Christmas is just around the corner. Christmas is one of the most lit and happening festivities of the year. The vibes this festival brings to the year are just inexpressible.
It is the most wonderful time of the year, so full of joy and good cheer. Everybody is looking forward to meeting their families, travelling, meeting their friends, hanging out with their loved ones. Christmas brings in not just hanging around and lots of gifts but also a lot of other aspects.
One of this is decorating your house. Yes, we all love to decorate our house in a Christmas theme decoration and make it look the best not just for ourselves but also for all the guests that keep pouring at our place during this festival of Christmas.
When you tend to accept so many guests that include your family, friends, colleagues and others pouring in your house, you might totally want to impress them with a decoration that they have never seen before. All the people visiting your place are in a mood for a lot of celebration, thus making your place look like a place to celebrate is a must.
One of the major parts of decoration is a Christmas tree. It is the centre of attraction in any house at the time of Christmas. Earlier people used to buy an actual tree and decorate it all the more with lots of lighting. But the actual trees did start rotting very soon and did not last longer than a day or two without proper care and with all the decoration. Also, this was a big harm to the environment. A lot of trees were being cut on this occasion. This cutting killed the vibe this festival was meant to bring. So, people came up with another substitute. Artificial Christmas trees: these trees were totally made of fibre or other artificial material that made it easy to set up, decorate, did not rot and it was so easy to maintain and decorate.
In support of being eco-friendly and brighter decoration, this proved to be a wonderful idea. Decorating an artificial Christmas tree can be a task to do. Some trees are available in the market which are decorated beforehand already. However, if you are wanting to do the decorations all by yourself, then here are a few ideas that can help you create a wonderful well decorated Christmas tree all by yourself. So, let us start with the list:
Unique Artificial Christmas Tree Decoration Ideas for 2018
Fairy Lights
Lights never fade away. The fairy lights in streams rolled up around a Christmas tree will definitely make it look fuller and brighter. The lights not only bring the festivity feel to your house but also set a mood for celebration the entire Christmas. This is one of the simplest yet the most amazing way to decorate your Christmas tree.
Ribbons
Yes, this is another great idea to decorate your Christmas tree. You could decorate your tree this Christmas with long colourful ribbons which are easily available in markets and stores. They are available in a lot of colours so it makes your tree look a lot colourful and beautiful. You could make bows out of the ribbons, a lot of know designs to do or simply curl the ribbons and roll it down the tree all the way down.
Christmas balls
A colourful option to start with decorating your Christmas tree. These colourful balls make your Christmas tree look amazing and sorted. They are available in almost every colour you can think of. If you are looking for an elegant look, you could use metallic colours like golden or silver to make the tree look stunningly pretty. If you are wanting to do a Christmas theme-based decoration then you can use red and green along with golden and silver which will give the Christmas look.
If you are wanting to do a colourful look, then you can use a lot more other colours like blue, pink or purple which will add more colour to it.
Snow decoration/ white decoration/ winter theme decoration
This is one of the most adorable decoration that you can go for. A major part of the tree is covered in blue and/or white as they both go in for a winter/snow decoration. You can also throw a little of silver for putting a little bright and shine to it. Many trees are also available in white and blue colour. If it seems a little too pale, you can always combine blue and white in one. This idea is suitable for houses which have white interiors and do not want to go for much colour. Adding a little white of everything like ribbons, balls, socks, lights etc. will all make it look stunning and pure at the same time.
A typical Christmas theme décor
This is one of the favourites to be used and decorated your tree with. In this type of decorations red and white are the most preferred colours as the tree is already in green so the decoration items are generally in white and red. However, some people like to add some bright colours like golden and silver with some blue to indicate the touch of winter. A lot of things such as ribbons, Santa caps, fairy lights, flowers, stars, toys and many other things in the same colour can be used to decorate your tree for this particular Christmas based theme.
Paper cuttings
This is another major creativity aspect that can be added to your artificial Christmas tree. It is super simple and very easy to do. It may take a little time to be done but if you are looking for something handmade and that is close to your heart and you want the tree to give a homely feel and make it look creative and innovative, this is one of the best things to do. For this, coloured papers or hand made sheets can be put to use. A lot of shapes in the form of stars, mini x-mas trees, circles, Christmas bells, mini Santas can be cut out for this type of decoration. It is amazing to see how a simple idea can make your tree look so creative and posh and yet very homely.
Socks
Because Santa leaves gifts in the socks. This is definitely going to bring a lot of positive theme to the decoration of your artificial Christmas tree. Some colourful socks here and there on the tree make it look fuller and fledged with cute little gifts kept inside for kids in the house to explore or if you are waiting for Santa to drop by a little something for you. This is surely a cute idea to decorate your artificial Christmas tree.
Wooden theme Christmas tree
Another exceptional and different type of decoration for your artificial Christmas tree is this wooden theme Christmas tree. Under this head, a lot of ideas can be put to use. There are a number of trees which are available in antique colours like brown or pale yellow which go with this. Also, there are so many decoration stuff and materials that are made pf purely wood and nothing else. Engraved piece of stars, circles and many other shapes. A lot many small yet pretty hangings with a lot of Christmas related symbols are also available for hanging around the tree. Wooden planks with phrases related to Christmas like ‘Merry Christmas’ are available in the market which can be put at the head of the tree to make it look prettier and elegant and also add to the wooden theme.
Garlands
How can we miss this? Every decoration requires garlands in decoration. Garlands do not mean merely flowers knitted together. Nowadays, garlands both real and artificial are available of leaves, flowers, fibres and plastic and even in paper. Suggesting here, a lot of creativity can be done with this. These garlands can be rolled around the tree at different levels in different colours and different shades. This makes the tree look more variable, covers more space, adds the missing charm and charisma. It is an easy to do decoration and also sits in your budget. It makes the tree brighter and better.
Flowers
What will look better on a tree other than flowers? Pick out some colourful flowers and decorate your tree with it. However, it is recommendable to use artificial flowers as they last longer and do not start smelling bad after a few hours. They will stay a lot longer than the real ones plus this supports our eco-friendly concept. Flowers add a lot more colour to your tree than anything else making it look sophisticated and beautiful at the same time.
So here is the list of things that you can definitely try while decorating your artificial Christmas tree and making it look better even than the original one. This is going to save a lot of trees.
Merry X-mas people 😊
