Our Traditional Christmas Tree

Our family room is the one room that we all gather in every evening.

Its also the smallest room in our home. We have filled the room

with a leather furniture set to fit as many people as we can get in here.

I never thought it would have room for a Christmas tree, and yet when 

Tree Classics asked if I wanted to try one of their space saving trees, 

I was more than happy to see if I could squeeze in a tree!

I am joining Tree Classics, the artificial Christmas Tree company, along with 

a few of my design blogger friends in this sponsored post.

  Real trees come in so many choices, so don't be surprised to see just how many 

varieties of faux trees there are at Tree Classics.  My tree is the 

Kennedy Fir Slim SnapTree, which means it is a snap to set up!

The Snap Tree technology means it comes in two sections.

 The tree is pre-lit, and it couldn't be more easy to set up this tree...

I did it myself in a few minutes!

 (Check my video out at the end of the post to see how quick and easy 

the set up is on the Tree Classics Snap Trees.)  

Our slim Kennedy Fir fits in the corner of the room, and I placed it

in front of the window so it could be enjoyed from the exterior of our home.

Since I have another tree in our living room window, it looks beautiful when you

drive up to the house and see both trees in the front windows of our Colonial home.

Our family room was painted an Emerald green, so I thought it

would be nice to decorate in a totally old fashioned way, 
using the traditional Christmas colors of red and green.

Red isn't a color that is used in this house very often, but at this time

of year it feels just like the Christmases I had as a girl.

I played up the traditional look even more by wrapping packages in plaid paper, 
and adding a red velvet tree skirt.

 Most of the glass ornaments on the tree are from the big collection 

of various ornament styles found on Tree Classic's website.  

They come in heavy duty boxes with foam liners and are going

 to be great for putting them back into storage when I take down the tree. 

I selected ornaments that had old fashioned appeal,

like the ones we had on our trees growing up.

 My favorite collection is the Vintage ornament set in the
Merry and Bright Collection.

A gorgeous mercury glass reproduction set with frosted glitter accents. 

 The red and green theme carries over into the pillows that are on the sofas.

I just adore how the tree came out, and so does Sylvia! 

 Lets take a closer look at the  luscious velvet quilted tree skirt from Tree Classics.
It is the Velvet Buttoned Up Quilted Tree Skirt in red with green piping.

It feels so traditional and rich!  A great place to layer on the plaid packages too.

At night our tree is simply magical and the entire room glows from its tiny lights.

I am so thrilled we have a tree in the family room, so we can enjoy it nightly.

I confess I miss the smell of a live tree, and to handle that I light a Balsam candle 

when we are hanging out.  I have tried all kinds and brands, and haven't

been disappointed.  Some of the least expensive Balsam candles have been the best!

 The kids are the ones who seem to love a traditional red and green Christmas

the most, don't you think?  But I will say, I am more than surprised at how

warm and cozy and memory stirring it is to have a traditional tree.

If you want to see how I set up our Snap Tree, check out the 40 second video

below.  You will also see in the background, the first Snap Tree that
 I got last year from Tree Classics.  After assembling the tree,

I simply wheeled it down the hall on its rolling stand, into our family room!  

In partnership with Tree Classics, our group of Home Decor bloggers

have been provided with trees, ornaments and tree skirts to 

create trees that fulfill our own visions and traditions, offering inspiration

to our readers.  We hope you enjoy this Christmas Tree tour! 

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