Halloween is over, and it’s time to prepare for the Christmas season. After the spooky decorations, it’s time to shift into sparkly and festive. But if you have a Halloween tree, instead of taking it down, you just have to redecorate it. In doing so, you just have to be creative when it comes to planning how your Christmas tree should look. If you’re using a live tree outdoors, you can ask an arborist about the status of the tree and the right materials to use to avoid damaging it. On the other hand, if it’s a fake tree or if it’s already been removed from the soil, you can do as you please.
However, if it’s your first time transforming a Halloween tree into a Christmas tree, here are some tips for successfully decorating it.
1. Remove all the Halloween Decorations
Start by removing all the Halloween decorations, such as cobwebs, ornaments, and dark garlands. Ensure that there’s no sign that it has been used for Halloween. If the tree has already gathered dust or dirt, ensure it is wiped clean.
If you’re using an artificial tree and you’re worried about its dark colour, don’t be. There are many things you can do to make a dark-coloured tree festive and Christmassy.
2. Choose a Christmas Colour Palette
The next step is to choose the colour palette. If you’re using the artificial dark-coloured tree, the colour palette of the decorations should be lighter than the base. This can soften the overall vibe of the tree.
For instance, if you have a black tree, you can use silver, gold, red, and green to transform it into a more festive feel. On the other hand, if it’s a natural tree, you can proceed with planning the usual tree decor you have. It’s best to stick with three to four colours for better results.
3. Swap Out Spooky for Sparkly
From the spooky vibe of the tree (using skulls, bats, and a witch’s hat), you can swap the decorations with white or colourful string lights, tinsel, ribbons, and garlands. In addition, don’t forget to add various textures and brightness to the overall decoration.
Meanwhile, if you’re aiming to limit the number of colours you want, you can do so. For instance, if you like a frosted cranberry Christmas tree, you can limit the decoration to red, gold, and green.
4. Add Festive Accents
Some decorations signify Christmas, such as holly sprigs, pinecones, gingerbread ornaments, poinsettia, berries, mini candies, snowflakes, and stars. If you can choose some of your favourites, don’t forget to include them in your Christmas tree decorations. However, if you like to add them all, you can do so, but avoid overdecorating your tree.
5. Switch the Tree Topper
Halloween toppers can be a crow, a spider, a witch’s hat, or other scary characters. On the other hand, Christmas tree toppers can be a star, an angel, or a ribbon. So, when you switch the tree topper, there can be an instant change in the overall vibe of the tree.
So, aside from the Christmas decorations, such as garlands, twinkling lights, and tinsel, you should also plan what your Christmas tree topper will be.
6. Add a Festive Tree Skirt or Base
Once you’ve decided on your tree topper, you can also start looking for the right skirt or base. If you have a Hallowee-themed skirt, such as the one with bats or pumpkins, the Christmas tree skirt can be plaid, burlap, or fur, depending on your theme.
Meanwhile, if you don’t have a tree skirt, you can create one by cutting a fabric with a Christmas-related design into a square.
7. Set the Mood with Scents and Lights
Aside from the decorations, you should also focus on the scents. Whether you have candles or a diffuser, switch them into Christmas-ready scents, such as peppermint, vanilla, or pine. In addition, switch your lights to golden hues, so that the vibe can become more cosy and homey.
8. Embrace DIY Touches
Switching from Halloween to a Christmas tree doesn’t have to be expensive. You can DIY some ornaments if your previous decorations can no longer be used. In addition, if you have some leftover materials that you used in making Halloween decorations, you can also use them, but switch to Christmas designs.
And since Christmas is all about magic and fun, you can focus on adding glitter, especially if you’re not used to DIY projects.
9. Keep It Fun and Reflect Your Style
Don’t forget to reflect your style when decorating your Christmas tree. And since Halloween can be the opposite of Christmas, you can just think of happy things, and express your creativity by choosing the elements that make you happy.
Final Thoughts
It’s a practical idea to turn your Halloween tree into a Christmas tree. But aside from that, you can also have fun and enjoy the process of this transition. By considering the tips listed in this article, you won’t be overwhelmed with the decorations, and you can easily decide on how you can make this switch.
ABOUT THE AUTHORAliana Baraquio is a web content writer working for Sydney Tree Solutions, a company that provides tree removal and arborist services throughout Sydney. As a writer, she is passionate about providing good-quality articles that help readers make the right choice.
