31 Stunning Ways to Decorate a White Christmas Tree

Add a touch of timeless nostalgia or rustic charm with a white Christmas tree.

A white Christmas tree provides a neutral backdrop for a variety of color palettes and decorating styles. Whether you’re going for nostalgic glam or a modern holiday look, put a fun twist on the season’s favorite centerpiece with a white tree. If you’re already dreaming of a white Christmas, a flocked tree creates the magical illusion of being freshly cut down in a snowy forest. It’s also incredibly versatile and looks just as striking decked out in vintage-inspired pastels and shades of Barbie pink as it does decorated with rustic farmhouse-style decor.

Whatever style, theme, or color scheme you choose, make sure to add plenty of bright twinkle lights for that quintessential holiday magic. This season, Give your home an extra dose of merry with a stunning white tree that sets the scene for so many decorating possibilities—from whimsical and kid-friendly themes to vintage-inspired glamor. These are our favorite white Christmas tree ideas.

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Red and White Christmas Tree

There isn’t a color more synonymous with Christmas than red, and it pairs just as well with a white tree as it does with a classic green one. Give your artificial Christmas tree a more organic shape and create fullness by tucking in sprayed white branches and red berry picks. This tree keeps the ornaments simple and uniform—white baubles are used throughout the tree and instead of a tree topper, a pair of vintage wood skis steals the show.

Glam White Christmas Tree

Give the holiday’s ultimate centerpiece, the Christmas tree, a glamorous makeover and adorn it with feathers, ribbon, and metallic accents. Amp up the sparkle with extra strands of lights to make the white tree branches glisten like a fresh coat of snow. 

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Blue and White Christmas Tree

Continue your white tree’s color scheme all the way to its crown by finishing off the tree with a geometric white star topper. It adds a modern touch while incorporating a traditional holiday element. For extra texture, volume, and emphasis, surround the topper with frosted tree stem picks.

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Playful White Christmas Tree

Bring your white tree to life by decorating its branches with faux snow, miniature birdhouses, and tiny red robins for a pop of color. Use red berry picks to continue the red accent color and give the white tree extra fullness. Weighing down the white branches with faux snow gives the tree a more realistic look that anyone dreaming of a snowy Christmas will appreciate.

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Woodland Christmas Trees

Decorating your white Christmas tree with woodland-themed ornaments will give it the rustic charm of a freshly-cut evergreen. An array of forest green pinecone and sphere baubles hang on these trees, complemented by gold starburst decorations, copper-colored glass ornaments, and whimsical mushrooms. Woven wicker baskets are a great alternative to a traditional tree skirt, imitating real tree trucks in both color and texture to continue the woodsy theme in this case.

Red and White Stripes

Dress your tree with a whimsical red and white striped garland reminiscent of the season’s favorite peppermint treats—candy canes. Continue the playful theme with non-traditional decorations such as red trucks nestled in the branches for a fun, nostalgia-inspired tree.

Pastel Christmas Tree

For the ultimate holiday magic, go with pastel-colored decorations that’ll make your white Christmas tree feel like it’s right out of the Nutcracker. Pink, silver, teal, and gold ornaments pop against white branches and an elegant string of white beads adorns the tree for a classic look. Instead of a traditional tree topper, an oversized pink bow finishes off the tree and its strands dress it in an extra dose of candy-colored cheer. If you’re displaying wrapped gifts around your white tree as decorative accents, pull colors for the wrapping paper and ribbon from your tree ornaments for a cohesive, color-coordinated look.

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Rustic White Tree

Skip the over-the-top decorations and embrace rustic simplicity with a bare frosted white tree. Get creative with the vessel that holds the tree, opting for something more unusual such as this wooden crate, a galvanized metal bucket, or draped burlap for a makeshift tree skirt.

White Poinsettia Tree

Floral picks are a great way to make your Christmas tree look fuller and to soften its branches with the delicate petal shapes. Poinsettias are the quintessential flower when it comes to the holidays, but instead of defaulting to the red version, tuck white poinsettia floral picks between branches to highlight the tree’s frosted appearance.

Matching White Christmas Trees

Two identical white Christmas trees flank a stone fireplace in this cozy living room. When using two trees in a small space, opt for simply decorated flocked trees to prevent a busy and cluttered look, and rely on symmetry to maintain visual balance.

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Match the Room Decor

Allow your Christmas tree to feel like an integral part of the space by using a color scheme that matches or complements your interiors. A white tree is the perfect choice since it provides a neutral backdrop and allows you to draw colors from the room’s upholstery, artwork, and decorative textiles when it comes to its decorations.

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Red Bird Ornaments

Adorn a white Christmas tree with red cardinals for a nature-inspired design. Emphasize the flocked tree’s winter theme with white and silver ornaments that allow the sweet little red and black birds to stand out.

Vintage White Christmas Tree

Sometimes simple is best, as this white Christmas tree shows. It’s adorned with vintage charm in the form of pastel-colored glass baubles, gold tinsel, and a traditional glass tree topper. Coordinate the rest of the holiday decor in the room with your tree to make it feel cohesive and intentional. A beaded garland in colors that complement the tree ornaments and antique-style gold bells replace a classic evergreen garland on this festive white mantel for a colorful and playful decorative accent.

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Blue and White Christmas Decor

For a non-traditional holiday color scheme, decorate a white Christmas tree with cool blue accents. Blue ornaments used to be rare and hard to find, and still look extra special and unique today. In addition to ornaments, incorporate the unusual color through a ribbon garland and small pieces of blue and white china for a traditional aesthetic.

Mini White Kitchen Tree

Bring the Christmas spirit into every space in your home, including the kitchen. Keep it simple with a miniature white tree and incorporate a kitchen theme, as was done with this vintage-style copper pot that replaces a standard basket or collar.

DIY Tassel Tree

Get crafty and make this white tassel tree wall hanging for your home this holiday season. Use wooden dowels and twine to build the tree structure, then attach tassels from each of the dowels. Drape a beaded garland from the “branches” and tuck in small pictures and Christmas cards to complete the holiday craft.

Flocked White Christmas Tree

For a truly festive effect, load your white Christmas tree with differently-sized glass ornaments. For a fuller-looking tree, tuck in floral sprays in between the branches. To prevent the tree from looking cluttered, stick to a minimal color palette—this stunning tree features white, brown, gold, and blue ornaments for an understated, classy look. To complement your white tree, use a white or cream faux fur skirt that’ll preserve its softness and sophistication.

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Slim White Christmas Tree

Whether you’re short on space or you want to add an extra Christmas tree to a bedroom or entryway, a skinny tree is a great space-saving option. Layer a frosted white skinny tree with rich jewel-toned ornaments, a beaded garland, and round party fans to pack tons of holiday spirit into a small area.

Pink and White Christmas Tree

A flocked white Christmas tree provides a lovely backdrop for pastel pink decorations. The soft color scheme looks especially beautiful when accented with touches of gold and immersed in the warm glow of lots of twinkle lights.

Bottle Brush Christmas Trees

Create a festive vignette with a collection of vintage-style white bottle brush Christmas trees. Use a mix of different sized trees for visual interest and add height and dimension with a cake stand, stacked books, or decorative boxes.

Blue Christmas Ornaments

Blue and white is a classic winter color combination, which makes this the perfect color choice when it comes to decorating a white Christmas tree. This snow-themed flocked white tree is packed with snowflakes in various shades of blue, teal glass ornaments, and fluffy pom-poms. If you’re not ready to give up a traditional evergreen Christmas tree but want to use a white tree somewhere in your home, this is a great way to do it. Place a tabletop-sized tree on a round pedestal table and surround it with smaller trees, faux snow, and small decorations such as these whimsical polar bears.

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Hot Pink Christmas Ornaments

Adorn your white Christmas tree with the color that has dominated this year—hot pink! Go for a Barbie-inspired holiday look and pair the bold color with chic gold and white ornaments for a festive touch of glam.

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Galvanized Metal Accents

Pair a white Christmas tree with galvanized metal accents for a modern rustic look. Keep it simple and streamlined, replacing a classic tree skirt with a metal collar and completing the tree with a galvanized star topper.

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White Tree with Metallic Accents

For a maximalist decorating approach that subscribes to the “more is more” design aesthetic, pack a flocked white tree with an array of metallic accents. Mix silver floral picks, luxurious satin ribbon, and gold and copper ornaments of all different shapes and sizes to give the glamorous tree a full and festive finish.

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Rustic Flocked Trees

Place a pair of potted flocked trees next to an entryway bench or front door to add height and visually frame a focal point. You don’t have to use matching trees, in fact, you’ll achieve a more interesting and organic design with mismatched evergreens that look like they were just cut down in the woods.

Minimalist White Christmas Tree

For a “less is more” aesthetic, pick a minimalist white Christmas tree and skip the decorations. Space the branches out evenly and stick with streamlined holiday decor such as a textured throw blanket or Christmas-themed wall decorations throughout the rest of the space for a contemporary take on Christmas cheer.

Warm White Glow

Instead of the ornaments being the main decorative element on these white Christmas trees, it’s the soft glow of twinkle lights that gives them their magic. Simple silver glittered ornaments and a holiday-themed ribbon adorn the white branches, while wooden snowflake tree toppers add rustic charm. Instead of a classic tree skirt, galvanized buckets filled with brown burlap continue the rustic theme and complement the soft, neutral colors of these light and bright trees.

Handmade Ornaments

Add a personal touch to your white Christmas tree with handmade ornaments. Continue the theme of simplicity with a garland made from wooden beads and fill in excessive negative space with streamlined white and gold ornaments that complement the tree’s neutral color scheme.

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Plum-Toned Christmas Ornaments

Create a fairytale-like centerpiece using a white Christmas tree dotted with plum-toned ornaments. The unexpected purple color adds a magical twist and pairs beautifully with white and silver for a cool, winter-inspired tree.

Beaded Tree Basket

The vessel that holds a Christmas tree, especially a small one that sits up high, is just as important as the tree itself. This white beaded basket fits the room’s modern farmhouse aesthetic and makes such a statement, that no ornaments are needed. A couple of warm white twinkle lights suffice to dress it up in a perfectly understated festive glow.

Three-Dimensional Christmas Trees

Create oversized three-dimensional DIY Christmas trees out of sturdy white boards. Top the contemporary-style decorations with simple star toppers and string battery-operated lights on the trees to illuminate them.

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