candle should be, and the answer surprises them: not very. Here's the sweet spot for brightness, why warm white beats cool white, and how a bi-directional bulb reads from the street without glaring inside.

Most people decorate the entry one piece at a time, and it looks like three separate ideas. Here's how to treat the door, windows, and porch as one display, tied together by a single warm-white palette and one timer.