Festive Red And Gold Christmas Tree Decorations
Red and Gold Christmas Tree Decorations set a festive and elegant mood for the holiday season.
Our red and gold decorated tree graces the bonus room for everyone to enjoy. It’s a hang-out place when the house is full so I want to always create a festive atmosphere during the holiday season.
See more different ways to decorate Christmas trees of all sizes.
It took me days to finally settle on decorating this tree in Red and Gold for Christmas this year. I don’t usually decorate my Christmas trees the same every year. Before I share how to decorate a Christmas tree with red and gold, take a look at this same tree when it was decorated in blue and white.
Table of Contents
- How to decorate your Christmas tree with red and gold
- Where to buy Christmas ornaments
- More Christmas Tree Decorating Ideas
How to decorate your Christmas tree with red and gold
Artificial Tree Preparation
I am using an artificial tree, which requires some preparation before decorating can begin. After putting the tree together, fluff and shape all of the branches. Most artificial tree branches have some amount of bendability to them that allows you to move them around a tad.
Lights first
After the fluffing, you are ready to begin decorating. If you do not have a pre-lit tree, add your lights first before any ornaments. Test them to make sure they all work. It is a terrible feeling to get your tree fully decorated only to find out there are light strings that don’t work.
Ribbon before ornaments
If you are using pretty ribbon wrapped around your tree, it goes on after the lights and before the ornaments.
I used a burlap chevron ribbon for my red and gold tree. The burlap is a nice change of fabric and the chevron adds a little fun pattern.
Ornaments next
Types of ornaments
Use all types of ornaments for creativity and depth. I have used a lot of the traditional round-shaped Christmas ball ornaments, but have also included those shaped like bells, teardrops, angels and other festive pieces.
I also added some ornaments that had other colors on them, but either red or gold is the predominant color.
Layers of ornaments
Red and gold create a stunning combination of festive colors for the holiday season. Because you are mixing ornament patterns and sizes, you create beautiful layers of ornaments that show depth.
Start by sorting your ornaments according to size, color, and style. This will help you be able to visualize what you want the outcome of your decorated Christmas tree to look like.
Begin by hanging the larger ornaments first. They will serve as the foundation of your design. Place them strategically around the tree, ensuring they are spaced out to create balance and symmetry.
Don’t hang all of the ornaments on the ends of branches. Tuck some into the branches as well. Larger ornaments are great for hiding any ‘holes’ in your tree.
Garland and Tinsel
After you have finished adding the ornaments, it is time for the garland and tinsel. Of course, garland and tinsel are optional.
I used a shiny red and gold beaded garland on this tree that I had in my stash of Christmas decorations.
Tree Topper and Skirt
The last things to do are to add the tree topper and the tree skirt. Step back and admire your gorgeously decorated Christmas tree.
Where to buy Christmas ornaments
You can shop for Christmas tree ornaments year-round online. One of my favorite things to do on vacation is to visit a Christmas store and buy a new ornament that we can remember from that trip.
Thrift stores and yard sales are great places to find ornaments. My pretty gold angel tree topper came from a yard sale for a whopping $1.
Always shop the clearance sales at the end of the season in late December for the best deals on new ornaments.
My angel tree topper was a happy find. It took me several years of searching for the perfect Angel tree topper that brought to life the childhood memories in my mind.
There are many Christmas tree toppers to choose from these days, but not many are angels, and they are far too expensive for the most part.
Amazingly, we found this one at a yard sale for $1! What a hoot that she checked all my boxes. She is perfect to top my Christmas tree, decorated in red and gold. Her porcelain head makes her a little top-heavy, but positioned just right, she stays in place.
Some of the Christmas balls on the tree are glass but most of them are plastic. They remind me of childhood Christmas trees when all of the balls on the tree were made of glass, and they were just beautiful.
It is fun to give a nod to the vintage looks and style of Christmas trees I grew up with by using mostly round balls.
Our grandchildren and family will feel the Christmas spirit in the bonus room with such a festive decorated Christmas tree in the corner this year.
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Your red and gold tree is beautiful and stunning. The colors complement each other so nicely and the angel is just the right touch. I agree that angels are getting hard to come by, but what a great find at a garage sale.
Shirley, red and gold is so eye catching! It speaks to me of traditional well-loved trees from my past. Love it!
And let me take this time to thank you for putting this blog hop together. It’s my first hop and I learned a lot and had so much fun making my projects and meeting all the other bloggers! Thank you and Merry Christmas 🙂
Red is my favorite color and so I’m swooning over your beautiful tree, Shirley! Love that chevron ribbon too. A great big HUG to you for organizing this annual event – I can’t believe how quickly it flew by. So much fun and love how we’re ending it with Christmas Trees. Wishing you and yours a beautiful Christmas! xo