Pink and Red Christmas Tree Skirt, Round Fleece Holiday Mat, Xmas Stand Cover, Collar Base Decor

Nana Rose has strict Christmas rules: red and green only, nothing glittery, no plastic, and the angel must face the sofa. For thirty years the family obeyed. Then four-year-old Poppy arrived, declared red and green boring, and demanded a pink tree. Nana laughed so hard she had to sit down. A compromise was reached the next morning with a round mat in soft blush pink, scattered with red berries, green holly leaves and tiny gold stars like confetti. Pink for Poppy. Red and green for Nana. Stars for peace.

The inspection took place on Christmas Eve. Nana walked around the tree with her glasses on her nose and her hands behind her back, like a general reviewing a battalion. She found the red. She found the green. She found a gold star the size of a lentil and said, "Is this glitter?" Poppy said, "It is a sparkle, Nana." Nana opened her mouth, closed it and handed Poppy a star-shaped cookie. "Fine," she said. "It is a sparkle." Poppy, who understood power, nodded gravely and asked for a second cookie.

Nana now says the pink makes the tree look like a very sophisticated cupcake. That is high praise from a woman who once banned tinsel. This is a soft, rosy mat that suits a nursery, a living room or a house with strong opinions about color. It lies flat, hides the stand and sets a gentle, sweet mood under any tree. The berries and holly keep it honest. The pink makes it fun. And it settled a thirty-year color war in one afternoon, which no treaty has ever done.

Pink under a green tree is a surprise in the best way: the colors sit side by side like a dessert menu. Red and white ornaments blend into the berries, gold ones pick up the stars, and a white tree turns the whole scene to cotton candy. Because the print is scattered and light, it never competes with a decorated tree. It simply makes the floor look like it is smiling. Set a plate of cookies near the slit and let a small person's logic do the rest, including the part where sparkles are a negotiable category.

It belongs with the girl who says her favorite color is pink, red and also green. It belongs with the grandmother who insists on tradition and secretly adores a pink flamingo in July. It belongs with the couple expecting a first baby in the new year, who want their first tree to feel soft and sweet and not at all dramatic. Pack it in a pink box with a green ribbon and watch the family argue that it is perfectly traditional. Within a minute they will agree.

• Material: 100% polyester fleece, soft and plush
• Print: One-sided print on a pink base
• Edges: Hemmed for a clean, durable finish
• Size: One size, round with a center opening for the trunk; pre-constructed, size may vary by +/- 2.5 in
• Made: Pre-constructed and assembled in the USA from globally sourced parts
• Care: Spot clean only
• AKA: pink and red christmas tree skirt, round fleece holiday mat, xmas stand cover, collar base decor