Sleek, chic and dramatic, black ornaments instantly elevate your tree into something sophisticated and modern.

Pair black with gold, silver or bronze for a glamorous metallic effect or combine them with red and white for a bold and festive statement.

Black also works beautifully with jewel tones like emerald or burgundy for a rich, luxurious look.

The themes you can have with black ornaments are vintage Hollywood, black tie sophistication or Gothic celebration.

Vintage Hollywood Glam Christmas Tree

Combine black Christmas ornaments with silver ornaments to add a little sparkle to the tree. You can also find Christmas ornaments featuring director’s chairs, old film cameras or clapper boards.

Add a few ornaments featuring your favorite Golden Age film stars such as Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra or Marilyn Monroe.

Styling Tips for your Hollywood Glam Christmas Tree

• Use fairy lights for a lovely glow or the oversized bulb style of lights to emulate the lights around a dressing room mirror.
• Include glitter and matte ornaments for depth and also see if you can use some black or silver ornaments that also have rhinestones on them.
• Use a feather boa in black, silver or white in place of a garland.
• Add floral picks and sprays to fill in gaps, add texture and enhance the luxurious appearance
• As a topper find one that is dazzling and sparkling to off-set the black ornaments or use a vintage star to complete the Hollywood glam theme.
• Drape a plush, fabric tree skirt around the base as though it was a wrap that was worn to the Oscars (you could even use faux fur if you wanted)

Check out Silver Christmas Ornaments or Movie Christmas Ornaments.

Black Tie Sophistication Themed Christmas Tree

If you ever have to wear a tuxedo or a little black dress the chances are you’re heading to a black tie event which means sophistication. Black Christmas ornaments can be used to create a really sophisticated tree. Adding glimpses of a metallic like gold Christmas ornaments adds to the sophistication.

Styling Tips for a Sophisticated Black Tree Decor

• Use fairy lights to add a glow to the tree.
• Mix up the ornaments to include matte, glossy and glitter finishes together for texture and depth.
• Add gold ribbon to soften the dramatic effect.
• Place mirrored or glass ornaments nearby to reflect the light from the fairy lights and balance the darker tones of your ornaments.

Gothic Inspired Christmas Tree

Most people who are thinking of having a Gothic Christmas tree will gravitate towards a black tree, but you can get a touch of Christmas Goth by using black ornaments and adding splashes of rich color with Christmas ornaments in burgundy, deep purple or emerald green.

The look is really easy to create and can look great for Halloween or Christmas.

Styling Tips for a Gothic Christmas Tree

• Use eerie lighting to cast a dramatic glow on the dark ornaments and decorations, think purple or red fairy lights.
• Using black ornaments as your base you can complement it with rich dark jewel tones such as deep purple and emerald green as well as metallic colors like silver and gold.
• Incorporate contrasting textures – mix shiny and matte ornaments with velvet ribbons and faux pearls to create a rich, layered look.
• Incorporate mini skulls, bats and spider Halloween ornaments.
• Use black beaded strands or garlands of white pearls in place of traditional garlands or tinsel.
• Add dark floral picks and black roses to enhance the spooky aesthetic.
• Design a custom tree topper – get a star topper and paint it black; or get a cluster of dark floral picks and connect them together to create a dramatic topper; or find a Halloween skull and use that.
• When it comes to the tree skirt a black velvet fabric would be amazing.

Black Christmas Ornament Ideas

Black is a color that mixes so well with others that there are so many ways these ornaments can be incorporated in a Christmas tree theme. I personally have black on my family Christmas tree as my husband is a Kiwi so we have an All Black Santa and some black baubles with silver ferns on them as a nod to his heritage (and love of rugby).

Here’s a few more ideas for using black ornaments for your Christmas tree:

• Black & White (or cream) Christmas tree – this can be very dramatic and very sophisticated
• Black and metallics – pairing black ornaments with luxurious metallic accents like gold or silver can create a dramatic and glamorous look.
• Add black to bold, vibrant colors like pinks or teals for a modern vibe.
• Red and green with black ornaments as the contrast can be a lovely twist on traditional Christmas, dd in plaid ribbons and wooden ornaments if you want to turn traditional Christmas to Farmhouse Christmas with a twist.

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