How to Decorate a Christmas Tree: Festive Tips & Tricks

Today is a very special day because we will be talking about how to decorate a Christmas tree, specifically this beautiful Christmas tree. The stunning centerpiece for this holiday season is an artificial 12-foot frosted Yukon Spruce. As an added bonus today, I'll share some top secrets that the pros don't like to share.

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Create balance

One tip that many pros won't tell you is all about creating balance in your tree, and there are a couple of ways that you can do that. It's really all about ornament placement.

You see, a lot of professionals will start decorating from inside of the tree and work their way out, which I've told you once or twice before, but this is a way to create balance no matter what the shape of the tree.

You can see in here I've got some larger ornaments, and then as we go out and extend out towards the tips, I've got my more shapely and elongated ornaments.

This creates a sense of overall balance and harmony throughout the tree from top to bottom. It also gives your tree depth and dimension, allowing it to shine from inside out.

Now, let's talk about the frosting on this tree. It adds a touch of elegance and a winter wonderland feel.

Layered lighting

Another secret that the pros use is all about layered lighting. Consider incorporating micro-led lights with diffused ambient lighting to create a magical scene on your tree.

I only have one layer of lighting in this tree, but you've seen me layer lighting in the past using artificial candlelight in the tree to give it movement. It's just a great way to make your tree stand out.

Tree topper

I'm bringing this special piece back again for the third year in a row. She's going to have a big sash, like a pretty bow.

This is the new ribbon this year, and I was so attracted because sometimes, in certain lights, she shows lavender, and then in other lights, she shows a kind of grayer, but I'd like to use a mushroom-colored Duchess satin ribbon from last year. I saved all those tails, and I'm trying to see if I can just incorporate it in.

I'm not sold on the silver just yet, but I may switch that out for gold.

We're gonna play around with this at the top of the tree and have her a little neck sash on.

When I went up to put this on the tree, I didn't have much of an anchor like in the middle, not that it makes that big of a difference because it's a 12-foot tree nobody's going to see.

Still, I pulled out a cocktail ring that I hadn't worn in forever. It's like my Vegas ring, and I'm going to place it right in the middle of this bow.

How to decorate a Christmas tree

I hope you've enjoyed the first day of our 12 Days of Christmas series on how to decorate a Christmas tree. Let me know in the comments how you're decorating your tree this year. I love to hear from you.