Welcome to Day 5 of our 12 Days of Christmas!!
True confession time: Getting ready for Christmas this year has been nothing but a big ball of stress for me. (Anyone else?) I’ve been trying to decorate my house for a while now, and I’m still not finished. To be honest, this year the comparison monster has grabbed hold of me tight and just won’t let go. I don’t know how many blogs you read, but people are crafting things and decorating in ways that are blowing my mind, literally – I’m pretty sure there’s a small hole in my brain which is part of the reason I can’t wrap my head around Christmas this year. (I will do a roundup of my favorite ideas soon. Stay tuned.)
Anyway, despite all of the holiday decorating decisions I still haven’t made, fortunately this year’s Christmas tree was a no brainer. After doing my rainbow-inspired tree for the past couple years, I decided to try something a bit different. The result was my Mona Lisa, Here’s the backstory:
Last year I started working with Treetopia as part of their Holiday Council. They are some of the nicest people, and I’m crazy about their trees. (Several months ago they even asked me to style some trees for them to show on their site. I shared my creations with you here and here.)
For my own tree this year, I knew that I wanted something really special. Something different, but not that different. When I saw Treetopia’s Navy Blue Christmas Tree, I knew I had found “the one.”
Thanks to Nate Berkus’s suggestion to paint my dining room a different color, I had a whole new color palette to play with this year. After trying different colors in that space all year long, I discovered how well blues and greens looked with the rest of the room. I also wanted a little nod to last year’s tree, so I thought a gradient / ombre effect would be fun. Finally, because I’m actually starting to get sick of soooo much gold, copper was my metallic of choice. Armed with bags of vintage glass ornaments that I’ve been collecting over the years, I was ready to tackle my tree.
Tada! (Do you hear the angels singing?)
Haha. Totally kidding. However, I am enthralled with the way this tree turned out. It’s so much better than I ever dreamed.
In going for a different look this year, I also opted for no ribbon. One of the reasons was because of this copper (rose gold) ball garland I found at CB2. I purchased 7 strands of it and wrapped it around the tree before decorating.
This turned out to be genius. For very little effort, it filled up so much of the tree and added tons of sparkle.
After that, I started adding ornaments. I began at the bottom with navy and worked my way up to light green, creating a gradient effect.
As I mentioned above, most of the ornaments are just glass balls I amassed over the years. However, I did purchase a few new ornaments from Crate & Barrel. The color palette was perfect and they added interest with their glittered design.
For a dash more copper, I found these sequined ornaments from H&M’s home line.
I also picked up a few of these metal ribbon drop ornaments from CB2.
The tree topper is a vintage find from eBay. I love this style and was so lucky to find one in copper.
Finally, the tree skirt is a faux fur one I picked up at West Elm. (Also, please pardon the lack of decoration around the tree. I know it’s totally cool to wrap up a bunch of empty boxes in pretty paper and tuck them under the tree amongst birch logs sprinkled with fake snow, but my cats like to lay under there because it’s warm and cozy, and honestly, they are all I really want or need under my trees.)
Pretty, right? The navy blue needles of the tree are fascinating to look at. From a distance they almost look green, but when you get up close to the tree, they’re totally blue.
So that’s my official tree for 2014. I have a couple more trees throughout the house, but they aren’t quite as artfully decorated. I’ll be sharing those with you soon.
What to see more Christmas Trees? Check out these:
- Navy Blue Christmas Tree
- Flocked Christmas Tree
- Rainbow-Inspired Christmas Tree
- White Flocked Christmas Tree in Gold and Green
- Rustic Modern Christmas Tree
Happy Holidays and Good Luck! Also, thank you for indulging me while I shared way too many pictures of my tree.
SEE HOW THE OTHER 12 DAYS BLOGGERS ARE DECKING THEIR HALLS:
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Christmas Hutch Window Decor – Songbird
Oh, baby! I’m in love with their 8′ slim spruce green Christmas tree – the one pre-lit with multi-colored lights. Spectacular!
I like the skinny Addison Spruce or maybe a white one. I’ve never had a white one and it would be fun to decorate!
I liked the Alexander Fir with the lights!
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I have signed up & already receive emails from IBC !
Winter White Tabletop Trees look so pretty!
And now I’m following you on Instagram….I’m nadjacamp.
I have been following your website, pinterest and by email for a long time and love everything you post. I love the giveaways, but somehow I never get registered. Hope this works. I love the light blue and pink trees. My living room is very “beachy”. It feels very casual and relaxing for me. My therapy is the ocean when I can get there, otherwise it’s gardening. If I had a formal living room I would even love the black tree. Very elegant. I hope I’m signed up for the tree giveaway. Hugs and Merry Christmas.
Ooh I love the “Oh Christmas tree” with clear lights and realistic needles.
Signed up for the mailing list also!! Thanks!
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Silvershine spruce tree is my favorite!
Oh and Michael , I love your tree and the use of cooper!
Michael, I so enjoy your posts. They are a inspiration! I love the idea that your kitties are enough decoration under the tree . Our two are much the same. We decorate around their whims. :))
If I were to win thin giveaway, I would choose the 71/2 foot “Oh Christmas Tree” with the multi colored lights. We were going with a live tree this year —it lasted less than a day due to allergies. Our neighbors are now enjoying that beautiful tree in their house. Oh well, we are making do with a small Christmas tree shaped ornament holder now for this year.
Merry Christmas to you and yours!
The Biltmore pine is my favorite! !
I would love the Madison 7.5 ft tree with LED lights. Pretty please.
I am an email subscriber. Thanks again for the incredible giveaway and for sharing your beautiful Christmas with us 🙂
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I am already following you on Instagram: http://instagram.com/redbonebrickhouse/
Renee
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If I won I would choose the Winter White Christmas Tree. Thanks for the incredible giveaway and Happy Holidays 🙂
Renee
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oh, and i follow you on instagram too. my handle is ryanbmalone.
i love your navy tree, but i’ve ALWAYS wanted a shimmering white tree! i love the moonlight white one, but i wonder if they’d string it with colored lights for me? haha. probably not. white lights are lovely too!
thanks! this is so fun!