Creative Christmas Tree Ideas for Your Small Spaces

Whether you have a home or a particular room that’s more on the small side, I’ll show you some creative Christmas tree ideas for those small spaces during the holidays.

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I’ll be showing you a few of the ways I made my home “festive and fabulous” this year for the holidays. I do this by using many (yes, MANY) smaller Christmas trees, rather than the larger ones you usually see in the beautiful Christmas home tours this time of year.

And if you stick around, you’ll even see a couple of BEFORE PICTURES, that pretty much explain why I can’t have a grand Christmas tree in our living room.

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Christmas Tree Blog Hop

Welcome to our CHRISTMAS TREE BLOG HOP hosted by Stacy from Bricks ‘n Blooms. I’m joining some talented bloggers who will be sharing all there is about Christmas tree decor today. You can find each link at the end of this post. You won’t want to miss it!

If you’re hopping over from Stacy’s blog, Bricks ‘n Blooms, welcome to Shiplap and Shells. And if this is your first time visiting, make sure you find out more about me here. I’ll give you a hint…I’m not a fan of cilantro.

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A Bit About My Christmas Decor

I would love to say that I plan out my holiday decor and that I have a theme for each tree. But I can’t say that at all.

If you already follow me on Instagram or you’re a frequent visitor here on my blog, I think you will agree that as much as I WANT TO have an elaborate plan and live an organized life, it hasn’t happened yet. But that’s not to say that it won’t happen someday.

Let’s think of good thoughts. I’m sure it will happen.

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The Many Christmas Trees for My Small Spaces

It would be hard to count all the smaller trees I have throughout my home. I will admit, I do have an obsession with them. They are put in different rooms each year, with different containers. I decorate some and leave the others naked. Color schemes change.

And then, when I think that I finally have enough of them, I go and buy more when the holidays are over and the sales begin.

It’s a sickness really.

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SHOP SMALL CHRISTMAS TREES

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Here’s one of my favorite flocked artificial Christmas trees. I try not to go to heavy on any one color, but decided this year to add more pops of red than I usually do. I mean it is 2020, and anything can happen. You usually don’t see much red in my beach cottage.

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SHOP CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS

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I always try to change up the containers I put my Christmas trees in. But as much as I work on providing a fresh new look, I just can’t seem to get away from the most perfect galvanized container.

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SHOP GALVANIZED CONTAINERS

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My decor style is more of a casual cottage feel. Our 100-year-old home is not a fancy or formal one, and is decorated depending on what mood I’m in. Again, we don’t plan much around here.

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SHOP CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS

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SHOP CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS

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This year, I’ve added rustic bells and plenty of wooden ornaments to this Christmas tree.

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SHOP CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS

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Bottle brush trees are another great item to use during the holidays. I have put these in every room, and have developed a serious compulsion with them. And a bottle brush vignette would not be complete without a galvanized house… or three.

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SHOP BOTTLE BRUSH TREES

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SHOP GALVANIZED HOUSES

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My “Pretend” Big Christmas Tree

This is the first year I’ve had a bigger tree in the living room in 6 years. In order to make this happen, I had to move out my black glass cabinet into the hallway to create the space.

We have low ceilings as well, but we were able to make this 7 foot balsam fir Christmas tree from Target Wondershop fit. They have sold out of this particular one, but I have linked the Target Christmas trees here.

Even though this tree was tall, it worked for our small space because it was not as wide as a normal 7 foot Christmas tree.

I loved this woven holiday tree collar by Hearth & Hand at Target when I saw it, knowing that I wanted to have an oversized tree collar that I could pile gifts into. I found it at the end of October, and it looks like it’s sold out, but I’ve shared one that looks really similar and some other options as well.

Are you noticing a trend? It is only the 5th of December and so many Christmas items are already sold out. People bought really early this year.

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SHOP CHRISTMAS TREE COLLARS

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I love my wrapped Christmas gifts under the tree, and used a more neutral wrapping and fun ribbon in different colors and patterns. But the final touch was adding elements like some greenery and berries from the outdoors. You know how I love that!

SHOP NEUTRAL WRAP AND HOLIDAY RIBBON

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Before Views – The Monster Tree in the Tiny House

The Before View

This is the view of the artificial tree I put up for the first two years we lived in this house. It’s pretty funny to look at after all these years. We had used this tree in our old home that was HUGE and was in a room with a two-story open space.

Obviously, I had no decor sense back in the day. I seriously don’t know what I was thinking. And as a side note… look at the color of those walls before we added the shiplap walls. Just WOW! Do you see my sweet yellow lab, Charlie? I really do miss him.

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More Small Christmas Trees Around the House

I love using crocks as Christmas tree containers.

Trader Joe’s does not disappoint around the holidays with their gorgeous rosemary topiary tree. I LOVE THESE!

I bought this Christmas tree at Wayfair last year. I’ve linked some of their trees below.

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SHOP WAYFAIR CHRISTMAS TREES

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I think I bought this from Wayfair years ago. Don’t you love the copper container I found a couple of months ago?

I have plenty of “naked” Christmas trees around the house and love them just as much as my decorated ones.

Here are three mini trees all nestled in a terra cotta pot with some moss around them.

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Where to Put All Those Extra Ornaments

I have so many ornaments left over from the years past. They are now in vintage wooden boxes, crates, wire baskets…basically anywhere I can fit them.

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LIttle Trees Throughout the Kitchen

Here are a few mini Christmas trees that look perfect, mixed in with vignettes around the kitchen.

And greenery always looks so pretty, and pops against white ironstone.

These cute flocked artificial trees were bought at Target for $5.00 and look festive in this wooden dough bowl. I also found a smaller 3 set version for $10.00

I’ve said it before but I have to say it again. Crocks are such a fun way to display small Christmas trees.

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I hope you’ve enjoyed your time here. Our CHRISTMAS TREE BLOG HOP continues with my sweet friend Kristin from White Arrows Home. You will fall in love with her magical and cozy cabin in the woods. It’s seriously like being in a Hallmark movie. You can find links to all the inspiring Christmas tree blog posts below.

Until next time,

Happy Holiday Decorating!

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