How To Decorate A Fun Santa Christmas Tree

If you’re looking for a fun and festive theme for your Christmas decor, this red and white Santa Christmas tree may be just the thing. With ribbon, Santa ornaments and picks, and a Santa hat tree topper, it’s definitely a show stopper.

Every year I put up a tree in my office that’s fun and not too serious (like the Grinch tree I did last year). And it usually has a theme.

This year I had hung some red and black fabric on my office walls for Halloween and didn’t feel like taking it down yet.

So I decided to decorate a Christmas tree to match. (That’s one of my favorite ways to make sure the tree that always looks good…use colors that match the room decor).

And a red and white Santa Christmas tree theme seemed like the perfect option.

Note: You can find all of the sources at the end.

1 | The tree and tree skirt

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White Christmas tree with a red tree collar

To start the red and white theme off, I put up a white Christmas tree with a red metal tree collar. (A red tree skirt would work, too.)

It really stands out against the walls. (And looks good with my black and white zebra-print rug.)

2 | Add deco mesh and ribbon

White Christmas tree wrapped with red and white striped deco mesh

Then I wrapped the tree with red and white striped deco mesh.

Pushing it in to the branches in some sections and pulling it out in others gives it a more natural look.

If it won’t stay where you want it, bunch the mesh up and wrap a branch around it to keep it in place. Or if you have a real tree, attach it to the branches with a pipe cleaner or zip tie.

After I hung a few ornaments on the tree, I decided the mesh needed some more pizzazz. So I added some 2.5″ red and white wired ribbon which stands out a little more. (Normally I would put the ribbon on at the same time as the deco mesh).

3 | Hang red and White ornaments

White Christmas with red and white ornaments and ribbons

Next we want to add round ornaments of different sizes.

All kinds of plain red, as well as red and white ornaments work well to create a backdrop for the rest of the decorations.

I didn’t hang any plain white ornaments since they don’t add much to a white Christmas tree. But if you’re doing this on a green tree, I would use white as well.