Christmas trees don't have to be green and don't have to be decorated with red ornaments.
If you are a fan of the color purple, feel free to decorate your Christmas tree with purple decor.
Here are a few interior designer tips & tricks for how to decorate a Christmas tree with purple.
Lights
To accentuate your Christmas tree, it should be lit well.
You can use clear or white Christmas lights, a solid color of your choice Christmas lights (it doesn't have to be purple), or multi colored Christmas lights on your tree.
Whatever lights you choose, use the exact same lights for your entire tree to give it a consistent look.
Make sure to use at least 1 strand of 100 lights per foot height of tree.
So, if you have a 7 foot tree, you should use 7 strands of 100 lights.
Even if you have a pre-lit tree, feel free to add more lights.
It is nearly impossible to have too many lights.
A designer tip is to use a few strands of larger lights spread throughout your Christmas tree. The larger lights will create a variety of light sizes to add interest to your Christmas tree.
For a slight twinkle effect, you can add 1 or 2 strands of slow twinkle lights #ad spread throughout your tree, but do not use standard flashing or blinking lights that can feel harsh.
Garland
You might choose to add a garland to your tree, however garlands are optional.
The garland can be ribbons, evergreen, grapevine, or whatever you choose.
Evergreen garlands are especially popular on trees that are not as full to fill in gaps.
Ornaments
Feel free to use whatever purple Christmas ornaments #ad you want.
You can use all the same purple with different shapes and textures, or you can use the same ornament in different shades of purple.
Feel free to use ornaments that are the colors of plum, lavender, eggplant, lilac, periwinkle, light purple, dark purple, or whatever color or colors of purple that you prefer.
You can use multiple colors of purple or just one color of purple in various textures and shapes for interest.
Consider also using ornaments of different sizes for variation, but don't go too large else your Christmas tree might look juvenile.
A designer tip is to use a little bit of a contrasting color to go with the purple, such as gold, red, teal, orange, blue, aqua, or hot pink, but make sure that purple is the predominant color.
Fillers
To add extra texture to your tree and fill in any holes, consider using fillers.
Your fillers don't have to be from the Christmas section of your local store - feel free to be creative with unconventional items or items from nature.
You can add bows, feathers, beads, pine cones, floral picks, or whatever you want in order to fill your tree.
For an elegant look, select velvet and/or satin ribbons and metallic items for a bit of sparkle and glamour.
For a more rustic look, decorate your Christmas tree with pine cones, twigs, grapevine, and other items from nature.
If your style is more coastal, you can add driftwood, sea glass, and other items found in coastal surroundings.
Don't neglect the top and bottom of your Christmas tree
You can top your tree with a beautiful bow having ribbons cascading down your Christmas tree or whatever other tree topper you desire.
Also finish the bottom of your tree with a beautiful tree skirt or white poinsettia plants.
Many people like to use a Christmas tree collar #ad either with or without a Christmas tree skirt.
Wrap your Christmas gifts in color coordinating gift wrap #ad and put them below your Christmas tree.
A designer tip is to use 3 different colors of gift wrap with 3 different colors of ribbons, then mix and match the ribbons with the gift wrap to create many different combinations. Your gift wrap can be a solid color, having a pattern, or having a texture.
