What Do Your Christmas Tree Decorations Really Say About You?

Are you a traditionalist or a minimalist?

Christmas tree decorations

by Natalie Hammond |
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In a normal year, it would be considered a little crackers to have already bought your Christmas tree. In 2020, it's the only thing keeping us going, and also makes total sense because 'stay-at-home' is an official slogan that might as well be joined by 'and-stare-at-your-Christmas-tree'. It's quite clear from Instagram - an excellent barometer for anything interiors-related - that people are getting very excited about decorating - and are very much taking an early doors approach. So there's only question left: what's your Christmas tree decorations tribe?

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SHOP: The Best Christmas Tree Decorations

Your London, Exclusive Dunes Dried Bouquet, £1001 of 14

Your London, Exclusive Dunes Dried Bouquet, £100

Abigail Adhern, Pampus Grass, £16.502 of 14

Abigail Adhern, Pampus Grass, £16.50

Grace & Thorn, Never Taking It Down Wreath, £953 of 14

Grace & Thorn, Never Taking It Down Wreath, £95

Petersham Nurseries, Pantomime Advent Calendar, £154 of 14

Petersham Nurseries, Pantomime Advent Calendar, £15

Liberty, Owl Bristle Decoration, £10.955 of 14

Liberty, Owl Bristle Decoration, £10.95

The Conran Shop, Spin Christmas Tree Decoration In Red, £106 of 14

The Conran Shop, Spin Christmas Tree Decoration In Red, £10

Wild At Heart, Shimmering Fern Wreath, £957 of 14

Wild At Heart, Shimmering Fern Wreath, £95

The White Company, Glass Drop Christmas Decoration, £68 of 14

The White Company, Glass Drop Christmas Decoration, £6

Christopher Kane, More Joy, Sex And Special Pack Of Three Baubles, £909 of 14

Christopher Kane, More Joy, Sex And Special Pack Of Three Baubles, £90

Anissa Kermiche, Pornament Baubles Trio Pearlescent, £9510 of 14

Anissa Kermiche, Pornament Baubles Trio Pearlescent, £95

Liberty, Sagittarius Ornament, £29.9511 of 14

Liberty, Sagittarius Ornament, £29.95

Mrs Alice, Herd Of Glitter Reindeer, £2612 of 14

Mrs Alice, Herd Of Glitter Reindeer, £26

La Double J, Holiday Ornaments Set Of 3, £5513 of 14

La Double J, Holiday Ornaments Set Of 3, £55

The Conran Shop, Mini Fries Christmas Tree Decoration, £12.5014 of 14

The Conran Shop, Mini Fries Christmas Tree Decoration, £12.50

The Pampus Tree

Perhaps inspired by Jacquemus, his sultry catwalk that wound its way through a wheat field this summer, people are forgoing baubles for pampus grass and dried flowers, all in desert shades of sand, copper and rust.

The Perfectionist Tree

Alice Naylor-Leyland's tree, festooned with sumptuous cream bows, baubles and winged horses, is the polar opposite to something tinsel-draped and colour-clashed. Her tableware and interiors shop, Mrs Alice, has everything you need - herd of glitter reindeer, anyone? - to create something equally tasteful.

The Minimalist Tree

Kylie Jenner's already got her tree up, a monolithic number that's simply laced with lights. Add a few glass baubles for extra twinkle.

The Traditional Tree

The traditionalist's tree is a feast for the eyes that majors in kooky ornaments (animals, tin men, famous landmarks, you name it).

The Fashion Tree

You can spot the fashion tree a mile off, usually because it comes festooned with tongue-in-cheek ornaments (Anissa Kermiche's Pornaments are giving Christopher Kane, the purveyor of 'More Joy' baubles, a run for his money this year).

The More Is More Tree

Jane Fonda tree is a towering ode to the maximalist school of decorating. Translation? Pile on everything, including the kitchen sink.

The Modernist Tree

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Gigi Hadid's silver-leafed tree is perfect for non-traditionalist's, especially if it's complete with guitars, skateboards and gameboys instead of your standard angels, stars and robins.

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