This year create a winter wonderland inspired by one of 2018's hottest holiday trends, black and white buffalo check. Fill your home with black and white Christmas decor this season and you'll manage to look modern farmhouse fab and on-trend all at the same time.
It's the most wonderful time of the year, and it's the time of year where lights twinkle, the ornaments glimmer, joy is abundant and families gather together! It's time to start decking the halls for the holidays, and I'm so excited to share my Modern Black and White Farmhouse Christmas Tree with you.
I've decorated in the past for Christmas with a rustic and chic design, but this year I wanted to change things up and create something a little more modern that fits my current home decor and style. Lately, I've been obsessed with one of 2018 hottest trends; black and white buffalo check. I'm absolutely smitten with this black and white farmhouse inspired Christmas tree and I'm here to help you fill your home with black and white Christmas decor this season and create your own modern farmhouse fab and on-trend Christmas tree.
The key to decorating a beautiful Christmas tree is to start with a theme. For this tree, I was inspired by the black and white buffalo check and knew I wanted to incorporate that into my design. I started by wrapping the tree with black and white buffalo check ribbon that I already had on hand, however you could use this buffalo plaid ribbon to achieve a similar look. Next, I added texture and farmhouse style by wrapping the tree with the cotton plant garland. I always like to start with the ribbon and garland, because it helps you envision the layout and spacing for the rest of your ornaments and decorations.
It's fun to include some DIY ornaments, which is perfect for creating that personalized custom look you want for your modern black and white Christmas tree. Other than a few red glass ornaments I had on hand, I handmade every ornament for this tree. Be sure to check out all the details on how I made my own DIY Christmas ornaments for this black and white decorated tree.
I used black and white buffalo plaid placemats and embroidery hoops to create oversized ornaments that incorporated the signature buffalo check pattern I wanted to feature on this neutral tree. These turned out to be one of my favorite ornaments on the tree, and they were so easy to make!
Another one of my favorites is the snow-filled terrarium ornaments. It reminds me of a snow-covered field on my grandmother's farm.
Next, I created custom black and white ornaments with simple sayings that reflect what I think the holidays are all about. I used my Cricut machine and vinyl to make both the round black papier-mache round ornaments and the simple DIY unfinished wood slat ornaments.
Simple hand painted black and white winter wonderland porcelain ornaments pair perfectly with the modern painted DIY ceramic 3D fancy ornaments.
With lots of neutral colors, I knew I needed to add a pop of shimmer and sparkle to my Christmas tree. I painted the DIY wood snowflake ornaments white and while the paint was still wet I sprinkled them with lots of iridescent glitter. I also filled small DIY clear round Christmas ornaments with the glitter for a simple, yet sparkly ornament. There is something about gold that gives everything a regal feel, so I decided to add in a few DIY gold leaf ornaments. These are another simple DIY that you can customize to match any color scheme.
There are so many ways you can customize and personalize your holiday decor, make sure you check out my tutorial for 5 DIY Christmas Ornaments for Black & White Christmas Tree.
When it comes to Christmas tree decorations, don't forget about all of the presents wrapped under the tree. Make sure your wrapping paper, ribbon, and packages coordinate so that everything blends seamlessly together. I love to use plain white wrapping paper, coordinating ribbon, ornaments and buffalo plaid favor containers to wrap up gifts.
I am completely smitten with my modern black and white Christmas tree and it coordinates perfectly with my Black and White Farmhouse Mantel. My house is all decked out and ready for the holiday season and we can't wait to bask in the magic and joy of Christmas, while cuddled up and cozy on the couch with this beautiful view!
To get the full Modern Farmhouse Christmas look be sure to check out the 5 DIY Ornament Ideas. For more DIY Christmas ideas get the full tutorials to the Painted Buffalo Plaid Wreath, Farmhouse Painted Christmas Trees and Fresh Cut Tree Banner with free download.
Get more Farmhouse Christmas styling inspiration be sure to check out all of my ideas here.
