Modern Christmas trees are widely available and there’s now much more choice out there than simply having to have a green and bushy tree. They’re perfect if you like alternative trees, or simply want a festive tree that fits more appropriately into your contemporary home interior.
To help you narrow down your search for the perfect festive tree, here are 10 of our favourite modern Christmas trees!
1. Alternative Oak Christmas Tree
This beautiful wooden Christmas tree is handmade from English Oak in Kent and is a lovely eco-friendly alternative to a traditional Xmas tree.
What makes this tree extra special is that each branch can be independently moved around, so you can have the tree displayed in various ways, from a fascinating spiral to a flat tree effect. There are four sizes of the tree available and it can be bought from The Natural Wood Company.
2. Space Saving Snowy Rope Ladder Wall Mounted Christmas Tree
Short on space and worried you can’t fit a Christmas tree in a your flat or house? Why not try this innovative rope ladder hanging Christmas tree instead?
This is a very clever idea and perfect for small living spaces. The tree is made from real birch wood branches, hung together with sturdy rop and sprinkled with a dusting of snow (okay, faux snow). To liven it up and make it suitably festive, it’s given a lift with some colourful pom pom lights.
It’s a really fun piece and a bit of a bargain at only £14.95 from The Little Boys Room.
Wall hanging Christmas trees are available from other retailers too, including a birch branch tree from Lights4Fun, and a wooden wall ladder Christmas tree from Posh Totty Designs Interiors.
3. Christmas Crate Alternative Christmas Tree
Fancy something completely different? Why not choose this fantastic Christmas crate tree?
The 1.2m alternative Christmas tree consists of seven apple crates. They’re made of sustainable FSC pine, which has been treated and coloured. In fact, the boxes are available in a choice of six different colours.
The crates are simply stacked on top of each other to create the tree shape. You can follow the design here, or create your own….just make sure it’s secure and won’t topple over.
The Christmas crate tree is £199 from Plantabox.
4. Bleached Driftwood Modern Christmas Trees
We’ve featured Karen Miller’s original natural driftwood Christmas tree previously and it remains a favourite. But for a slightly different look, here’s a newer bleached version of the tree.
It’s made from naturally sourced driftwood and can be put together and used year after year. It looks brilliant in use and is a really funky modern design.
This Christmas tree is available for £129 from Karen Miller @ Doris Brixham.
5. Contemporary Pre-lit Copper Birch Twig Christmas Tree
If you’ve looking for a twig style tree that will fit with your contemporary home, then take a look at this lovely pre-lit copper birch Christmas twig tree.
It’s sleek, modern and very elegant. This version comes pre-lit, so it can be taken out of its packaging and used straightaway. Or you can add a few decorations to it to personalise your tree if you wish.
It’s a popular design, available in either copper or white, from John Lewis and Partners. The 6ft birch twig tree costs £79.
6. Modern Rustic Iron Tree
If you love bringing new materials into your home and fancy a different tree this year, why not opt for this stunning iron tree?
It’s got a very modern rustic vibe to it, with its rusted effect, and it looks great left as it is for a minimal look, or adorned with your favourite decorations. It could be right at home in an industrial style interior scheme. Best of all, this is a piece that you could use at home all year round, not just at Christmas.
The iron tree costs £145 from The Forest & Co.
7. Birch Plywood Superhero Alternative Modern Christmas Tree
Want a spectacularly different Christmas tree that’s bound to get people talking? Why not opt for a Superhero tree this year.
The contemporary tree is made from sustainably sourced birch plywood, which has been hand decoupaged with vintage comic strip paper. It arrives in two pieces which simply slot together. The large 4ft version is stunning, but there’s also a smaller 50cm table top tree available (you could even go all out and get the pair!). The Superhero alternative Christmas tree is available from Bombus.
Alternatively you could make your own version using plywood and decoupage materials of your choice. We recommend using a desktop laser cutter if you do, as it makes woodwork crafting much easier than before.
8. Super Minimal Modern Christmas Tree
If you’ve got limited space in your home, or don’t want to have an actual tree this year, then how about using a Christmas tree wall sticker instead?
The red tree sticker is a great example of how modern Christmas trees can seriously save you space and is available from Spin Collective in a choice of colours.
It’s not exactly minimal, but if you like the idea of using a wall sticker, why not try an unusual fabric patterned Christmas tree wall sticker? It’s a bit different, but really artistic and made from matt eco-friendly woven fabric.
Best of all, you can remove them from the wall after Christmas and re-use them again next year.
9. Black Modern Christmas Trees with Lights
Bored with green? Then think black! Black Christmas trees look great decorated with silver, gold or colourful decorations.
This contemporary black Christmas tree is four foot in size and comes ready decorated with a set of LED warm white star design lights, saving you all the hassle of putting them on. It’s available from Argos.
10. Alternative Edible Christmas Tree
Another modern alternative to the traditional Christmas tree comes in the form of the edible lollipop tree.
It comes with the tree shaped base and a set of 24 wrapped lollipops and you simple arrange them to form a tree shape. Great as a Christmas party decoration – and you can give your guests a lollipop as they leave!
The lollipop xmas tree was from Nelly’s, but is sadly no longer available. However, if you fancy creating your own version, it’s easily done.
QuirkyBee sell this lovely handmade copper and driftwood tree, made from wood gathered along the Welsh coast, which would also work well with lollies. It has a copper painted base and is decorated with a copper star on top. All you need to add are the lollipops of your choice!
How about this DIY contemporary Christmas tree http://www.creativeinchicago.com/2011/12/how-to-make-contemporary-christmas-tree.html
Check out the Modern Christmas Tree my Grandfather originally designed in the 1960’s, http://www.ModernChristmasTrees.com. It’s easy to put up, take down and collapses flat for space-saving storage.