Decorating Christmas trees is what we at DIY Projects are crazy about at the moment. We really want to know your ideas about seasonal interior design and home makeovers. At Christmas time we here go all bonkers about what makes the best seasonal impact where your interior decoration is concerned. We’ve found a whole lot of Christmas trees and will show you a few here to help you pick which one you think is best for your home. We prefer the minimalist method and go for decorating Christmas trees that sport only two colours, with the least amount of baubles necessary.
How about you? Look at these Christmas tree decorations and tell us which ones fit your home and personality the best. Many of these designers have gone all-out and have spent a lot of time and money to decorate their Christmas tree just right. Of course, we know you don’t have to spend a lot to achieve the best impact. You can have a perfect Christmas on a budget. After all, having lots of money is not what Christmas is about.
Decorating Christmas trees (ideas)
1. The full-to-busting decoration style
Do you just chuck all the baubles and tinsel you own on the Christmas tree and hope for the best?
2. The hide-the-green decorating style
Do you use so many large decorative items on your tree that you can no longer see the green?
3. The we-bought-too-many-christmas-decorations style
Are your tree and living room so overly decorated that your life becomes a ball of Christmas fluff?
4. The oh-my-peacock’s-gone-missing decorating style
Do you like one colour so much that you overcrowd your Christmas tree with it until it looks like a shrine to some unknown being?
5. The ‘we’ll-just-have-to-do-better-next-year decorating style
Do you go to the other extreme and leave your Christmas tree looking bare?
6. The look-who’s-just-raided-the-discount-store decorating style
Have you got so many discounted packages that you feel you simply must decorate your Christmas tree with all of them?
7. The look-how-much-rubbish-I-can-add-to-my-wall decorating style
Do you leave your visitors asking ‘why’ when they leave your house at Christmas?
8. The honey-I-made-the-kids-decorate-the-tree-this-year decorating style
Do you just let your kids get on with it and decorate the Christmas tree?
None of these Christmas tree decorating styles are wrong. You have to do what’s best for you and your family. I quite liked the minimalist one with the droopy earrings (number 8). However, I think it’s got too many of those icicles and this makes the whole tree look a bit sad – like it’s shedding tears. What do you think is the most important thing to know when decorating Christmas trees? Have a look at our Christmas Crafts for Kids page to see some of the things your family could be getting on with during or after the holidays.
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I have a friend who will surely like Christmas Tree # 1.. Its colorful, vibrant and stylish. Is that magenta? I like it much.
Every year i use my artificial tree, it looks much better that a natural one, but the spirit of Christmas it’s beautifull with a natural one 😀
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Thanks for sharing such wonderful pics of some beautiful Christmas tree.I was wondering about the way that i should decorate my Christmas tree and at the right time i came up to your blog.I have used all my ideas after looking at the pics and managed to decorate a beautiful Christmas tree.
Hey Anne, Awesome post! With God’s grace, my kids are very creative and every year when Christmas arrives they start preparing list of items that they will need to decorate Christmas tree. They embellish using garlands, ornaments, and tree topers. This Christmas they used golden glass balls, and then added new and vintage glass circles, and gave a tree-skirt-cum-snowdrift look. It looked marvelous. I would suggest you guys to always let your kids handle Christmas tree so that they can build up their creative ideas and engage themselves in household stuff.
I happen to like the number eight Christmas tree because it looks very simple and not overly decorated.After looking at these pics i had got a good idea about decoration and i have decorated my tree in an awesome way.Thanks for sharing this article.
I kept my christmas tree very siply this year, yet attractive, with combination of lightings & colours with additional accessories. Thanks for sharing some amazing Christmas tree pics and i have enjoyed reading this post.
Thanks for sharing some amazing Christmas tree pics and i have enjoyed reading this post.I always keep my Christmas tree simple and i avoid to over decorate it because then it doesn’t look nice.I like the number 6 tree and it looks awesome and better than all the other trees shown.
Anne, I am using one small pre-lit artificial tree. My children can do all the fancy stuff. I have given them most of my decorations. Hubby is not into it and I am into my nativities and angels. I am truly feeling His presence this time of year and not feeling bad about disregarding any of the commercial aspects.
Hugs and blessings.
I also use my artificial tree. It’s pre-lit like yours. I don’t go overboard. I keep the same decorations each year – some of which were made by my kids.
I use two colours: red and silver. My lights are red, so these match up really well.
I try to avoid going out as much as possible. I’ve done my Christmas shopping and will avoid the craziness out there at the moment.
Best wishes to you too and happy holidays.
these are great, especially the wall decorating one ha ha, that’s a great solution for someone with a tight space 🙂
Hi Ella, Yes, you’re right. If you have a tiny bedsit or share a flat, I suppose you’d have to use that one. Which one are you going for?
I happen to like number 5. Maybe that’s because everywhere else here at our house is full of clutter – as I have two kids who are just all over the place. So the “bare” Christmas tree will provide some contrast. It’s not too bare, it looks really bare though aligned with all those other decorating styles.
Hi Reese, Thanks for visiting. I don’t usually check my spam box before emptying it. However, your comment was sitting right at the very top of it, and I happened to see it.
No idea why it was there. Yes, I suppose number 5 could be the perfect one for families with small kids. I’m putting mine up today and I’ll just let the kids get on with it. 🙂 I suppose I’ll have a number 8 after all.