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Decorating your Christmas tree—10 inspiring ideas from minimalist to romantic

When it comes to decorating your Christmas tree, your only limit is your imagination! Do you prefer to keep it elegantly minimal or lavishly romantic?

Author Kirsi Turunen

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November 12, 2025Lue suomeksi

1. For this family, the ultimate Christmas colors are white and silver. They only bring the tree inside on Christmas Eve and decorate it together. The fuller the tree, the better! Its lush green branches aren’t meant to be smothered under too many decorations.

2. This apartment is home to a family with three children. For Christmas, the home is decorated in a “more is more” spirit. The mother carefully chooses a perfectly shaped Christmas tree and adorns it with soft red and greenish ornaments. A traditional star perches on top.

3. This 1920s village store has since become a spacious home for a family. Even the parents’ bedroom is so roomy that it fits a Christmas tree nearly touching the ceiling. In the black-and-white interior, the tree itself is white, decorated with silver baubles and paper angels made by Grandma from old book pages and vintage scrap pictures. The tree candles add to the cozy atmosphere.

4. This family of four now lives in a former village school. One of their holiday traditions is that Grandpa brings them a tree well before Christmas Eve. It’s decorated with traditional balls along with angel and star ornaments. Old photographs of departed relatives also hang on its branches.

5. In this household shared by a mother and daughter, the Christmas traditions are firmly set. The tree is brought in a week before the big day, and nowadays the teenage daughter does the decorating. The tree always features a holiday keepsake from her childhood. Since the stand isn’t particularly attractive, it’s hidden inside an oversized old pot.

6. This family with four children lives in a fairly new single-family home. Their Christmas tree is decorated with Danish Maileg elves and flag garlands. The frosty branches hold tiny slippers, candy canes, and other soft ornaments that fit the overall look. Candles, however, are placed on tables and windowsills, not on the tree.

7. In this home decorated in white, the ornaments and gift packages around the Christmas tree are also white. These charming paper cones are made by rolling sheets of paper into cones, then adorning them with silk ribbons and pretty scrap illustrations.

8. All the ornaments on this small Christmas tree are handmade. The stars are baked from salt dough and embellished by pressing patterns into the surface. The mother of the family collected acorns in the fall. Once they were dry, she spray-painted them gold.

9. This minimalist Christmas tree is adorned with matte ornaments in earthy tones. To keep the look from becoming too subdued, a few paper tassel baubles also hang from its branches. The stand is hidden in a wicker basket.

10. In this wooden house built in the 1920s, the residents celebrate a traditional Christmas. Each year, they cut down a tree from their own property. They always pick the most natural-looking one, which guests often find especially endearing. Along with candles and hearts, the mother hangs ornaments made from baking tins and crystals. A mirror makes the entire living room sparkle with holiday spirit.

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