A Christmas tree is at the centre point of your celebrations in your home around Christmas. It helps provide a festive atmosphere with the twinkling lights and shiny baubles that transform your home into a magical place. Therefore, you want it to be a showstopper and to provide your home with that Christmas feel – but that old, dull tree hiding in your attic might not be cutting it anymore.
A classic plain tree isn’t your only option. There’s now such variety when it comes to holiday styling, you don’t have to just stick with plain, boring options. You can get creative and still express your festive spirit – maybe even without a pine needle insight!
Ready to get creative with your Christmas decor? Below are some imaginative and contemporary Christmas tree alternatives to help you celebrate in style.
Snow-Covered Trees
If you still love a good old classic tree but want to spice things up a bit, then why not consider getting a snowy Christmas tree? Snow-coated trees come with snow pre-stuck to the branches so it adds an extra layer of decoration without you having to put in a lot more effort. They look incredibly chic too, giving it a frosted appearance like you’re in an alpine forest.
A lot of snow-covered trees come pre-lit with lights and even extra decorations like pine cones and fake berries so you can end up with a great-looking tree at very minimal effort.
Scandinavian Style Tree
Quite often, Christmas trees can look a bit too bold and out of place in a lot of carefully styled homes. For example if your home has a more natural, minimalist design, then a tall, brightly lit Christmas tree might feel out of place. What might be a little more fitting, but you would probably have never thought of, is a Scandinavian-style tree. These wooden trees utilise natural materials to make a beautiful tree that will never go out of style.
Not only do they look sleek, but they’re very customisable – you can even make one yourself using scrap wood you might have. They’re easy to put up and will last you and your family a long time so you can have a stylish-looking tree for years to come.
Retro & Vintage Inspired
A trend that’s really stuck around in fashion and interior design the past couple years is thrifting. So, if you have a love for all things vintage and are a fan of thrifting for gifts and clothes, then why not let that inspire your Christmas tree decorating? You can get second-hand trees and decorations from thrift stores, online marketplaces, or you could even have a rummage through whatever your grandparents have. Not only will your tree stand out from all the standardly decorated ones, but it’ll be very nostalgic seeing old decorations given a new lease of life.
Paper Christmas Tree
Getting a real tree every year can feel a little wasteful, and let’s be real, super expensive. However, why cut down a tree every year when you can still get a somewhat natural tree, with more customisation, by getting a reusable paper tree? Paper trees are popping up all over the place, and it’s easy to see why. They have beautiful, intricate designs – almost origami-like – which also allows them to be folded and put away with ease.
A great bonus with paper trees is that you can also get them in any colour and size without having to pay a fortune, like you might with an artificial tree. They’re the perfect stylish addition to your home whilst still providing a festive touch.
Table Top Tree
A Christmas tree doesn’t have to be large and in your face – especially if you’ve not got a lot of room to work with anyway. Sometimes less really is more, and that can be the case for Christmas trees. There’s something about a short little tree on a table that’s sweet and endearing but still works well to provide that magical Christmas feel.
If you’ve not got a lot of space in your home to put and store a tree, then a smaller, more compact one may work a lot better for you. Don’t worry though; it might be smaller but it’ll still have just as big of an impact as a standard tree. If anything, more people will notice and comment on how cute and stylish it is.
Monochromatic
Sometimes a simple idea can be the most effective and with monochrome being one of this year’s biggest trends it’s easy to see why it’s made its way into Christmas decorations too. It’s super easy to pull off. Just start off by picking a colour that goes with your home and get decorations to match. By sticking to just one colour, your festive decor will look cohesive and incredibly stylish without having to go to too much effort.
Work With What You’ve Got
Everyone loves to go all out and be extra extravagant at Christmas, and the tree is no exception. It’s so popular that having a crazily decorated, ultra aesthetic, Pinterest-worthy tree is the norm. So, why not do something completely different and turn your favourite house plant into your Christmas tree?
It’s a bit of a break with tradition, but using a house plant instead of a typical tree is a fun, creative idea that can easily act as a budget-friendly tree alternative. You can decorate however you want – and you’ll find it’ll match your home’s aesthetic much more. Plus you can then keep the plant out all year to enjoy, unlike your normal tree, which ends up in a skip or up in your attic.
As you can see, you can have a lot of fun and get really creative with your Christmas tree decorating. You don’t need a classic pine tree to make Christmas magical. You can opt for something more modern that might fit the look and style of your home better without losing that festive feeling. Whether you go retro, minimal or get more creative, the right alternative will bring you an equal amount, if not more, joy throughout the holiday season.
