I also have some gorgeous collections from Balsam Hill that I’ve used, sprinkled all over the house. Many of my ornaments are from local shops (and… the dollar store!!) but I’ve linked tons of similar ones down below. The gorgeous, large blue and white Christmas balls are from a local retailer (similar linked here), and they were the jumping off point of our tree. I won’t lie – this tree took me about two and a half weeks to complete. Our blue and red Christmas tree reminds of the classic ballet with all of it’s rich and sophisticated, saturated color. I used to take our daughter every year (hoping next year it’s back on). I’ve always loved the Nutcracker, which I’ve seen about 7 or 8 times. I wanted this year to have an elevated and sophisticated look that’s traditional and nostalgic – almost something that reminds me of Christmases of another era, of days of old. My mother has always been my decorating inspiration, with her classic, elegant taste. It’s funny how I didn’t even consider that this look is similar to hers until my sister pointed it out. The blue and red Christmas decor I’m using this year reminds me of my mother, she’s always used reds for as long as I can remember, and blues too of course.

SOPHISTICATED BLUE AND RED CHRISTMAS TREE Come on in and have a closer look at our blue and red Christmas tree, and tell me what you think!Īffiliate links are provided throughout this post – see my full disclosure policy here. I hope you love it too! I’m sharing shopping links at the bottom of my post to similar items that I’ve used to create this look. My family loves it too which is so important to me – if they’re happy, I’m happy. I’ve used color before, but nowhere near this much! This year, I wanted to go bold and try something totally new, and well, it’s definitely bold. I’m used to a softer color palette (click here to see last year’s look) with the occasional pop of color.

This was such a huge step out of my decorating comfort zone (I was a bit nervous when I started), but I’m so happy I took the leap. Today is the day! Our blue and red Christmas tree with gold and silver accents is such a different look in our home this year, and we’re loving every detail.

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