A stunning idea for a Christmas tree alternative: Spray pain tall branches white, insert into a urn or large flower pot (In this case also white) filled with sand. Cover the sand with florist’s moss (available in craft stores) and then hang an abundance of beautiful glass Christmas ornaments from the branches.

In the photo featured here, a monochromatic look was created for this display (to complement the color scheme in the rest of the room), by matching the white branches to the white pot, and staying away from colors for the ornaments in favor of silver and antique gold.

A Christmas tree alternative like this is a fabulous option  if you are opting for Christmas trees in multiple rooms of your home and you want to try something a little different from the ordinary in one of the rooms. But,  of course,  there’s nothing to say that you can’t go this route if its the only Christmas tree in the house – why not dare to be a different this year and show your guests that you’re a style leader.

When decorating your yard for the holiday season or looking for outdoor Christmas decor ideas, work with what you have. Look around your yard and the exterior of your home for existing elements that you can work into your Christmas decor displays.

If you have a good view of your back yard through the windows of your home, its lovely to carry your holiday season decorations into the back yard as well – creates a nice visual focal point for you and your holiday season guests to enjoy.

Here, a bird bath that is normally a feature of the summer landscape is transformed into a beautiful Christmas display in winter by first creating a bed of evergreen branches in the basin, and then nestling shiny colored glass Christmas ball ornaments into the nest of evergreen branches.  Note that ball ornaments of varying sizes are used to create an additional element of visual interest, but of course, if all you have is ball ornaments of only one size, that works too. A super-large ornament ball completes the look like a topper on a cake.

A really beautiful and festive Christmas display to decorate either your front or back yard.

There is nothing more welcome than the front entrance (exterior) of a house festively decked up for the Holiday season.  It may be cold outside, but it makes a home look warm and cozy as guests arrive, and gains the admiration of passersby.

Here a really abundant pine garland is swagged around the door for starters. And, by that way, that’s really key – when using a garland to adorn your front door, you don’t want it to look anemic, so use a really full, lush garland to get that abundant look.
Next, its all about the urns.  They may hold geraniums or petunias in the summer, but when the weather turns nippy, you want to get those babies filled with festive holiday decor. Again, make them FULL, and lush – remember, think ABUNDANT for the best visual effects. And to really make the display striking, you need height – that’s where the tall branches rising up from the center of the urns come into play, really capturing the essence of nature and spirit of the season at the same time.

Christmas table decorations in a red theme with candy canes.  From Accent on Design

Christmas Living Room in Gold and Beige

Modern Christmas Decor Ideas – Dining Room with White Christmas Tree

A gorgeous setting is created in this modern dining room,  decorated for Christmas. Situated near the dining room table, a white Christmas tree, illuminated by clear lights, nestles into the corner, decorated with blue and gold decorations which coordinate perfectly with the large piece of blue and artwork handing on the wall behind it.

The white and gold theme carries through to the the dining table decorations. All set for Christmas dinner, the table is ready with white china at each place setting, a grouping of seven modern geometric crystal candle holders of assorted heights, holding white taper candles. And a scattering of tinted gold glass votive holders with white votive candles aglow inside.

A stunning example of clean, simple Modern Christmas Decor Ideas.

Christmas Decor Ideas – An Entry Table decorated for Christmas with snowman ornaments in three different sizes, a pine branch, a miniature (very miniature!) table-top tree in a silver urn, decorative acorns, flocked pine cones, and ball ornaments. Winding its way through this festive display, a sting of clear mini lights causes the glitter on the ornaments to sparkle and shimmer, and brings the little scene to life.

On the right hand side of the table, a slate colored urn  holds real spruce braches, silver sparkle twigs, and pre-lit branches with clear lights.

Cozy Christmas decor ideas like this one on an entry table offer a wonderful welcome for guests at the entry to your home during the Holiday Season.

DIY Christmas Decor – Luminaries are created using frosted cylinder vases and white twinkle lights.

Loosely coil a single strand of clear mini-lights on a white cord in each vase. Run the plug end over the back edge of the vase and behind it so the cord is out of view.  Of course, always use lights that have been safety tested (read the label), and always unplug the strand when the display is left unattended.

This idea is great for a stand alone vase, but looks even better when vases of varying sizes are grouped, as shown above.  When combining vases into a group, always use odd numbers for the most powerful visual effect.

You could also use vases of the same height and display them in a row for a different look.

The bottoms of these vases have gold ribbon wrapped around the bottoms and affixed with double-sided tape. A second ribbon (narrow) is the fastened over the first to give more visual interest.

Such an easy DIY Christmas decor idea, but it looks so sophisticated!  Photo Credit: Martha Stewart

Colorful Christmas Tree Decor packs a powerful visual punch, especially when you combine purple, pink and blue (with gold accents). What a striking color combination, and it looks fabulous on a Christmas Tree.

The gold accents are really essential. They add that necessary bit of glam that really makes this look pop. We love the way the toss pillows on the sofa coordinate with the Christmas tree decorations so perfectly.

The candle arrangement on the cocktail table is so pretty and such a perfect match for the tree. A silver and gray feather weather encircles three candles –  two ivory pillar candles of differing heights and a shorter gold pear shaped candle. A few pine cones are lightly sprayed gold and added around the wreath for festive embellishment, along with some elongated decorative glittered gold leaves.

Then pink and purple glass balls are positioned around the wreath for that powerful punch of color.

And for the perfect Christmas Tree topper – purple, blue and gold feathers spraying up from the top of the tree.

This color combination has definite feel good factor. Makes you want to steal this Christmas tree decor idea for your tree, doesn’t it?

Christmas Decor in Words… a wonderful Christmas decor idea. And these are the most important words of all.

This plaque from Dayspring, fashioned and stylized to look like a Christmas gift, bears the most important message of all at the Christmas season, and an important reminder: “Jesus is the Gift”.

May we all remember this as we get caught up in all the festivities and activities of the Christmas season.

What a wonderful idea to incorporate into your Christmas decor.