5 Christmas decoration ideas and trends for 2025
5 Christmas decorations and trends to try on your Christmas tree
Want to refresh your holiday decor? We talked to a home decor expert for the top trends in Christmas decorations and ideas for 2025.
- This holiday season’s decorating trends favor maximalism over last year’s minimalism.
- Gold accents are a popular choice for an elegant and opulent look on Christmas trees.
- Whimsical designs with saturated colors and playful ornaments are used to create a fun atmosphere.
- Natural and organic themes that bring the outdoors inside are also a top trend.
With the holiday season just weeks away, you may already be thinking about decorating. But before you pull out the plastic bins of last year’s tinsel and aged ornaments, consider giving your holiday decor a refresh.
The home decor experts at Digs Home and Garden, 3905 Chenoweth Square, tell the Courier Journal this year’s trends include maximalism, whimsy, traditional styles with updated colors like red, gold and burgundy, plus natural sustainable themes that bring the outdoors indoors for the holidays.
“There are so many beautiful and festive options if you are willing to step outside the traditional red and green color scheme,” said Deb Woolfolk, store manager Digs Home and Garden. “We’re hoping these ideas will give everyone something to punch up their holiday season on their tree and around the home.”
So are you ready to deck the halls?
Here are five inspiring Christmas decorations ideas to keep your home merry and bright while elevating your holiday spirit.
Maximalism is a top decorating trend for Christmas 2025
Last year’s minimalism trend has dimmed like a faulty old strand of tree lights. Instead, designers are embracing a “more is more” philosophy with lots of ornaments, lights, tinsel, garland, feathers, bows and floral clusters or picks to fill any sparse areas and add a lush, full appearance.
“Don’t be afraid to use bold colors or mix and match ornaments for an eclectic look,” Woolfolk said.
Using colors traditionally reserved for the Thanksgiving holiday, Digs Home and Garden designers created an example of a bold holiday tree brimming with accents in gold, burgundy and pumpkin orange. To add volume and dazzle, this tree glimmers with an assortment of soft white lights, richly textured velvet bows, a variety of glass and hand painted ornaments and deep red persimmon fruit shaped picks and sprays of glossy golden leaves.
All that glitters is gold when it comes to the 2025 Christmas tree
Sophisticated, dramatic and deeply festive, holiday trees drenched in gold colored ornaments, garland, bows and accessories are having a moment this holiday season. Taking over a past trend favoring silver accents, gold is an energetic color that creates an opulent look when paired with the dark forest green of your tree.
“It is a very elegant tree,” said Woolfolk. “Gold is back in a big way and we’ve used gold magnolia leaves, gold pine cones, gold garland, bows and ornaments. Together it makes a tree that truly sparkles.”
To keep your tree from appearing overly cluttered, opt for a variety of gold ornaments in different sizes, textures and finishes such as glossy, brushed or hammered. And to further create visual variety and interest, keep in mind that gold pairs well with many colors including red and burgundy for an updated look.
Brilliant and whimsical designs add joy and fun to your Christmas tree
The holidays are all about color, but plain red and green can feel a little uninspired. To make a Christmas tree truly pop, designers turn to saturated colors like magenta, lime green, canary yellow, candy apple red, and sapphire blue.
Spunky plaid bows paired with shiny oversized red pom pom sprays and glittery curly stems can be intertwined with playful ornaments such as lollipops, macaroons, candy canes or a pinkish lavender poodle to enhance the whimsical feel of a tree’s decor.
“A tree like this can really be a lot of fun and here’s a pro tip when decorating your tree,” said Woolfolk. “Start with your lights then add bows and garland before placing your ornaments for the final touch. With ornaments work from the bottom up.”
Additionally, consider carrying one tone throughout a space, a ribbon on the tree echoed in table linens or a wrapped gift or two creates a cohesive feel.
Natural and organic touches are a top decorating Christmas trend
Creating a sense of warmth and calm, organic decor can add serenity to a stressful time of year. This trend focuses on earthy tones and organic shapes by bringing the outdoors inside with natural elements like wood, felt, feathers and pine cones.
For the DIY enthusiast, thinly slice oranges or lemons and bake them at a low temperature until dehydrated, then string them together with twine or ribbon to hang. Other natural ideas include tying bundles of cinnamon sticks together with twine for a fragrant decoration and using small wooden ornaments, wood slices, or a wooden star topper to add a rustic charm.
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This year’s trend of using gold accents shouldn’t be overlooked when decorating a natural tree but rather than a shiny or glossy finish, choose brushed, hammered or matte accents.
A traditional blue and white tree with a twist of yellow for Christmas 2025
You’ll create a stunning tree with a truly fresh approach (and extra pop) when you layer loads of yellow into a traditional blue and white theme.
Start with warm white LED lights, followed by weaving wide and then narrower blue and white ribbons or garlands deep within the branches, moving in a zigzag pattern.
Next, create depth and fullness by placing your largest blue and white ornaments deeper within the tree canopy. Your unique or “showstopper” ornaments should be hung toward the tips of the branches.
The “wow factor” transforming the traditional blue and white themed tree into a showstopper is the addition of yellow and gold accents. Yellow and gold ornaments, combined with sprays of similar colored feathers, berries and baubles, will combine to catch the light beautifully.
As with each of the trees created by Digs Home and Garden, the blue, white and yellow Christmas theme is made more captivating by creating texture, depth and wonder.
“Fluff the branches, then layer your lights, garland, and ornaments to create a full, multi-dimensional look,” said Woolfolk. “As you decorate, regularly take a few steps back to ensure the colors and sizes are balanced and evenly distributed across the tree and don’t forget your tree topper.”
For more inspiration, stop by Digs Home and Garden, 3905 Chenoweth Square, open Monday to Friday, 10 a.m., to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Closed Sunday.
Reach features reporter Kirby Adams at [email protected].
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