Save the environment and yourself the hassle of vacuuming pine needles until spring by opting out of the fir tree and finding a stylish alternative for 2005.
From ready decorated cones to trees you can hang on the wall, there’s something here for even the most traditional Christmas decorator…
Fine Art Prints
If you’re a sucker for a traditional Christmas tree with all the trimmings but simply don’t have the space to splurge, www.art.com might have the answer. Simply choose from their vast range of fine art prints depicting Christmas trees in all guises (religious, humorous and contemporary), select your size and frame, and lo and behold you’ve a traditional tree to hang on your wall.
Paper varieties
Go designer with a hand crafted paper tree by London based artist and sculptor Peter Niczewski, available at Contemporary Applied Arts in snowy white complete with miniature paper baubles (£80). Perfect as a table centrepiece for the minimalist home. Also available are a range of similarly and painstakingly crafted Christmas wreaths and flowers.
Mock-up trees
Give a blank wall a festive makeover. Using long pins, mark out the basic shape of a Christmas tree, and then wrap around fairy lights, such as the Daisy lights from Habitat (£35). Cover the pins or nails with baubles and fill in the blank wall space with Christmas cards.
Artificial gems
For a completely fuss free tree, opt for The Pier’s low maintenance Party Tree, a shocking-pink cone of tinsel standing 158cm high. No pine needles to sweep up afterwards and no need for baubles. If tinsel’s not your thing check out the Beaded Tree. Both collections are currently on sale on the website, at £67.64 and £26.21 respectively. Similarly, Habitat has a metallic finish three dimensional tree, standing 50cm (£15) high and perfect for anyone who likes a fuss-free Christmas, website as previous.
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