CHRISTMAS TREE ALTERNATIVES 101

This post is for my radical, creative and hip readers. The funky, fashionable readers who want to shake things up this season and get creative with the innovative Christmas Tree Ideas. 

BRANCH TREE

This collection of branches combined with the monochromatic ornaments is very chis and not too minimal in design. This tree may be one of the closest on my list to the traditional tree. It’s simply naked {no leaves} but allows you to have similar decorating & styling possibilities.

via Kara Roselund

SHELF TREE
Place a few shelves on the wall in a triangle shape like a tree and decorate it with your accessories etc. Such a unsuspecting tree.

via Sweet Paul Magazine

JUST THE LIGHTS
The three trees below used lights in a super innovative way. Remove the tree and keep the lights, was there motto. Lights on the wall, around a ladder + on branches.

via Domino Magazine

via BuzzFeed

via Decorating Your Small Space

ORNAMENT TREE
Ornaments + fishing line. You can still get the decorative use of holiday ornaments without using an actual tree. It’s  a great way to highlight the details of the  ornaments + create an ornament/tree illusion.

via Hative

DRESSED TREE
I love this idea for a bedroom, boutique and other commercial spaces. Don’t get me wrong I think this is great for a living room as well, but would be awesome in a window display as well.

via Style Estate

via Mannequin Madness

CHALKBOARD TREE
If you have a chalkboard wall sketch something up! Draw your very own tree, in fact why not draw MANY Christmas Trees. Yu can do a small one for the kids and a large one for you or you can do a HIS & HERS Tree. Mix it up!

via Wedding Chicks

WELL READ TREE
Grab some of your old book or go purchase a few books from thrift or antique shops. After the holiday season you can re-purpose the books to style your library, coffee table, night stand just to name a few.

via BuzzFeed

WOOD PANEL TREE
If you can work a hammer and a saw, size it up and create a wood board Christmas Tree. It make take you a bit of time, but you will save on space, and it’ll be easy to store it till next year as well.

via Design Rulz

LADDER TREE
Look in the garage or utility room and see if you have a half descent ladder. Paint it if needed and feature you favorite ornaments. Leave about 6 inches off the ground so you can store your gifts till the BIG DAY!

via Wedding Chicks

via Brit

via Architecture Art Designs

THE FRAMED TREE

This Christmas Tree set up also calls for a few tools. But don’t stop there, go ahead and paint it then display some fashionable ornaments. Try hanging it on the wall again with about 12inches from the bottom to display your Christmas gifts.

 via French By Design Blog

Remember to get innovative and your living room is not the only place you can put an alternative tree. Try putting a tree in your office, entry way or even your kids room.

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