Silver Christmas Tree

We Love Silver Christmas Trees

Silver Christmas trees became popular in the late 1950, and looked pretty bizarre and alien - nearly space age. After the 60s they sort of faded away, but have since made a big reappearance and become very popular again.

My grandparents had one in the 60s - and I really loved it!

This 7.5 foot Silver Ashley Christmas Tree has 750 clear mini lights on an amazing 1,584 tips and metallic silver needles giving it a unique look.

A classic downswept shape and 52 inch width with an included metal stand make it stand out.

 It comes with an entire extra strand of lights for replacement of individual bulbs or the entire strand, and of course if one bulb burns out the others stay lit..

If 7.5 feet is too tall, there is also a 6.5 foot model available which is 46 inches wide, has 100 tips and 450 lights.

Of course some of us like bigger trees (although the one above is perfect for my office).

This Nine Foot Silver Christmas Tree to the left has similar All American construction.

It's 7 feet tall, had a maximum width of 50" and an amazing 2266 branch tips and 900 light. 

These are high quality trees and include a 10 year warranty on their construction and a 3 year/3,000 hour warranty on lights.

So how do you decorate a silver Christmas tree? Well, it's entirely up to you, there are many options.

Most people choose a simple decorating strategy, for example added decor of only one color and possibly one style.

I saw a killer tree that had only round red glass ornaments - beautiful! Of course you may use a more complex scheme as well.

Other than just looks, there are many other advantages to a silver or actually any artificial tree. Cost is one - you don't need to  buy a new tree every year. And some people feel bad about killing a tree simply for decoration. Of course there is the no mess and fuss advantage - no dropping needles, watering, and  getting disposing of the tree after Christmas.

OK, I've got a confession. We've got more than one tree in our house. We do have a pretty big house and lots of room, and we do a main natural tree as the kids just go wild decorating it with Uncle Mike who visits specially for the purpose. I typically cook a feast for the Christmas tree decorating, open killer Champagne, and we go wild.

Usually the next morning is artificial tree time, with a simpler and faster decorating theme, and we also work on our outside lights and other outside Christmas decor.

But whatever you do, Merry Christmas, Festive Kwanzaa, and Happy Hanukkah. And if you don't celebrate anything for whatever reason, still have festive time!