Popular Christmas Decorating Ideas

Victorian and Country are two of the most popular decorating themes when it comes to Christmas tree decorating. Decorating with the Country theme is the least expensive of the two. This is because the Country decor is created mostly with fabrics, while the Victorian tree is decorated more elegantly. The Victorian decor look best of a tall, slim tree or one that is placed in a corner.

The style that is used on the country tree is 19th century American. This type of tree will be much fuller and more round than a tree of Victorian style. This allows it to look like a real pine. However, in the United States, any type of fir tree is acceptable for use as a Christmas tree.

One of the main problems with choosing a chubby country Christmas tree is that many people do not have the space for its girth. Using an artificial pine tree that sits in the corner will help alleviate this problem. If you are looking for a rustic tree that looks authentic, you should consider buying a live tree. There are real trees available for delivery to your home at http://www.hammacher.com.

When looking for Christmas tree decorations, you should consider using the classic Christmas colors of red and green. If you are wanting to create a totally authentic country look, stay away from lights made of roping, fiber optics or those that twinkle. The lights to choose are the ones that are yellow and egg shaped. If you can not find this color, then choosing red and green lights is the way to go.

Just think old fashioned when choosing ornaments. Wooden sleighs, carved figurines, and shiny apples all say Country Christmas. When you are choosing your glass ornaments, you should be careful to stick with shiny green and red Christmas balls in order to pull off the look of country.

Many old-fashioned Christmas trees has tinsel icicles on them. The use of tinsel garland in red or green wrapped around your tree and topped off with clumps of icicles can help pull your look together.

Another great idea is to add homemade gingerbread cookies to the tree. Homemade popcorn strands are also a classic addition. A basic star, even one that is handmade from cardboard, is what traditionally tops a country Christmas tree.

On the other hand, if you like the Victorian style, then you must find the tallest tree available for your space. A tall, slim tree helps to pull off this look.

This tree's decorations will generally consist of birds, angels, musical instruments and animals. They will mainly be made of tin or glass. This type of tree can pull off a lot of items, almost to the point of being cluttered. The color theme will be gold, silver, blue, pink and lavender.

The lights that would adorn this style of tree will usually look like little candles and not like traditional tree lights. It is also not unusual for the trees to be frosted in order for it to look like it is covered with snow.

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