| Does your christmas tree look too old | | | | the round glass balls and choose conical |
| fashioned? When it comes to decorating | | | | glass balls and flat spheres only to decorate |
| christmas trees there are some style tips to | | | | an entire tree. By the way the craze for slim |
| follow so that they look more up-to-date and | | | | artificial xmas trees is similar to the |
| stylish.STYLE TIP #1:The big fat round | | | | current craze for slim conical christmas |
| artificial christmas tree is out and the slim | | | | decorations. Conical decorations are very |
| artificial tree is in. This is because when | | | | much identified with retro seventies |
| it comes to decorating christmas tree the | | | | styles.STYLE TIP #4:One of the first rules of |
| trends lately lean more towards tall and | | | | fashion and also interior decorating is to |
| conical shapes rather than fat and round | | | | break all the rules and the same applies to |
| shapes.This style is more reminiscent of the | | | | Christmas trees. This means deliberately |
| modernist trends from the seventies and | | | | ignoring christmas traditions with the idea |
| strangely, the tall conical trees that were | | | | of putting a new spin on them. For instance |
| in favor during the Victorian era. It was | | | | instead of using the classic angel or star as |
| Queen Victoria who insisted on the tallest | | | | a tree topper you could try topping it with a |
| tree possible for her living room and the | | | | spray of fibrous waving multicolored diodes |
| narrow tree girth was also necessary in | | | | or a design that you have constructed using |
| order to fit these tall slender trees into | | | | christmas rope lights. One interesting idea |
| Victorian homes. The same could be said of | | | | is to make a star out of red velvet and |
| modern day "cozy" condo lofts and apartments | | | | decorate it with peacock feathers, faux gems |
| which often have tall ceiling heights but | | | | and gold bows.Another way to break a |
| less floor space and suit a slim artificial | | | | traditional rule is to decorate your tree |
| christmas tree much better than a chubbier | | | | with just one color. To be different you |
| version.Natural trees that tend to be tall | | | | could also forget about putting largest |
| and slim are the spruces and firs. They just | | | | decorations at the bottom and the tiny ones |
| have a slimmer girth than pines and cedars. | | | | at the top, put the large ones on the top and |
| When it comes to fake xmas trees, more and | | | | the tiny ones on the bottom. Another idea is |
| more manufacturers are releasing slim | | | | to make all of your christmas tree |
| artificial trees that can fit more easily | | | | decorations the same size.One big trend that |
| into our cramped urban lifestyle.STYLE TIP | | | | has dominated Christmas style and design for |
| #2Artificial is in and natural trees are out. | | | | the last few years is to hang your Christmas |
| Okay, so maybe real christmas trees will | | | | tree anyway you can think of, as long as it |
| never go out of fashion but if you are a bit | | | | is not standing up. This includes hanging it |
| of style snob then the trend is towards an | | | | upside down from the ceiling, suspending it |
| artificial tree in the wildest color you can | | | | sideways from the ceiling and buttressing it |
| find. Basically the idea is to find a tree | | | | against a wall.STYLE TIP #5One of the secrets |
| that looks like it would go well in | | | | to decorating christmas trees is that the |
| Lieutenant O'Hura's bedroom on Star | | | | more personal it is the better. A good |
| Trek.Every year, artificial trees are looking | | | | example is the chef who decorates his tree |
| more and more cartoonish. You can buy them in | | | | using only plastic forks and knives or the |
| a spectrum of colors and in many different | | | | new mom who decorates her tree with baby |
| materials including PVC, vinyl and tinsel. | | | | bottles and baby toys. If you celebrate the |
| The slim artificial trees in wild colors are | | | | Chinese New Year you might want to decorate |
| very popular with younger people. Some sites | | | | your tree with Buddha figures and fortune |
| sell xmas trees that are nothing more than a | | | | cookies.Another great way to personalize your |
| coiled spiral of yellow pink and blue lights | | | | christmas tree is to use baked goods. Tree |
| that are free standing and merely emulate the | | | | ornaments made of pink and yellow gumdrops |
| shape of a christmas tree.Probably the two | | | | and toothpicks look nice on an artificial |
| most trendy colors for trees are the red and | | | | white christmas tree for example. Home made |
| white. The red trees have an offbeat look to | | | | gingerbread men and short bread snowmen would |
| them that is reminiscent of a bad Kodachrome | | | | go well with a red artificial prelit |
| photograph from the seventies. However that | | | | christmas tree.One place to get inspiration |
| is part of their appeal. The white artificial | | | | is the candy store. Choose your favorite |
| trees are just simply gorgeous, especially | | | | candies that you loved as a kid. A smaller |
| the prelit artificial trees with branches | | | | tree looks fantastic decorated in candies |
| that have glowing fiber optic tips.STYLE TIP | | | | wrapped in foil. However once again the key |
| #3One of the secrets to decorating christmas | | | | is to be minimalist. Don't decorate the tree |
| trees in a stylish way is to be minimalist. | | | | with seven or eight kinds of candy. Decorate |
| To be truly fashionable, stick to decorating | | | | it with two to three kinds to give it a kind |
| the tree in just one or two colors. For | | | | of uniformity.If you haven't figured it out |
| instance you could decorate a natural | | | | by now one of the keys to decorating |
| evergreen with only gold bows and natural | | | | christmas trees is repetition on a single |
| crystals. A white christmas tree looks great | | | | theme. If you like teddy bears than decorate |
| with uniformly sized christmas balls from top | | | | the entire tree in teddy bears and one other |
| to bottom. A sky blue artificial tree could | | | | design element, such as red glass balls. |
| be decorated in monochrome with glass balls | | | | Keeping it simple yet elegant is the key to |
| that are a deeper shade of blue.The | | | | decorating christmas trees.For more |
| minimalist approach also goes for the style | | | | information on Christmas trees, visit - a |
| of decorations that you choose. Stick to one | | | | year-round resource for all your christmas |
| or two shapes to keep the look of the tree | | | | tree and decoration needs. |
| uncluttered and sleek. For instance, forget | | | | |