Shades of Green and White Christmas Tour

Step into the festive spirit with this charming green and white Christmas foyer tree, beautifully adorned with a variety of shades of green, aqua, and white ornaments. Delicate ribbons, playful birds, and cheerful berries add the perfect finishing touches to create a whimsical holiday centerpiece.

Shades of Green

I am always inspired by evergreens for Christmas decorating. There is something peaceful yet invigorating about fragrant, fresh-cut branches brought indoors during winter. It is also interesting to depart from traditional red and green and pair shades of green and white together. However, if you miss the red, consider incorporating a few red berry branches into your decor to add a hint of traditional Christmas red.

How to Easily Transition to a New Look

It is easy to transition to a new look on a Christmas tree. I do it all the time! The secret is to have a base color that you use every year. In my case, it is white. Then, I added a new color to the base color to alter the tree’s appearance. For example, a couple of years ago, this tree was red and white. To transition to the new look, I removed only the red ornaments and stems and used all the white Christmas ornaments. Then I added the new color Christmas ornaments and ribbon. The tree was transformed!

How Much Color Will Transition a Tree

You might think it takes a lot of ornaments to transition a tree to a new color, but it does not. It only takes a few ornaments in a new color to change your tree’s look. This tree is 9 feet tall and is fully decorated all around. I used approximately 40 green ornaments for the entire tree, whereas a smaller tree placed against a wall would use fewer ornaments in the accent color. If I had used 100 green ornaments on this tree, green would be my base color, not white.

Star Topper

The starburst tree topper is made of papier-mâché. This particular one is sold out, but similar ones can be found online. It is an antique gold and was just the right touch for the top of this tree.

Birds for a Green and White Christmas Tree

I love to add birds to the tree and found several in neutral colors. You can buy jeweled birds for glam trees or unadorned birds for woodland or rustic trees. Click here to see birds similar to this brown and gray bird (below).

Green Tree

After having an all-white flocked tree, it was hard to return to an evergreen tree. However, it was necessary to replace the white one because it had gradually turned brown due to the summer heat during storage. Flocked trees, I realized too late, turn brown if stored in a hot attic. Each year, I sprayed it with a snow product, but even so, it eventually turned into various shades of brown and gray. I tried a flocking product, but the tree had so much buildup of flocking that the brown color always seeped through the new flocking.

Stems for a Green and White Christmas Tree

This tree has dozens of greenery and flower stems placed into it. Floral stems make a faux tree look more realistic because they add a touch of natural imperfection. Artificial trees have become more lifelike, but they are still a lot more perfect than real trees. If you place berry stems or floral stems in your faux tree, you can use them to vary the length of the branches. This will make the tree look more natural.

Garland and Bows for a Green and White Christmas

The real-touch Norfolk Pine garland has a droopy, sparse appearance that can be enhanced by adding ribbons or stems. I added a golden paper chain to it.

Sparkly Paper Chains

Did you make paper chains as a child? This paper chain is made of stiff, gold-sparkle paper and looks great in the pretty glow of Christmas lights. I bought the last two gold chains from a small shop and then decided to use more chains. I visited a craft store and purchased sturdy cardstock in sparkly gold. After cutting the paper, I hot-glued the chain circles together using clothespins until they dried. Here is a link to a similar linked Christmas chain.

Christmas Mantle

The mantle is decorated with faux evergreen and eucalyptus greenery with hanging ornaments.

Silver ornaments hang from silver stems, giving the mantle a whimsical look.

I hung white velvet stockings with green ribbons on the mantle. I placed Command Hooks underneath the cedar garland to hang the stockings. When using a Command Hook, make sure the weight of the Christmas stocking, filled with goodies, meets the weight requirement of the hook.