Gold and Silver Christmas Tree

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I decided to change things up this year and go with a different color scheme for the Christmas tree.  The last two years I did blue and silver but this year I ditched the blue and grabbed some gold.  Since I've kind of been crushing on gold lately, I went with it.


I kept the silver ornaments from years past and added in the gold.  All are a mixture of Garden Ridge, Walmart, and Dollar Tree.  We used to put a star on top of the tree but I've been liking the bow instead.



I started with silver ribbon, gold and silver balls and added in glittered snowflakes of both colors.


I found these large gold stars at Dollar Tree.
 

I love the subtleness of the two colors together.
 

I had to have this silver frame ornament with our recent Christmas picture.  This is my son's first Christmas.
 

Everyone gets a monogram ornament in silver.  When all the ornaments were on, it looked like a glitter factory had exploded in our living room.  After sweeping a thousand times, I'm still finding it everywhere.  I'm sure it'll linger long after Christmas has past.
 

I love how the tree twinkles at night.
 

I think this is my favorite color combination yet.

Did you change up your tree colors this year?  Are you more traditional colors or more modern and trendy?



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  1. A room with a viewDecember 16, 2013 at 8:18 AM

    The silver and gold combination looks stunning and your tree is perfectly lit. I use whatever I have and mix it up a little color wise so I do not run out of ornaments but always add one or 2 new things each year.

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  2. LA PaylorDecember 18, 2013 at 9:32 AM

    yum, love a Christmas tree, and mixing gold and silver. I like mixing gold and silver in jewelry too.
    LeeAnna Paylor
    lapaylor.blogspot.com

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