Christmas decor is one of the wonderful things that give Christmas a full glow anywhere in the world. Most of the Christmas decor available far and wide is colored gold, bronze and silver, as these are the traditional colors of celebration and royalty.

The metallic trend in Christmas decoration started in the 1950s, a decade that saw the birth of the Space Age, the Cold War, new technologies readily available and the recuperation from WWII. This decade also birthed the custom of putting up a metallic Christmas tree, a trend that became a standard in almost every home at the time. After several decades the metallic trend fell out of fashion but has now come back to give this joyous time of the year renewed shine.

Reviving the Metallic Trend

Modern metallic trends in Christmas decoration are no longer exclusive to the classic vintage colors that were en vogue 6 decades ago. Bright colors like blue, green, lilac, pink and violet give the metallic trend a new lift.

Decorating in the Metallic Trend

Achieving the modern metallic theme in your home this season is simple. With the right ornaments and other decorations in hand, all you need are helpful ideas and a little creativity to enjoy the contemporary metallic look:

The Tree—Because of its metallic shade, a silver Christmas tree is often preferred. Additionally, metallic trees add a similar shine to pre-lit artificial Christmas trees as they cheerfully gleam in any light. Purchasing a metallic silver Christmas tree is also economical, cutting lighting costs since you won’t need any or as many lights. You can still use the traditional evergreen in your metallic Christmas theme, but a silver tree is a classic approach to new ideas.  

The Ornaments—Classic ball ornaments are still as great a match for the modern metallic Christmas tree as they were in the 1950s. Christmas balls in bright red, mauve and quartz pink look elegant against a silver Christmas tree. Tinsel and garlands in any color also provide a shimmer to your home, whether on a silver tree or not. For the conventional green Christmas trees, bronze baubles, gold ribbons and silver yarns bring them into the metallic mindset. Using metal decorations in galvanized tin can also add sparkle to your typical green tree.

The Lights—Although modern metallic Christmas trees often include a color wheel that lights it from beneath, the best way to give your tree even more shine is by wrapping string lights around its branches. Whether your choice of light is single or multi-colored, make sure that the cord matches with your tree’s color. If your tree is flocked, make sure to use lights that have a white cord. If your tree is green, use lights with a green cord.  

Incorporating the modern metallic trend into your Holiday home does not require a huge budget. Buying new metallic decorations online or in stores could be the best way to infuse your home with metallic majesty, but it is not the only option. If there are decorations from previous Christmases you wish to use, you can enhance these ornaments by coating them in gold, silver or bronze acrylic paint. Old Christmas balls, for one, can be adapted for the metallic theme with little drawings of paisleys or dots, or can be transformed completely with metallic paint.