Overview
- Warm LEDs, smart projectors, flexible neon strips and electronic candles are supplanting multicolor strings to cut energy use and improve safety.
- Neutral palettes are dominant, with beige, white, champagne, terracotta, muted greens and soft metallics replacing the traditional red and green look.
- Natural, reusable materials such as wood, linen, jute, dried foliage and glass are in demand, paired with handcrafted ornaments including rustic clay textures, embroidered fabrics and smoked or tonal glass.
- Nontraditional tree solutions are spreading, from branches in vases and wall structures to pop-up trees, book-stacked cones and rental or reusable options suited to small spaces.
- Sustainability underpins the shift, with reporting frequently citing guidance like Carbon Trust’s estimate that a 2‑meter artificial tree needs roughly 10 reuses to outperform buying a real tree each year.