Silver or black Christmas tree? 16 December 2015 at 11:44PM in Special occasions & other celebrations 17 replies 1.7K views

Fusspot

I've bought a small Christmas tree from Paperchase. They had sold out of the green so I decided to go for black but when I got it home and opened the box they had given me a silver one. It's ok and more traditional than black I guess but I can't make my mind up. I've put some purple and blue baubles on it and it looks ok but maybe a little cold? I cant be bothered to take it back. Which colour would you prefer?

SailorSam

Eee by gum love, we've had black Christmas Trees for years here up Norf,
They started off green, but with all the soot coming from mill chimneys.

Pollycat

Fusspot wrote: »

I've bought a small Christmas tree from Paperchase. They had sold out of the green so I decided to go for black but when I got it home and opened the box they had given me a silver one. It's ok and more traditional than black I guess but I can't make my mind up. I've put some purple and blue baubles on it and it looks ok but maybe a little cold? I cant be bothered to take it back. Which colour would you prefer?

Neither.

It would have to be green for me, if they'd sold out of the green I think I'd have looked elsewhere or even done without this year and got in early next year.

System

Silver would look too cold in my living room and wouldnt stand out from my neutral coloured walls. Black would stand out better but theres no way i'd have a black Christmas tree.

My tree is green and fibre optic.

pigpen

mine is black.. its really nice.. I do have a silver one too.. and a rainbow one!! I've not used the rainbow one yet but the black is by far preferable to the silver.

DigForVictory

I've green, black & silver artificial trees (family joke) and just 'tune' the baubles to each. The green tree can wear any decoration from bauble to home made to wood to glass to ribbon - hurrah. The black tree looks best in silver & glass & the silver in red & wood.

If you think the purple & blue baubles are a bit cold, take off the blue & add a bit more purple - crackers, ribbon, paper chain, whatever you can source that helps. Ask for red decorations as presents & hang them at once?!

Changing the tree can be a bit of a faff, but running a few extra decorations, especially gifts from friends, is simple. Plus red will work nicely with a green tree another year - enjoy!

wort

I'm traditional green I'm afraid. But my niece has black with purple baubles and looks fab, my daughter has black with bright green baubles. I think black makes the colours pop more.
I wouldn't keep if you have reservations as you would look at it and think Oh I wish I'd changed it !
Or maybe that's just me !

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SeduLOUs

I have a silver tree with red and blue large decorations on it, and it does looks really nice, but possibly more of an 'abstract' feel than 'cosy'.

I keep debating whether to change it, but can't really be bothered spending the money on a new one, and if I did I'd be torn as to what colour to go for as I don't do anything 'ordinary' so I probably wouldn't choose green and would end up opting for black or even possibly dark blue.

Fusspot

Thanks for your replies. Well the silver tree looked grey when I got.up this morning and I noticed the box said matt silver, not good, so I'm returning it.

My problem has now been solved as a friend at work has now brought in for me a green fibre optic tree which him and his wife no longer use.

Nargleblast

Good result, Fusspot - as far as I am concerned, there is no substitute for a green tree (real or artificial), any other colour just seems totally wrong.