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Simple Designer Tips On Creating a Luxe, Elegant Christmas Tree

November 12, 2020

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I’m sharing with you today my quick and easy designer tips to creating a Luxe, Elegant Christmas Tree.  I took an older, non-expensive flocked tree and made it look high end. Even the adornments I decorate it with are budget friendly. The best part about this tree is that it took me less than two hours to set up, fluff and decorate. Can I get a hand clap?!

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Let’s dive in to this flocked beauty and break down the details. Starting with the tree itself. I bought this one from Walmart six years ago. This exact tree is no longer available but I’ve rounded up some pretty options at different price points. I don’t believe a tree has to be expensive to look beautiful.

For me the most dreaded task of decorating the tree is unboxing and fluffing it. Last year I got rid of all of our cardboard tree storage boxes and stored our trees in this canvas cover bag. I highly recommend doing this if you have a space in your home to store your tree in its upright position. When I unveiled our tree this year it didn’t take much time at all to fluff out the branches.

Designer Tip // Create that luxe look with ball garland

In the past, I’ve hesitated doing a tutorial on this tree since none of the exact items I have are available anymore. However, I’ve rounded up everything you need to get the look. I know this tree looks like it has a bazillion individual ball ornaments on it but the “secret” is ball garland. I used five strands of ball garland cascading down the tree to give the illusion of clusters of ornaments. I searched high and low for some ball garland options to share with you.

I found this gold ball garland that looks very similar to mine. I love that it is 6 ft long. I also love this ball garland that comes in a rose gold, silver or white option. I simply hooked the garland around the top and 3/4 top of the tree and allowed it to cascade down.  Our tree is 9 ft for reference.  The garland is actually really light weight and is so easy to work with. Simply “tuck” in place deeper in the branches to create dimension. I also do not decorate the back of the tree, only the angles you actually see. That’s kind of a no brainer.


Designer tip // Extra large ball ornaments add volume and fill in the gaps

I use a mix of 6-8″ ball ornaments. They are shatterproof and lightweight. They are perfect for filling in all the holes and gaps and a great way to dress up a basic tree with a designer look. I found this online option for a ball ornament that is available in extra large sizes (10-12″).  I also recommend checking your local hardware stores that often have the extra large ornaments for indoor/outdoor and typically at a great price. 

Designer Tip // Create the illusion of a tall tree with branches as the tree topper

Ideally I would love a 10 ft tree in this room since we have 12 ft ceilings. I was able to pull of the illusion of a taller tree by adding these gold glitter branches. This is part of the tree you can get really creative and add a lot of layers of branches. My 9 ft tree now looks like it is grander than it actually is.  

And there you have it. I hope these simple designer tips help you create that elegant, luxe Christmas tree in your home.  Check out my round up of items you can use to recreate this look below.

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Comments

  1. Jennifer says

    November 12, 2020 at 6:20 pm

    Are you able to link the ribbon from your tree video?

    • Shauna Beltramo says

      November 13, 2020 at 11:43 am

      I am not, but it was from Hobby Lobby.

  2. Kathy says

    November 12, 2020 at 7:38 pm

    How many ball garlands do you use?

    • Shauna Beltramo says

      November 13, 2020 at 11:43 am

      I have five on this tree

  3. Jessica says

    November 13, 2020 at 12:59 pm

    How pretty is this!!!!! I absolutely love it and whoever would’ve thought to do the garlands instead of individually hang each one of them!! You never fail to amaze me 🤩

    • Shauna Beltramo says

      November 30, 2020 at 3:56 pm

      So happy you love it Jessica. Merry Christmas!

  4. Joanna says

    November 13, 2020 at 1:58 pm

    I saw it on Instagram. It’s over the top in a beautiful way. Perfectly suited to your dramatic dining room.

    • Shauna Beltramo says

      November 30, 2020 at 3:55 pm

      Thx Joanna!Glad you like it!

  5. Rosemarie says

    November 17, 2020 at 10:24 pm

    I am in the process of building and your home has been such a huge inspiration! This is off the topic of your beautiful Christmas tree, but I have spent hours and hours searching for those hothouse gold cage pendants. I have tried talking myself into other lights but keep coming back to these. The one from World Market appears to be discontinued and the only ones I can find are almost 3k! You don’t happen to know where I might find them? Without spending an arm and a leg?

    • Shauna Beltramo says

      November 30, 2020 at 3:54 pm

      Hi Rosemarie, I’m so happy our home has inspired you. I wish World Market would bring those gold orb chandeliers back! They are so good and budget friendly. Unfortunately I haven’t found anything similar around the same price.
      Good luck with your new home!

  6. Theresa says

    November 19, 2020 at 9:09 am

    I can’t get over this tree. Amazing!

    • Shauna Beltramo says

      November 30, 2020 at 3:49 pm

      Thanks Theresa!

  7. Danna F says

    November 20, 2020 at 4:37 pm

    Dramatic and beautiful…fitting for such a gorgeous dining room and home!

    • Shauna Beltramo says

      November 30, 2020 at 3:49 pm

      Thank you Danna!

  8. Linda says

    November 28, 2020 at 11:02 pm

    Absolutely stunning tree. Definitely going to try your method of decorating with garlands. Thanks for revealing your secret!

    • Shauna Beltramo says

      November 30, 2020 at 3:47 pm

      Thank you Linda! So happy this tutorial was helpful for you. Have fun decorating!

  9. Allison says

    November 29, 2020 at 9:52 pm

    This is amazing!!! Thank you for sharing. I am in love with this tree.

    • Shauna Beltramo says

      November 30, 2020 at 3:46 pm

      Thank you Allison!
      -Merry Christmas!

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