People Are Decorating Christmas Trees with Flowers as a Gorgeous Alternative to Traditional Trimmings

Photo source: Design Love Fest; Photo credit: Ivan Solis

This year, it seems that flowers are a fantastic alternative to typical Christmas tree decor. With a little color and planning, people are transforming their spruce plant into tall, colorful bouquets. The added blooms provide an unexpected and beautiful touch to the dark green branches. This fresh and natural aesthetic is a contemporary take on the glass bulbs and tinsel we're so used to seeing, proving that unconventional furnishings can reinvigorate holiday traditions.

If you're interested in trimming your own floral Christmas tree, a couple of tutorials will help you get started. Martha Stewart and Design Love Fest have created DIYs that'll show you the tools (both suggest faux blooms), process, and inspiration for your tree. Ultimately though, the choices in colors, flowers, and arrangements are yours, and these plants can be decorated to fit your design scheme and taste. Check out some other gorgeous floral Christmas trees, below.

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Photo source: Design Love Fest; Photo credit: Ivan Solis

Photo source: Martha Stewart; Photo credit: Katya De Grunwald

Photo source: Classy Clutter

Photo source: Courier-Post; Photo credit: Kyle Grantham

Photo source: Delia Creates

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Photo source: My Domaine; Photo credit: Phil Sanchez

Photo source: Country Living

Photo source: Country Living

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Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met and Manager of My Modern Met Store. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art where she earned her BFA in Illustration and MFA in Illustration Practice. Sara is also an embroidery illustrator and writer living in Seattle, Washington. She runs Bear&Bean, a studio where she stitches pet portraits and other beloved creatures. She chronicles the creativity of others through her website Brown Paper Bag and newsletter, Orts. Her latest book is Threads of Treasure: How to Make, Mend, and Find Meaning Through Thread, published in 2014. Sara’s work has been recognized in Be Creative With Workbox, Embroidery Magazine, American Illustration, on Iron and Wine’s album Beast Epic, among others. When she’s not stitching or writing, Sara enjoys planning things that bring together the craft community. She is the co-founder of Camp Craftaway, a day camp for crafty adults with hands-on workshops in the Seattle area.
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