Preparation for the New Year, the long-awaited and beloved holiday, which smells of tangerines and needles, begins long before the chimes. Today we will talk about the main attribute - the New Year tree - it is she who creates a festive, magical atmosphere in the house. Decoration is a kind of ritual that, continuing the traditions, we perform together with the children.
The tradition of decorating the Christmas tree came to Russia during the reign of Peter 1 from "enlightened" Germany. By his decree, it was prescribed to the townspeople, using pine and juniper branches, to decorate houses. After the death of Peter, the Decree was forgotten, and only a century later the spruce turns into a necessary attribute of the holiday.
For the first time in Russia, Grand Duke Nikolai Pavlovich put the New Year tree for his children in 1819 in the Anichkov Palace. The first public Christmas tree was placed in 1852 at the Catherine (Moscow) station in St. Petersburg. This can be considered the beginning - from Europe began to order Christmas tree decorations, for children to hold Christmas parties.
We are more lucky - instead of nuts, cookies and candles that decorated our ancestors with the tree, beautiful Christmas-tree decorations appeared. But how not to get lost in this abundance we will tell in this article.
Decorate an artificial Christmas tree
There is nothing difficult to dress up a Christmas tree, but for a forest beauty to please us and our loved ones, there are some unspoken rules.
- Decoration should begin with a garland. The more lights, the more elegant it is. They are evenly arranged, for example, in a spiral from the top to the floor, in a circle or randomly.
- Designers recommend conditionally dividing the height into three parts. In each hang the same jewelry, highlighting the compositional center. On the advice of the balls are hung to the barrel itself, thereby creating a background for the rest of the toys. The lower part is decorated with large balls, the middle middle, the smallest upper part of the tree.
- Then go to the foreground decor - rain, sparkles, snowflakes.
How to decorate a Christmas tree in style
Before you take up the toys, decide on a style that will organically merge with the interior of the apartment. To create an unusual image, there are now many opportunities - these are homemade children's toys, paper rain, cardboard figures, designer toys. It all depends on your imagination, or your favorite photos. Just choose the style that suits you, follow it.
Classic
This style looks at us from old postcards or movies. There is only one style, but there can be many ideas for embodiment. For example, use the same silver or gold balls, which decorate with a red ribbon, paper figures of angels, put garlands on the branches. Dressed up in a classic style, a tall spruce located in the middle of the room will look great, also a small Christmas tree decorating a chest of drawers.
TIP: Dilute the severity of monophonic balls, continue the tradition - get the toys of your mothers and grandmothers from the closet. Decorate the branches themselves with tinsel, paper lanterns.
European style
A common style for our country. The tree looks strict and beautiful. Decorations - garlands, balls, toys, mainly of two colors. In addition to the colors of the classic style, they use a combination of green or blue with silver. Place silver, transparent balls on the branch, add a few blue ones. White jewelry will fit in well here. Finally, crown the branches with wide ribbons in color with the main decorations.
Homemade toys painted with paint or sprinkled with glitter will look great here. Toys of the same color scheme, but of different texture, organically pour into the ensemble.
TIP: If you want to strictly follow the European style, then put off the sparkles, rains, instead of them take ribbons, bows.
Minimalism
Suitable for those who try to adhere to this principle in everything. Looks good on lush branches. The minimum number of toys and jewelry is used - several toys, one garland or ribbon. There are plenty of options to show your imagination - take homemade paper toys, decorate the branches with a garland.
TIP: Adhere to the principle - less is better, but better.
If you want a little creativity, then take, for example, a white Christmas tree, on the branches, beautifully arrange the feathers in a circle. Hang some toys. There will be a herringbone of feathers.
Little Christmas tree ...
Recently it has become fashionable to buy Christmas trees in pots, and after the holiday to plant them in the ground. Decorating such a beauty, the main thing is not to get carried away - for her, one garland, several medium or small balls are enough. Scraps of fabric, not a wide ribbon, bows look good. Choose decorations that will be in harmony with the overall interior of the apartment.
Silver, blue, white jewelry look great here. But there is always a place for your imagination - combine colors, come up with something new.
TIP: Why do you think that she must be dressed up? Just a natural tree has a certain charm.
And finally.
Some recommendations
- Christmas trees dressed in a single style, for example, only with balls or cones, look more impressive than decorated with everything that was in the boxes. Keep harmony.
- On a high tree, large toys look better, on a low tree - medium, small.
- When decorating branches with artificial flowers, make sure that they match the style and color scheme.
- To complete the image, fill the lower part with artificial snow, snowflakes, soft toys. Santa Claus also should not be a bright spot.
- Decide on the color scheme of jewelry. See the colors of the coming year.
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