5 Tips for Decorating an Easter Tree Using Colorful and Bright Decor Items
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If you’re new to the idea of decorating an Easter tree, you’re not alone. The concept is still fairly new. But it’s quickly gaining popularity as a fresh way to welcome spring and celebrate the holiday in different parts of the home.
The tips below help both first-timers and seasoned decorators create Easter trees and coordinate them with other areas of your home. These ideas work for table centerpieces, entryway tables, consoles, and mantels. They use colorful and bright decor items that tie everything together.
By the time you’re done reading, you’ll be able to create an Easter tree that even the most discerning Easter Bunny would approve of.
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Lean Into a Vintage Tabletop Look
This style works great as a starter Easter tree and pairs naturally with a farmhouse table. Dark branches with small green buds or leaves create texture and a muted base, which gives the display a vintage feel.
Place the branches in a stoneware farmhouse pitcher. Add cardinal figurines nestled in small bird’s nests for a pop of color. Hang wooden eggs from the branches using ribbon. Use a mix of natural wood tones and pastel shades for the eggs. Place the centerpiece in the middle of the table so the creation can be appreciated from every angle.
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Dress Up a Store-Bought Topiary
An entry table is a good place to use a store-bought ball topiary or foliage decorative ball as an Easter tree. Simply add colored speckled eggs to the green foliage. Alternatively, a set of spring pattern wooden eggs will also look “eggsellent” here.
You can also set a curious ceramic or terra cotta bunny figurine next to the bottom of the topiary or ball to greet guests coming in.
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Use Paper Eggs for a Modern Easter Tree
Hang honeycomb paper Easter eggs to create a branch-style Easter tree. You can order these paper eggs or make your own using a tutorial. Use paper eggs in deeper tones and muted shades to create a modern feel compared to the traditional pastels of Easter colors.
Arrange the branches in a wide-mouth glass vase for a contemporary touch. For a more rustic feel use a rounded wood vase and space them out so each stands on its own. This style works best on a side table or console.
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Add Lights for an Ethereal Effect
To create an Easter tree with a soft, ethereal vibe, start with a tabletop lighted birch tree. Next, hang painted wooden eggs from the branches, spacing them out so they don't compete with the lights. Gold or silver-colored eggs look best for this theme.
The light reflected on the metallic eggs makes them sparkle. For more brilliance, add red and gold eggs at the base of the tree.
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Style an Easter Tree like a Christmas Tree
For those of you that want to go big, treat an Easter tree the same way you would a Christmas tree, just with spring-themed decor. Build the tall tree in layers so it feels full, balanced, and intentional.
Steps for decorating an Easter tree:
- Start with the tree and lights: Use a faux tree with built-in lights or wrap soft pastel or multicolored lights around a live tree. Begin lighting from the inside and work outward to create an even glow.
- Add an ornament collection: Use a coordinated set of floral-themed ornaments to cover more area of the tree evenly. For example, a set of painted daisy metal egg ornaments from Antique Farmhouse will add color and shine without looking scattered.
- Hang filled eggs for interaction: Use filled eggs as an Easter advent-style countdown with small surprises inside.
- Include kid-made touches: Let children make paper rabbits or simple paper shapes with glitter added to hang on the branches.
- Layer in nature-inspired accents: Add birdhouses, chicks in small bird’s nests, or bird figurines, either hanging from branches or twined around them.
- Finish with statement lighting: Add light-up Easter egg string lights or an extra strand of multicolored LEDs if you want more brightness.
- Coordinate the tree with the mantel: If you placed the Easter tree close to the mantel, you can hang burlap carrots and other spring-themed ornaments from the tree branches. Echo the tree’s look with a carrot appliqué burlap banner draped across the mantel.
Still in decorating mode? There’s plenty more spring and Easter decor to explore. Find pieces for decorating an Easter tree and the rest of your home with Antique Farmhouse’s Easter Decor.
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