| The two most traditional styles of christmas tree | | | | cardboard and wrapped in tin foil. However you |
| décor are Country and Victorian. The | | | | can find all kinds of different versions of the |
| Victorian style of christmas tree décor is | | | | xmas star when you go shopping for christmas |
| definitely more expensive than the Country style, | | | | decorations online - everything from the blinking |
| which can be created from cheaper decorations, | | | | electronic contraptions to stars made of feathers |
| fabrics and materials. On the other hand the | | | | and tinsel. |
| Victorian style is older and is very well suited to | | | | By contrast, the Victorian style of christmas tree |
| the corner christmas tree or the tall slim artificial | | | | décor looks best on the tallest tree that |
| christmas tree. | | | | you can find. This English style of tree decorating |
| The country style of christmas tree décor | | | | originated with Queen Victoria at the turn of the |
| is definitively American and actually didn't come | | | | last century. The taller and slimmer the christmas |
| into style until the 19th century. The look of this | | | | tree the better. |
| tree is rounder and fuller than the Victorian style. | | | | Certain types of christmas tree confiers definitely |
| It incorporates the chubbier look of a natural pine. | | | | suit the Victorian style more accurately than |
| However any kind of fir tree is used as a | | | | others. The taller slimmer trees include the spruce |
| Christmas tree in the United States. | | | | and the balsam fur. Victorian style trees are not |
| If you like the look of the chubbier country style | | | | as spindly as the rounder American style trees |
| christmas tree but it is too big to fit into your | | | | and show very little white space through their |
| space, then you can consider buying an artificial | | | | branches. Also the color of Victorian trees tend to |
| corner tree that looks like a pine. It is the fatter, | | | | have a bit of a blue tint to their green branches. |
| squatter girth that you are looking for when you | | | | Keep this in mind if you are shopping for an |
| shop for this and christmas tree decorations | | | | artificial or corner christmas tree. |
| online. However remember that for the tree to | | | | Victorian christmas tree décor tends to be |
| be truly rustic it should be a real one! You can get | | | | very detailed. The main topical theme is angels, |
| a real tree delivered to your door in time for | | | | birds, animals, portraits and musical instruments. |
| xmas at | | | | Decorations can be conical, spherical and globular. |
| The key to creating your own country style | | | | These types of decorations are commonly made |
| christmas tree décor is to think in terms | | | | of tin and glass. The idea here is quantity. A |
| of the traditional colors of red and green. For a | | | | Victorian christmas tree is allowed to look more |
| truly authentic effect don't use tiny twinkling mini | | | | cluttered so the idea is to hang it with as many |
| lights, rope lights or fiber optic lights to light up this | | | | tinier decorations as you can. |
| tree. Nothing will do but the old fashioned, vintage | | | | The color scheme of Victorian xmas |
| style red, green, blue and yellow egg shaped lights. | | | | décor is also a little different from the |
| At the very least try to use red and green lights. | | | | American style tree. Although red and green can |
| The christmas tree décor for a country | | | | play a part colors such as gold and silver should |
| style tree is quite rustic. The materials that are | | | | be much more predominant. Pink, blue and |
| used to decorate this type of tree are usually | | | | lavender ornaments are also much more common |
| made of wood, tin, stuffed toys, velvet, ribbon, | | | | on a Victorian styled tree than an American |
| glass and tinsel. | | | | country style one. |
| Wooden ornaments can include items such as | | | | Crystal drops, similar to the ones you see hanging |
| miniature sleighs, replicas of food and carved | | | | on chandeliers, hung on evergreen branches are |
| figures of Santa and Elves. Shiny red painted | | | | also part of traditional Victorian christmas tree |
| wooden apples are especially associated with this | | | | décor. You can buy plastic versions of |
| country style. When shopping for Christmas | | | | these in craft stores and attach them to the tree |
| decorations online or at the mall, remember the | | | | with wired gold ribbon. |
| glass christmas balls that you choose should be | | | | Victorian trees, like the American country style, |
| red and green in color. They should also be shiny | | | | also tend to be generously draped in tinsel and |
| rather than frosted metal to accomplish the look. | | | | bows. Ribbons in gold, silver, pink and lavender |
| Tinsel, both in the form of garlands and icicles are | | | | distinguish the tree as being more English, rather |
| also very much part of the traditional American | | | | than American in style. |
| country style christmas tree décor. You | | | | The lights that you hang on a Victorian style tree |
| can buy furry looking tinsel garlands in white, red | | | | should look like miniature candles. There are many |
| or green and wrap them around the tree in a | | | | sites that specialize in novelty christmas lights that |
| spiral. Silver tinsel icicles should be hung in clumps | | | | look like white wax candles in candle holders. One |
| at the ends of the boughs. | | | | of these is [ you decide not to go with the candle |
| Velvet red bows and plaid ribbon bows tied to the | | | | holder lights as a theme, tiny blue and yellow lights |
| boughs also give an xmas tree that old country | | | | simulate the glow of true candlelight when hung in |
| feel. Plush toys such as teddy bears or stuffed | | | | this tree. |
| santas can also be hung from the tree by a | | | | Another common component of the Victorian |
| thread as a decoration. You can find a lot of | | | | tree is fake snow. This stuff, called "flocking" |
| these types plush or rustic style wooden | | | | comes in a spray can. It is used to frost the |
| ornaments when shopping for christmas | | | | branches of the tree so it looks like it is covered |
| ornaments online. | | | | in a sifting of freshly fallen snowflakes. |
| This type of tree also incorporates homemade | | | | You don't have to be English or American to |
| baked goods in its décor. Ginger bread | | | | prefer one kind of style of christmas tree decor |
| men and teddy bears make a nice compliment to | | | | over another. What this all boils down to is a |
| the color of the dark green branches of the | | | | matter of personal and perhaps how high your |
| xmas tree. Popcorn strung on a garland is also a | | | | ceiling is and whether or not you can squeeze a |
| very traditional country look. | | | | fatter tree in your space. However if you buy a |
| Traditionally the topper for this type of tree is a | | | | corner christmas tree that is artificial, none of this |
| Christmas star of some sort. The classic | | | | will be an issue. |
| home-made version is a cut out star made out of | | | | |