With the onset of another sunny autumn, everyone eagerly awaits Christmas, the time of celebration, unity with your family, and joyful pastime. So if you are blessed to live in a tropical country (or if you have the fantasy of living in one), why can’t you try new things this year with Tropical Christmas Decorations? Tropical Christmas is a popular and colorful way to brighten up the usually dreary winter days with sunny Caribbean feelings right at home.
For many years, I was a fan of Christmas decoration in the house, but in a few years I decided to change it from a traditional white and blue Christmas theme to tropical Christmas ideas. Indeed, where is all the snow for Christmas if not the red and green colors dominating all Christmas accoutrements? When it comes to choosing the overall feel of my decorations, the thought of Tropical Christmas excited me the most—bright colors and palm trees and tropical fruits here and there, I must admit. It was a complete turnaround, and let me assure you, people, it turned out to be remarkably different.
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In this blog post, I will explain the 11 tips that you can use to ensure that you have tropical-themed Christmas decorations that will brighten up your house. From a life on an island tree to beach elements for your fireplace, these tips will help make your holiday decorations one of a kind! So, let’s jump in!
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Tropical Christmas Tree
Why start with the crowd-puller product? A tropical Christmas tree is a perfect idea to bring that beach-like feeling right into your sitting room. Picking a palm tree will also work well, or even an artificial tropical tree that comes precut and ready for decoration. If you are using a traditional pine tree, do not forget to add a twist of the summer by using bright-colored parrots, shells, and mini pineapples on your tree. Include some strings of fairy lights for the twinkle and, if possible, some real flowers like hibiscus and plumeria.
What I have learned is that when it comes to choosing colors, teal, coral, and gold will definitely brighten up a tree and give the area that tropical feel. Remember to also add on top of this large starfish or a big shell as a tree topper to complete the whole look!
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Pineapple Ornaments
Pineapples are so festive and tropical; putting them up as Christmas ornaments proves that you can have fun with your holiday decorations. There are carefully crafted glass, ceramic, or wooden pineapple-shaped ornaments that will perfectly fit your Christmas tree style. For those of you who are into DIY, you might very well design your own pineapple ornaments using gold paint, glitter, and small wooden shapes. The opportunity is immense!
To my personal preference, the pineapple ornaments that adorned the tree were very amazing. They are the sweet inland preservation of an icon and take the form of glass ball ornaments with a twist; they remind me of warm days at the beach and tropical fruit. Also, they can also be easily bought online or at most home interior products selling outlets, more so during the festive seasons.
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Coconut Shell Candle Holders
Another great tropical ornament that you can use for Christmas decoration are coconut shells. Cute handmade candle holders that are made of nature material, such as driftwood, can bring a beachy feeling to the room easily. Just think about having a couple of coconut shell candles on your dining table or a few of them on your mantel. They emit light that creates a warm ambiance to it, making your home look and feel welcoming. These you can purchase ready, or you can make very simple but elegant ones by carving out real coconut shells and placing small candles inside.
I have also used these on my mantel, and they quickly attract so many compliments. It’s so easy to fix, and they give a tropical vibe to your home; moreover, guests may ask about these decorations when they come to visit you.
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Palm Leaf Garlands
Palm leaves are such a quintessential tropical feature, and incorporating them to gift or produce garlands or wreaths is an excellent way to bring natural beauty into the house this holiday season. Artificial palm leaves come in all the sizes and colors that you could want, or, if you are artistic, you could make your own palm-leaf chains from real leaves and then preserve them for use (if you do not know how to preserve leaves, you should research it online).
I’ve hung palm leaves on my staircase railing and wound them around my tree for a natural touch of tropics. A few strands of twinkling fairy lights or some shiny metallic beads just adds an extra touch of fairy-like enchantment.
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Tropical Fruit Tree Ornaments
If you think your tree could use a little more humor this season, try hanging tropical fruits on it. Consider bright oranges, bananas, slices of watermelons, and even discs of coconuts if you are serving them in the evening. Realistic-looking fruit ornaments can be easily purchased online or in craft shops, or, as always, you could make them yourself using foam or felt. These fruits also make great decorations for any tree and will add to the spirit of the season.
In my personal opinions, I prefer the fruits to appear as colorful as possible and should be that much different in varieties. Nostalgic and decorative, it creates the needed depth in the aesthetic that makes people look at the tree in a new way, cavorting away from the conventional holiday decorations to which we are accustomed.
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Flamingo Accents
Unfortunately, flamingos have become a cliché of the tropics, but they are perfect for bringing some color to your festive preparations! There are wreaths, ornaments, and inflatable flamingos for a yard, which also refers to this theme. I remember using little flamingo figurines as part of my Christmas centerpiece before, and it was eye-catching.
If you wish to be slightly less in your face about it, a flamingo-patterned cushion or a miniature figure of the same standing on your table would be perfect. They are a cute way to add some island flair without going completely tacky.
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Tropical Santa
You might want to go ahead and give your classic Santa Clause a Hawaiian twist. Tropical-themed Santas can be bought, or you can make them yourself, wearing Italian socks, baseball caps, and sandals. This is perhaps not the most serious and classic way to adapt the tropical theme to the holiday, but that’s how people would love to spend the Christmas holidays.
There are regional variations of this festive belle that I found displayed in some of the stores; these include; second of all, they are such a fun spin on traditional Santa ornaments, and they definitely bring so much character to your house.
8. Beachy Stockings
No longer the traditional red and white Christmas stockings; let them have themed stockings—the beach! Today, you can get the stockings of burlap, linen, or sea grass, and all these materials have a relaxed beach look. This also could be topped with little seashells, starfish, or a little tree made of fabric that you can hang on your stockings to make your stockings more tropical.
Once in Christmas I crafted beach stockings for my family by getting plain color fabric and then embroidering seashell prints. It was so simple, and this made the decor so much more personal!
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Tropical Christmas Wreath
Tropical wreaths are simple to put at the front door and will make the viewers welcome this Christmas. They can include sewn palm fronds, ferns, and even flowers that may include the local orchids or frangipani. If you can, also add in some bright ribbons or tiny twinkling lights to up the overall holiday cheer!
When I created a wreath in tropical style, I used the background created from the faux palm fronds and bright faux flowers. It was the design I wanted and extremely easy to assemble. Besides, it prepared the expected tropical ambiance inside the house, which I wanted to accomplish!
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Seashell Ornaments
Of all things in the home, seashells may not necessarily be associated with the Christmas D&L, but they are perfect for the occasion. You can use seashells to make ornaments, or to make beautiful strings of seashells or even small ornaments for the dining table. The best part? Seashells are usually a free resource if you are close to or by the beach. You can collect them and create beautiful home decorations out of them.
Several years ago, before the Christmas holidays, I collected seashells during a seaside and made a wonderful, home-made garland for the Christmas tree. This was one of the most satisfying DIY projects I’ve done, and I got to remember all my moments at the beach!
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Table Tropical Christmas Decorations
Certainly, a tropical Christmas table setting is another interesting theme for decorating your home during the holiday season—at least it is interesting to me.
Last of all, do not forget about the proper table for you and your guests for holiday dinner. The tropical atmosphere of the Christmas table may be created with the help of palm leaf placemats, brightly colored napkins, and tropical fruit decorations. Coconut bowls can also be used in serving and have specific dinnerware that, if included, makes your table look more like a tropical one. This is a good way that the tropical theme can be introduced during Christmas dinner time.
As a side dish, I always like to lay the table for Christmas dinner with some pineapple, mango, or some coconut to munch on. This adds more excitement to the holiday meal, and guests will definitely go head over heels for it!
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Wrapping Up
Are you prepared to bring some tropical feel into your house this Christmas? Then scroll through these 11 tropical Christmas decorations. Never mind the lush and vivid green of tropical trees; you can achieve the tropical look and Christmas vibe with a number of wreaths that will enhance the appearance of your home.
Trust me—once you embrace tropical Christmas decorations, you won’t want to go back to the traditional red and green again. Therefore, turn on the creative juices and ensure that your home has the feelings that are associated with the holidays and is as warm as the sun this year’s holiday. As if someone ever said Christmas simply has to be stormy and dreary, with nothing but fun being out of the question?
I sincerely thus wish these ideas helped one to turn things upside down and make Christmas as glowing as a tropical island.
