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Retro White Christmas Tree

December 7, 2017~ Christmas

I have been waiting since July to properly unveil my Christmas tree for 2017. Why since July? Well that’s when I decided that this was the year I was going to do a white Christmas tree! Hooray! happy dance! confetti and streamers! For a few years now I’ve wanted to try a white tree, not only because it would allow all my colourful ornaments to shine, but because the real trees (although lovely) are always such a mess to clean up. So this year I partnered with Canadian Tire to bring my white tree to life and create a Retro White Christmas Tree, and I’m sharing it as part of the My Home Style Blog Hop hosted by Casa Watkins.

Catch last year’s Christmas Tree Hop // here //

Today I’m up today along with  Twelve on Main, Redhead Can Decorate, Jeweled Interiors & The Gathered Home, so make sure you click through and visit them to see what they got up to! To visit the others scroll straight to the bottom and click onwards to see the others.

*Canadian Tire sponsored this post, but all thoughts are my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that make PMQ for two possible.

A Retro White Christmas Tree is all you need to display your colourful ornaments and more. We got ours at Canadian Tire and love it!

As you’ll know from my Christmas home tour // here // and literally any other post on the blog, you’ll know that I love colour. So it would be a natural assumption that I would chose whatever allows me to best display my colourful decor – right?! Well, when your husband says he will only “allow” a real tree, it limits your options. This year I finally won the debate and got my white tree – the NOMA pre-lit Claremont white pine 7ft.

Dan was definitely not a fan of the tree while it sat assembled and undecorated for a few days, but once I decorated it with all of our ornaments he instantly changed his opinion and couldn’t believe I hadn’t done it sooner.

A Retro White Christmas Tree is all you need to display your colourful ornaments and more. We got ours at Canadian Tire and love it!

A Retro White Christmas Tree is all you need to display your colourful ornaments and more. We got ours at Canadian Tire and love it!

Boots stood by as I decorated the tree two weeks ago and faithfully helped by chasing down any ornaments that fell or rolled around. I honestly don’t know what I’d do without him helping.

A Retro White Christmas Tree is all you need to display your colourful ornaments and more. We got ours at Canadian Tire and love it!

A Retro White Christmas Tree is all you need to display your colourful ornaments and more. We got ours at Canadian Tire and love it!

Because of the way the ornaments look against the white and the lights, I didn’t feel the need to go overboard when trimming the tree. For once I actually had a giant rubbermaid full of ornaments I didn’t use! How about that eh?

A Retro White Christmas Tree is all you need to display your colourful ornaments and more. We got ours at Canadian Tire and love it!

A Retro White Christmas Tree is all you need to display your colourful ornaments and more. We got ours at Canadian Tire and love it!

A Retro White Christmas Tree is all you need to display your colourful ornaments and more. We got ours at Canadian Tire and love it!

A Retro White Christmas Tree is all you need to display your colourful ornaments and more. We got ours at Canadian Tire and love it!

A Retro White Christmas Tree is all you need to display your colourful ornaments and more. We got ours at Canadian Tire and love it!

This is my 7th Christmas doing my own thing, and my 6th with Dan, which means that since our first Christmas’ decor we’ve come a long way. We actually bought most of our first Christmas decor at Canadian Tire, so it was nice to come full circle and be able to hang those ornaments on a Canadian Tire tree. That didn’t stop me from adding new ones from Canadian Tire as well. Does it get more Canadian than that?

A Retro White Christmas Tree is all you need to display your colourful ornaments and more. We got ours at Canadian Tire and love it!

This year I’ve got another memorial ornament to hang on the tree. As many of you know, I lost my youngest brother suddenly and tragically this past summer. You can read more about that // here //. Eman was a sneaker head and collected all kinds of fashion sneakers, so when I spotted this brightly coloured running shoe I knew it was meant to be. I hung this ornament in honour of him and shed more than a few tears in the process.

We also hang this footguard ornament in honour of our late friend Mark who passed away in the fall of 2015.

A Retro White Christmas Tree is all you need to display your colourful ornaments and more. We got ours at Canadian Tire and love it!

A Retro White Christmas Tree is all you need to display your colourful ornaments and more. We got ours at Canadian Tire and love it!

A Retro White Christmas Tree is all you need to display your colourful ornaments and more. We got ours at Canadian Tire and love it!

A Retro White Christmas Tree is all you need to display your colourful ornaments and more. We got ours at Canadian Tire and love it!

A Retro White Christmas Tree is all you need to display your colourful ornaments and more. We got ours at Canadian Tire and love it!

A Retro White Christmas Tree is all you need to display your colourful ornaments and more. We got ours at Canadian Tire and love it!

 

My Home Style Christmas tree Edition

Monday

Casa Watkins Living

Up To Date Interiors

Monica Wants It

Tuesday

House Homemade

Boxy Colonial

Domicile 37

Iris Nacole

The Happy Housie

Wednesday

Cuckoo 4 Design

Craftivity Designs

The Home I Create

Deeply Southern Home

Setting For Four

Little Red Brick House

Thursday

Twelve on Main

Redhead Can Decorate

PMQ for Two

Jeweled Interiors

The Gathered Home

Friday

A Designer At Home

The DIY Mommy

DIY Decor Mom

Houseful of Handmade

DIY Beautify

 

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  1. Jessica nickerson says

    December 7, 2017 at 6:46 am

    this tree is so YOU! Love the pops of color on the white background and the shoe ornament is so sweet

    Reply
    • Ariel says

      December 11, 2017 at 9:30 pm

      It sure is! It’s 100% me – white and sparkly hahaha Happy holidays boo!

      Reply
  2. jewel marlowe says

    December 7, 2017 at 7:06 am

    I love this! nice work!

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    • Ariel says

      December 11, 2017 at 9:28 pm

      Thanks!

      Reply
  3. [email protected] says

    December 7, 2017 at 8:21 am

    LOve the photo of Boots hiding under the tree and your tree is so unique and beautiful and so you. Merry christmas

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    • Ariel says

      December 11, 2017 at 9:27 pm

      Thanks Julia! As I’m sure you can imagine, he spends like 95% of time under there peering out from behind the gifts. He loves the warmth of the lights. Happy holidays to you too! <3

      Reply
  4. Julie says

    December 7, 2017 at 8:48 am

    I love your colorful style! It completely inspires me. Your tree is gorgeous, Ariel!

    Reply
    • Ariel says

      December 11, 2017 at 9:26 pm

      thanks Julie! <3

      Reply
  5. Gillian Garneau says

    December 7, 2017 at 8:52 am

    I love the soft glow, it says warmth and coziness. Boots is pretty darn adorable also! Nice range of ornaments.

    Reply
    • Ariel says

      December 11, 2017 at 9:25 pm

      <3 <3 <3 <3

      Reply
  6. Lora says

    December 7, 2017 at 8:25 pm

    This white tree paired with those colorful vintage bulbs perfect matches your style! it’s so fun and feels perfectly retro.

    Reply
    • Ariel says

      December 11, 2017 at 9:22 pm

      Thank you Lora <3

      Reply
  7. Cindy says

    December 8, 2017 at 9:57 am

    Ariel, your ornaments really do shine on your white tree. It is so colorful and fun!

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    • Ariel says

      December 11, 2017 at 9:15 pm

      Thanks Cindy!

      Reply
  8. Leslie says

    December 8, 2017 at 10:31 pm

    Boots is precious and he certainly is a fan of this tree and so am I. Colorful, eclectic and a beautiful reflection of your style!

    Reply
    • Ariel says

      December 11, 2017 at 9:10 pm

      Thank you Leslie!

      Reply
  9. Kathy says

    December 9, 2017 at 6:06 pm

    The white tree with colorful trimmings is perfect and the ornament memorials are so sweet Ariel.

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    • Ariel says

      December 11, 2017 at 9:06 pm

      Thank you so much Kathy <3 I'm very happy to sit by the light of the tree in the evenings.

      Reply
  10. Brynne | the Gathered Home says

    December 9, 2017 at 10:03 pm

    I don’t even need to tell you how much I adore your white Christmas tree, but I will anyway! It’s absolutely PERFECT for your home, Ariel!!! Definitely destiny for this gorgeous space to sport a white tree!

    Reply
    • Ariel says

      December 11, 2017 at 9:03 pm

      You sure don’t, but that doesn’t mean I don’t like hearing it 😉 Thank you <3

      Reply
  11. Stephanie @ Casa Watkins Living says

    December 11, 2017 at 10:19 am

    Beautiful Ariel!!! Your white retro tree is spectacular and looks so amazing against all the colorful decor.

    Reply
    • Ariel says

      December 11, 2017 at 9:02 pm

      Thanks Stephanie! I think it was the perfect addition to my winter decor – I can’t believe it took me so long to go for white!

      Reply
  12. Gretchen says

    December 12, 2017 at 10:37 am

    Beautiful! I love white trees (mine is on its last legs this year; maybe I need to hatch a plan to move to Canada before next year so Canadian tire can help me out? or maybe there’s another way….), and yours is just lovely–definitely the way to show off brightly colored ornaments!

    Reply

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