Original alternatives to the New Year's Herringbone
New Year and Christmas are just around the corner.Many of us decorate a live Christmas tree or pine tree with toys and sweets at home thanks to an old tradition. If you feel sorry to destroy a live tree, but still want to decorate something and follow the tradition, then especially for you - a review of not just artificial Christmas trees, but modern unusual alternatives to coniferous beauties! The first Christmas tree was installed and decorated in Riga, Latvia, in 1510. In the early 16th century, Martin Luther decorated a small tree with candles to show children how the stars sparkle in the dark of the night. And the custom of celebrating the New Year and decorating a coniferous tree was brought to Russia by Peter I in 1700. Although the custom of celebrating Christmas with a Christmas tree was finally established only in the middle of the 19th century. Nowadays, the environmental protection movement is gaining momentum, a collective consciousness is developing to preserve the fauna and flora of our planet, therefore, more and more people around the world are choosing artificial Christmas trees - both economical and useful for the global ecology, and in some cases very original!
Christmas trees made of cardboard are one of the most budget-friendlyalternatives to a real tree. You can easily make it yourself, just follow the photos above. It's interesting that you can think in advance about what toys you'll decorate the cardboard craft with - and cut holes specifically for them. If you really want to buy one for $20, you can do it here.
This one is made on the same principleChristmas tree made of plywood. Armed with tools and materials, being able to cut with a jigsaw and having a great desire, you can build a similar tree yourself.
A common idea is to do it yourselfa stylized Christmas tree made of wooden beams, boards and a cross. A kind of skeleton of a Christmas tree in the spirit of minimalism, which will look good in a modern interior.
Apart from some wood, nails and a hammer, you won't need anything else to create this alternative to a real tree. You can even use a round clothes hanger for drying clothes for this purpose.
Here is an interesting and easy to implement idea.artificial Christmas tree made of boards. It doesn't look as "bald" as the options above. If you have some parquet, laminate or lining boards left over from renovation, now is the time to put them to good use for the Christmas holidays!
If you have a wooden or synthetic treedecorate with candles, then be extremely careful so that the holiday does not turn into a tragedy. Place the candles in candlesticks so that they do not heat the branches above, and do not leave all the lit beauty without attention! The version of the Christmas tree - candlestick is well implemented in metal, elegant, sophisticated and fireproof:
If you want to see fluffy coniferous branches, even if they are artificial and synthetic, then an original option could be this kind of tree - upside down.
At the same time, it saves space in a small apartment, because the Christmas tree takes up a corner of the room under the ceiling!
The ladder is a ready-made Christmas tree! Just decorate it with balls, candles, toys and garlands, and decorate the top with a star or a bottle of champagne!
Well, if you don’t want to come up with a 3D alternative to a New Year tree, you can simply draw the silhouette of a tree or make an applique on the wall.
The holiday is approaching!
