I have a black Christmas tree in the bay window of the dining room, with silver and black baubles,, and I think it looks really nice.   I don't mind artificial trees if they are very obviously artificial and aren't trying to look like real ones.

I bought a black Christmas tree last year Issy, I love it 

Not really - just bought some red and gold charger plates - think that's as far as I'll go with ringing the changes. We are traditionalists in this house - don't think change would go down well TBH.

That is why I am comfortable with it Growly.I have always been a little uneasy about fake green Xmas trees - this one will be obviously fake and that will be grand,
They have some half price ones in Homebase so I will go have a look this weekend.

I've got a 7.5ft black christmas twee and I lurrrve it I've only got white lights and silver baubles and beads. Am thinking of making an effigy of David Cameron and firmly sticking him on the top of it this year.

I may be daring and post some pics

Black Christmas trees are very stylish depending on how you decorate them.

I nearly bought one of those upside down trees last year but stopped myself, thankfully.

They actually look ridiculous - apologies if anyone has one

LOL - yes you may be right - you do not want WW3 on Xmas day.

Thanks issy and growly, I've just spilled a glass of wine onto my keyboard in the rush to tell you how much I disagree. Thank the Lord I have a spare.

I can only have a little 5ft one this year but should be in my very own place next year and love big xmas trees.
It was actually OH who suggested it... and I said NOOOO at first, Then we saw some really nice ones in Next and I thought - what the heck
Don't ruin your lovely tree with Cameron though 

What do you disagree with??

no no no, xmas trees are supposed to be green I've seen all sorts of colours, paperchase had some pink and purple ones

Why would anyone want one and more to the point where would the fairy go?

that shoulda been bonfire night

Yes they should...

Apart from the black ones.

They always look burnt to me.... ahem, sorry I like the 'traditional' colours at xmas... green tree, red, gold, bronze colour scheme.... feels more xmassy to me, suppose its cos thats how we did it at home

1960's silver foil job.

With fairy  

I have always been a traditionalist but different rule apply this year.
If I don't like it, I will go back to the green next year,

I am sure it will look quite charming.

I'm having a HUUUUGE real one, as per norm

Went to a garden centre at the weekend and they were £80

Luckily we get ours from a friend who is a farm manager, it'll cost about £25

Love real trees Rexi but picking up the needles after is

I have a cunning plan Rexi.
Next year when I am in my own house I will have a real one in one room and a black one in the other,
I haven't had a real Xmas tree for so long now..

We have those no-drop needle ones - also, we have wooden floors, so all it needs is a quick sweep

Good plan Issy ... I do have two small paperchase pink ones in the kitchen

You can never have too many Xmas trees

Apparently, spraying hairspray on real trees as soon as you get them helps to prevent the needles dropping off

Seems a lot of people like traditional xmassy things. I don't I won't have any other colours than black, silvers, whites and greys at Christmas in the house. I banned tinsel but have been talked round to maybe having it somewhere in the house as long as it's the right colour (not on my tree though ). My mum despairs

I've also got some blue fairy lights to go round the laptop

I always had real Christmas trees until last year .........................saw this and it scared me half to death. The last one we had my husband took it into the garden (when christmas was over) and put a match to it - the sap inside is like paraffin!

Last Christmas when I went to the hairdressers they had a black tree it was beautifully decorated white and blue, I felt I should not like it as I like green trees but my eyes kept going back to it I really did like it 

OHHH Marg - that is similar to what I want - I may have to copy and paste the photo - thanks

Your welcome Issy

Oh God I just watched that fire video - and imagine if that had been sprayed with hairspray as well

I thought some hairspray was fire retardant - or am I getting all confused?

Il just chop down one of those nice green ones down the road on that environmentally protected land in the next couple of weeks




Simples.

Will you spray it black though?

It's those environmentally friendly ones that go whoooooooooooooooooooosh. Global warming on a grand scale 

I bought a black Christmas tree last year, although i wasnt sure at the time, it looked nice when it was up. I have lilac and silver baubles, much like the picture. I will try to post a pic when it is up

The hairdressers I go to had their tree at the door away from everything  all their different rooms are upstairs for washing hair colouring cutting etc it was safe..

"Will you spray it black though?"




Nope, yellow.

JUST FOR EVERYONE'S ATTENTION!

It's not the artificial ones that go up in flames in seconds (they are treated with flame retardant stuff) - if they were anywhere near as inflammable as the real ones they'd simply not be allowed.

It's the real/natural trees that are highly inflammable - the sap is like paraffin.