My Home Style Blog Hop: Christmas Tree Edition 2015
Get ready to deck the halls in style with our Home Style Christmas Tree Edition! Discover expert tips, creative ideas, and DIY inspiration.
The lovely Steph from Casa Watkins has put together another My Home Style Blog Hop featuring 25 bloggers. This time we are sharing our Christmas trees! If you are coming from Casa Watkins’ My Home Style, welcome!! (P.S. Isn’t her style simply amazing? What that lady can do with color!) 
I actually started with a design board for our Christmas decor this year. I put a lot of thought into what colors and materials I wanted to use each year so it made sense to have a visual. The main features of my design board are copper, pops of black and white, and blush pink. 
We have most of our belongings in storage so I got creative with the ornaments I brought with us. The first set of ornaments to be repurposed where some white and brown that still looked great, they just didn’t have any pizazz. I found some ribbon tape from our dollar store and added a sparkly blush pink. You can read the full tutorial HERE. They definitely add some glam to our tree! 
I’ve used gold and silver ornaments before so this year I wanted to try copper for a contemporary classic. I grabbed a bin full of plastic, cheap-o ornaments and spray painted them. 
Quick and Easy DIY Spray Painted Ornaments:
Use the flat end of a pencil to poke holes into styrofoam. Place ornaments into the holes and spray paint 2-3 light coats. Let dry. Turn ornaments over and spray paint 2-3 more light coats. Finish with a coat of polyurethane on all sides. 
The last set of ornaments to receive a makeover were some white glass ornaments that had started turning yellow. I simply used leftover chalk paint and free-handed brush strokes on them inspired by Japanese paintbrush. Easy peasy. I think my favorite part about these ornaments is that you could have your kids paint them and they look so cool! 
For the first time ever, I purchased vintage-looking tinsel garland to add sparkle and glam to our tree. We also splurged a little on wine-toned ornaments and some fur ones my husband picked. 
A contemporary-classic IKEA black and white striped throw for our tree skirt ties in the black and white ornaments and other accesories throughout the space 
Head over to the winter holidays, DIYs, and decor page for more articles and resources!
Such a pretty tree with all the touches of copper and gold.
Thanks! I spend a lot more time in my living room now. 🙂 Merry Christmas!
I’m participating in the tour tomorrow and just started making the rounds to see everyone’s trees. Yours looks great! Love the choices of colors. You’ve inspired me to organize my Christmas decor a little better next year too.
You are so sweet Shelley! I’m really enjoying this blog hop. Merry Christmas.
Stunning Kathy!!!!! Absolutely divine. I love all the updates you made to your ornaments. Now you have me thinking about spray painting mine, lol. Pinning and sharing your post!
Your Christmas tree is so beautiful!! I love the glitz of the garland too!!
Gorgeous and I love your handmade ornaments.
Kathy, your tree looks so beautiful! I love how you mixed vintage and contemporary looking pieces!
Love the metallics paired with black and white, Kathy! And once again, good on your husband for getting the fur ornaments. The tree is gorgeous!
Whoa girl, love it all. The ikea throw as the skirt ties it all together! LOVE!!!!
I love your tree and color scheme. I know it could have been easy for you to do a straight up black and white, but you worked in copper and brown and I love it! Also, I love your tree skirt…I used scrap fabric for mine. Love it!
I absolutely love the color scheme of your tree…it is beautiful!
You have such gorgeous style, Kathy! I love your tree and those black and white paint stroke ornaments are serious stunning!
Such lovely colours! I especially love those Japanese brush-stroke ornaments – simply stunning!
Thank you Karen! They were fun to paint and only took about 5 minutes. Merry Christmas!
I looove the combination. Subtly romantic and so pretty. That garland is the prettiest thing I’ve ever seen.
Thanks Corinna! It turned out more romantic then I had planned but I’m really enjoying it and my husband loves it too. Merry Christmas!
Such a pretty tree, Kathy! Well done getting creative with what you have there!!!
lol Thanks megan! You understand. 🙂 Sometimes I love the challenge and other times I just want IKEA or TJ Maxx. 🙂
What a gorgeous tree. I love all the copper accents! http://www.casawatkins.net/2015/12/my-home-style-green-and-gold-eclectic.html
Thanks Sarah! It’s my favorite yet but I’m already thinking about next year’s colors. 🙂
I just read this post and noticed you spray painted your ornaments copper! I remember commenting about your holiday home tour, how we both used copper elements in our tree, and who knew we both used spray paint to achieve that look! Great minds 🙂