Red is one of the classic holiday colors, an we love it for bringing that holiday joy, heart-warming memories and cheer. If you are thinking of pulling red Christmas decor in your home, here are the most popular color schemes with red and ways to make them more eye-catching.
Red And Gold
There’s nothing more classic than red and gold, and you just can’t go wrong with it. Classic baubles, ribbons, poinsettias, beads and garlands plus jingle bells will instantly make your space a holiday one. To make it more modern, you can add fresh leaves, evergreens and berries, elegant velvet bows and modern lights.
Red and gold Christmas tree decor can be eye-catching if you add a bit of details, for example, pinecones. (via ogorod58).
To make your space feel holiday-like, style your rack in a classic way, with evergreens and vintage bells hanging on red ribbon.
Rustic style always welcomes classic color palettes, and here you can see red and gold with plaid ribbon and some touches of glitter.
Sometimes you don't need any complicated decor on your tree, just some velvet ribbon bows and lights and that's it.
This modern holiday tablescape shows off red ornaments, candles and napkins and lots of gold details for chic and elegance.
This fantastic Christmas tree shows off red, white and gold baubles, ribbon bows, berry garlands and lights.
Red And Green
Red and green is another traditional Christmas palette, and it can be spruced up with gold or silver touches if you need more bling. While the classics are red or burgundy and emerald, you can try sage green and pale green plus coral to make your decor more modern. Skipping traditional gold and adding natural elements will also make your styling more contemporary.
This is Christmas mantel classics: evergreens, burgundy ribbon and ornaments, heavy vintage bells, and such a garland is perfect to bring holiday elegance to your space.
The Christmas tablescape shows off red and white plates, green napkins, poinsettias, berries and snowy pinecones.
A textural fresh evergreen garland with holly berries is a lovely idea for a modern farmhouse space, and the fact that it's all-natural makes it even cooler.
This tree and mantel are all about holiday galore: red and gold ribbons, green bows and fabric poinsettias make the room chic and shiny.
If you can afford rocking a natural wreath, do it. It will be a sustainable decoration that won't last long and because of that will be more precious.
If you think that green and red are a boring and hacky color scheme, just look how cool you can make it switching the green shade from emerald to mint and how fresh the tree looks.
Red and green are a traditional Christmas color scheme, and it always works, whatever the decor you use. Here you can see evergreens paired with vintage striped ornaments and red Christmas trees.
Decorate the railing with red ornaments, evergreens and oversized pinecones,a dd lights to make the garland bolder.
This vintage-inspired holiday wreath is made of evergreens, pale leaves, berries and vintage bells and you don't need anything else for a lovely look.
You can never go wrong with classic red, green and gold, and such a tablescape will feel very holiday-like. (via chelseaclarke).
Traditional Christmas banister decor done with leaves, red berries and evegreens. (via diybeautify).
This is a classic Christmas color palette of red, green and gold baubles and no other decor to make it feel more modern.
This Christmas wreath is a modern take on classics: the wreath form is a metal hoop, and you can see leaves and berries covering only the lower part of it.
Make the classic red and green color scheme modern using not emerald but pale and sage green, adding fresh leaves and pompoms.
This is Christmas classics done right: lots of lights create a perfect backdrop for red and white ornaments to stand out, and fresh leaves and berries add texture and interest.
The railing is styled with evergreens and leaves, red ornaments and large red bows and it looks absolutely adorable.
I love this cute red and white Christmas tree decor, here you can see not only basic baubles but also an owl, a deer and some polar bears.
Red And White
Red and white is a perfect contrasting color scheme that can look both modern or vintage depending on the decor you choose. Think a white or flocked Christmas tree, striped ribbons and eye-catchy oversized ornaments for a more modern look or go timeless with vintage ornaments and bells. Red and white can be applied to winter wonderland style if you don’t use too much red in styling.
This classic Christmas tree shows off white, silver, red and amber ornaments, only baubles, no other decor or even lights.
If you need more and simple decor, you can rock red and white, baubles and some snowflakes and skip all the rest of the decor.
A slim Christmas tree can also have a big impact, and red and silver ornaments with plaid and burlap ribbons will make it wow.
This is a gorgeous Christmas tree completely covered with ornaments, red, silver and white ones, with shiny twigs and pinecones.
This snowy Christmas tree shows off extremely elegant decor with gold, silver and white ornaments, burgundy ribbons and baubles.
This is a modern Christmas tree done with a bit of vintage elements including plaid ribbon, lanterns and fabric poinsettia flowers.
Pull off red and white on a flocked Christmas tree and add vertical stripe ribbon to make it unique. (via bhg).
Deeper shades of red like burgundy will give more elegance to your Christmas tree and will stand out more on a flocked or white one.
This shiny and cool Christmas tree shows off silver and gold ornaments, red beads and lights.
Red And Silver
Red and silver is a fresh take on red and gold as these two colors aren’t often seen together and they contrast a lot. Pull it off with white and create a beautiful contrasting space with a touch of shine. Such a palette can be done both vintage or modern depending on the ornaments and other decor you choose.
Red and silver are a non-traditional holiday color combo, so it's like a fresh take on the classic red and gold.
This is classic elegance achieved with neutral ribbons, shiny mercury glass and burgundy velvet ornaments, candles and crystals.
Red And Blue
Red and blue is a cool and fresh solution for those of you who want something like green and red but not exactly. Choosing navy, midnight blue and even teal instead of emerald will make your holiday decor no worse than emerald, and as much contrasting. If you want something fresh or you feel like coastal decor, stick to mint blue and light blues or turquoise paired with red, that will be gorgeous!
Blue and red are an out of the box color scheme, and to make red stand out, you can choose lighter shades of blue.
Blue and red can look elegant, especially if you tie the color scheme up with some printed ribbons or ornaments that feature both colors in one.
Though we are used to see woodland decor one in green, brown and amber shades, here it's pull off with blues and red and it looks out of the box.
If you prefer darker tones, stick to navy and burgundy instead of blue and red and your tree style will be instantly elevated.
Go bold infusing your red and gold Christmas tree with navy and electric blue ornaments and ribbons, that will make a huge difference!.
Midnight blue is a very elegant shade, and dotting your tree with a bit of red ornaments paired with midnight blue ones will make it very sophisticated.
Add navy and electric blue decor to your classic red and gold Christmas tree and you will see how unusual, bold and catchy it will look.
This Christmas tree shows off navy and red decor with lights and a bow, and such a combo looks very classic and elegant. (via calypsointhecountry).
The natural textural wreath form, a bow with red and blue ribbons and vintage bells create a beautiful and non-cheesy decoration. (via thelilypadcottage).
Teal is a gorgeous jewel tone between blue and green, and this is a nice way to vary the look of your Christmas tree in blue and red or green and red. (via placeofmytaste).
Red And Pink
Red and pink is my favorite color scheme if we take red, this is a modern palette with plenty of color, and if you add green or creamy to it, you will get lovely and colorful decor. Make your Christmas decor bold, fun and cool rocking these two colors together and playing with the shades. Get inspired!
I love this cool and fun mantel decor done with pink, red and white stockings, a natural evergreen garland with pinecones and lights.
Bright colors can easily raise the spirits and create a holiday mood, and this red and pink Christmas tree can easily do it at once.
Style your mantel or credenza for the holidays with pink and red bottlebrush trees to give your space a Christmas feel.
This pink Christmas tree is decorated with red, pink and white ornaments, pompoms and lights and it can be used on Valentine's Day, too.
This shelf arrangement is made with red and pink bottlebrush Christmas trees, and it's a budget-friendly way to style your home for the holidays.