By the end of the year, every home starts preparing for the most magical and fabulous time - the New Year and Christmas . Caring, pleasant and not burdensome, a lot: the choice of gifts, festive attire or carnival costume, preparation of the menu. The most favorite efforts for children, and, perhaps, for most adults too, is the decoration of the New Year tree. True, at first the main festive tree should be reliably established. A special stand under the tree will help.
Stand for a living Christmas tree
Find today a suitable device for installing a New Year's beauty is not difficult. The most popular are pedestals-tripods for a Christmas tree made of metal, mostly steel. They look like a small bucket, located on the folding legs. Such a functional stand increases the duration of a fresh species of spruce or pine, as the bucket is filled with earth, sawdust or water. The tree trunk itself is fixed with special screws. The entire structure is kept in a vertical position thanks to stable legs.
In the shops you can also find dismountable plastic models. They are suitable for small Christmas trees. As a weighting agent, metal circles are used. Composite versions are also produced, in which a plastic container and a base with a tripod are made of metal. Reliable and inexpensive, this option has one drawback - not very presentable look.
Another inexpensive option - a plastic stand, resembling the appearance of a miniature volcano: in the "mouth" of which you need to insert a Christmas tree. Fasten the wood screws.
The problem of decorativity is decided by the forged stand under the New Year tree. On three or four graceful legs there is a short tube in which it is necessary to insert a trunk of a tree. Despite the attractiveness of the appearance, this device has several drawbacks. Firstly, the spruce will not long save the splendor of the needles due to the inability to irrigate. Secondly, if the trunk of the purchased tree is thicker than the support tube, the trunk will have to be cut so that the spruce can easily climb.
Very colorful and natural look wooden stands under the tree. They are crossed bars (cross), in the center of which there is an opening for the trunk. You can find variants with a metal or plastic pipe for fitting spruce.
The stands with the special Easyfix mechanism look very original. At the bottom of the bowl is a metal rod, on which the barrel secures.
There is an interesting analogue - a rotating stand. On a round and flat podium with the help of rods fixed spruce.
The stand is connected to the home network and, if necessary, rotates the adorned fir-tree in a circle. What's to say, the spectacle is incredibly beautiful!
There is also a ceramic stand: inside the beautifully decorated container is installed a quick-clamping mechanism that allows you to fix even a large spruce up to two meters high.
When buying this necessary New Year's accessories, you should pay attention not only to decorativeness and cost. The most important criterion for choosing a stand under the tree is the size. Manufacturers create products for New Year beauties of various heights and weights. In general, the differences are in the diameter of the stand and in its dimensions.
Stands for artificial Christmas trees
For light artificial Christmas trees and pines, there is no point in buying expensive models designed for heavy live trees. Suitable models are a "volcano" or a tripod made of plastic. Hide unattractive type of cheap stand will help special woven screensavers-baskets or bedspreads with New Year's attributes.