Maren Cole

Maren keeps Merry Lights Guide honest on the decision-making side. She owns the way we rank bulb types, colors, wreaths and garlands, and how-to/troubleshooting content: by real owner ratings, review volume, the praise (and complaints) that show up again and again, value for money, and expert consensus — never hype. With a background in consumer product research, she knows which spec claims hold up once thousands of homeowners actually put a product to work outdoors through a winter. Her standard: if a pick can't be backed by the weight of real-world reviews, it doesn't ship.