Christmas Tree Decorating Tips
Tips for getting your Christmas trees to look like a department store display!
I am a Christmas CRAZY person! Luckily for you, that’s helped me perfect my tree decorating skills over the years. I’ve had my share of bad Christmas trees (hello our first apartment in 2009), but now I’ve got it down to a science so it makes it easier (and more fun) to decorate them each year. Below is a list of my general tips! I’ve also linked my Christmas Tree Shopping Guide post below so you can see what I look for before I even start on the trees.
Start with your largest non traditional ornament items first. Here’s a quick iphone picture of what I used this year (figurines like deer, owls, nutcrackers, signs with Christmas sayings, holiday bells, etc)
Step 2: Add in your LARGEST traditional ornaments next. Make sure you tuck them IN the branches, not just hanging them off the edge. The biggest ones being tucked deeper into the tree help add more dimension. Since they are so large they also help to hide any bare spots in the tree to make it look fuller.
Step 3: Add in the medium sized ornaments. I try to go in a zig zag pattern to make sure they all get evenly spaced out. Make sure to also tuck some of this size ornaments in the tree too, not just hanging off the edges.
Step 4: Florals. Add in florals like long leafy stems stems, roses, berries, etc. This adds to the fullness.
Step 5: Add in Ribbon! I like to cut mine at arm’s length and weave them in and out of the branches instead of just wrapping it straight around. It uses less ribbon and makes the tree look fuller instead of a big green present tied up. I also like to use ribbons with a pattern or texture. It layers in another element to the tree.
VOILA!
pictures taken/edited by: Aubrey Elle Photography