The Ultimate Christmas Tree Buying Guide
Oct
Contents:
- Deciding on the Location
- Sizing
- Colour, Realistic Factor and Budget
- Desired Decor Colour Theme and Lights
- Set-Up
- Storage Practicality
- Seller Trust
Having a decorated Christmas tree in your home or office is a big part of the Christmas tradition in Singapore. It successfully transforms your home in to a Christmas wonderland, and the tree remains a vital prop in your holiday photos. Being the centre of your festive celebrations, knowing how to choose a tree that suits your home and festive style is extremely important. The great news is this in this guide, we show you how to choose the best and most suitable artificial tree for your home.
Deciding on the Location:
Above: A 7 ft Christmas tree used in the living room of a HDB flat in Singapore
The size of your Christmas tree really depends on where you intend to put your tree. In Singapore, Christmas trees are typically set up in the following areas:
Entryway: Perfect for greeting guests with warm festive cheer.
Living Room: Typically the largest space in a home. And putting the tree in the living room is the easiest way to make it the centre of attention.
Dining Room: For houses with space constraints, it may be most practical to set up the tree in the dining room
Decide on the location first, and then we can move on to decide on the size of tree that we need.
See also: Best Places to Put Your Christmas tree in Your Home
Choosing the Size of Your Tree
By Height: It is essential to note that in Singapore, ceiling heights of different properties and projects do vary. However, this is the common norm:
HDB: 2.4 metres (8 feet)
Condo: 2.6 to 2.8 metres (8 to 9.5 feet)
Landed Property: 2.8 metres and above (9.5 feet onwards)
Do note that if your housing renovation involved the construction of a false ceiling, it would be best to physically measure your ceiling height.
It is essential to note that you would need to deduct at least 30 cm (1 foot) off your ceiling height should you wish to include a Star Tree-Topper. This would be the maximum possible height your tree should be. Of course, any smaller than that is fine. But as most would agree, bigger is grander.
By Width: Next, we must consider the width. Each Christmas tree product on Masons Home Decor has the width of each height variant in the product description.
Above: Example of Height and Width Dimensions on every tree product page
You need to measure the available length and breadth of your space. You should give an allowance of 10-15 cm per side to ensure the tree does not look too cluttered. For example, if you can cater to a space of 150 x 150 cm for your Christmas tree, you should get a tree that is 135 cm in width or diameter.
Tip: Make sure that you choose a location that is nearby your power points for the LED string lighting.
Considering the above recommendations, you should by now be able to lock in the height and width of your tree. You may find that your space can accommodate the height of a large tree, but not the width. Should that be the case, be sure to check out our Tips on Christmas Tree Tips for Homes with Space Constraints.
See also: How to Choose the Perfect Height and Shape of a Christmas Tree for Your Home or Office
Choosing the Tree – Colour (Shade of Green), Realism and Budget
Choosing the type of design of Artificial Christmas Tree for your home is very important. It determines the colour theme of your decorations, and type of decorations you will be dealing with.
Christmas trees at Masons Home Decor are known to be hyper realistic and extremely true to life. Our FirTECT™ technology ensures that these artificial trees fully mimic its real-life version, with the perfect shade of green. Here are the types of Artificial Trees, and a summary of who they are suitable for
Traditional Pine Trees (Full PVC):
Mirabella Alpine Christmas Tree
Budget: Very Economical – From $59
Realism: Traditional
Density: Very
Width: Wide
Ornaments: Very Versatile
Perfect for first time owners or for people who cannot decide on anything
Renato Slim Colorado Pine
Budget: Very Economical – From $49
Realism: Traditional
Density: Very
Width: Slim
Ornaments: Very Versatile
Perfect for first time owners with space constraints
Hyper Realistic Pine Trees (PE and PVC):
Amazzonia Cashmere Pine
Bushy branches with unique light green texture
Budget: Economical – From $119
Realism: Hyper Realistic
Density: Very
Width: Wide
Ornaments: Cool Theme
Perfect for those who wish to flood decorations, or those who like pastel or cool theme decor, such as blue, silver, white, etc.
Abaco Giant Needle Pine
Long and lush needle pines with premium dark green texture
Budget: Economical – From $119
Realism: Hyper Realistic
Density: Very
Width: Wide
Ornaments: Minimal and/or Warm
Minimal decorations preferred due to the long pines of this tree. Some baubles, red berries, and flowers, would be perfect.
Hyper Realistic Fir Trees (PE and PVC):
Astoria Douglas Fir Slim
Bushy branches with unique green texture
Budget: Premium – From $269
Realism: Hyper Realistic
Density: Very
Width: Wide
Ornaments: Any – Highly Versatile
Perfect for those who desire quality, uniqueness, and beauty, but have space constraints
Ariana Douglas Fir
Bushy branches with premium dark texture
Budget: Premium – From $369
Realism: Hyper Realistic
Density: Very
Width: Wide
Ornaments: Any – Highly Versatile
Perfect for those who desire quality, uniqueness, beauty, and large width for grandeur
Arenaria Balsam Fir
Bushy branches with premium dark texture
Budget: Premium – From $269
Realism: Hyper Realistic
Density: Very
Width: Wide
Ornaments: Cool Theme
Perfect for those who desire quality, uniqueness, beauty, and large width for grandeur
Aramanta Noble Fir
Bushy branches with premium dark texture
Budget: Premium – From $369
Realism: Hyper Realistic
Density: Very
Width: Wide
Ornaments: Any – Highly Versatile
Perfect for those who desire quality, uniqueness, beauty, and large width for grandeur
Hyper Realistic Fir Trees (PE and PVC):
Angelus Flocked Balsam Fir
Bushy branches with frosted texture
Budget: Premium – From $469
Realism: Hyper Realistic
Density: Very
Width: Wide
Ornaments: Pastel or White
Perfect for those who desire a White Christmas
White Alpine
Bushy branches with frosted texture
Budget: Economical – From $119
Realism: Traditional
Density: Very
Width: Wide
Ornaments: Pastel or White
Perfect for those who desire a White Christmas, with a budget
Now that you have chosen your tree…
Everything About Decorations
Colour Theme
When deciding on how to decorate your Christmas tree, the easiest way would be to decorate via a colour theme. It is common to see Christmas trees decorated in a single colour, such as full gold, full red, or full silver. To allow yourself more leeway in decorating, and to take full advantage of the crazy variety of ornaments available at Masons, we advise to just choose between a warm theme, or a cool theme. Trees with a warm themed decor would consist of colours such as Red, Gold, Maroon, Brown, or Champagne Gold. While cool colours comprise of tones such as White, Blue, Turquoise, Silver, or Green.
Of course, if you want a single colour theme, you should go for it!
We find that trees with a dark shade of green are extremely versatile, and light-coloured trees go best with cool colours.
Types of Decorations that Exist
These are the type of decorative ornaments that exist in Masons Home Decor, the largest range of Christmas Ornaments you will ever find in Singapore. We have provided some tips on how your desired tree decor style should affect the choice of your tree. Let’s start first by understanding the type of trees that exist:
Baubles
Anything that you hang onto a tree with a provided rope. Usually round, but can exist in fun shapes and designs such as reindeers, snowmen, or even animals. We advise to use a variety of shapes and sizes. Trees below 7 ft (210 cm) should have more 6 cm and 8 cm diameter baubles, while trees above 7 ft should have some 10-12 cm baubles.
Tree Picks and Sprays
Anything that can be stuffed into the tree. They can be as small as mini flowers, or as big as a giant poinsettia (that can cover more space for a big tree). Big tree picks are not so suitable for trees with poky pines, such as the Abaco Giant Needle Pine. The Needle Pines of the tree may appear squashed when decorated with overly big tree picks. Have a variety of small and medium/large picks and sprays.
Ribbons
Literally cloths of fabric tied into bows of ribbon. Ribbons cover quite a substantial amount of surface area on your tree. If you are pairing them with tree picks and sprays, perhaps refrain from the bigger tree picks.
Tree-Topper
The star at the top of your tree. Usually a one size fits all type of product. Tree Toppers are available most commonly as stars, but also in other forms such as Angels or Snowflakes too.
Bonus content: The recommended amount of ornaments a tree should have, assuming the entire tree is decorated. Use 70% of the quantity described if you intend to decorate just the front and sides:
| Tree Height | Baubles | Tree Picks and Sprays | Ribbons | LED Lights | Tree Topper |
| 5 feet | 24-36 pieces | 6-8 pieces mini, 4-6 pieces medium | To replace the number of medium/large tree picks and sprays | 1 set | 30 cm Height |
| 6 feet | 36 to 48 pieces | 8-10 pieces mini, 6-8 pieces medium | 2 sets | 30 cm Height | |
| 7 feet | 48 to 54 pieces | 10-12 pieces mini, 8-12 pieces medium | 3 sets | 30 cm Height | |
| 8 feet | 54 to 72 pieces | 12-16 pieces mini, 10-12 pieces medium/large | 4 sets | 30 cm Height | |
| 10 feet | 72 pieces onwards | 24 pieces mini, 12-16 pieces medium/large | 6 sets | 30 cm Height | |
| 12 feet | 72 pieces onwards | 36 pieces mini, 16-24 pieces medium/large | 8 sets | 30 cm Height |
The above recommendation will give you a final look similar to this, where the tree is 60% filled. Getting more or lesser is entirely up to you. Connect with us should you need any further advice!
See also: The Ultimate Guide to Decorating Your Christmas Tree
Feeling lazy? Check out our stylish pre-decorated trees at our Premium Bundles section.
Easy 5 Minute Set Up
Fortunately, all trees at Masons Home Decor are equipped with hinge branches that open like an umbrella when turned upside down. We are proud of our 5-minute Christmas Tree Set Up feature.
If you are considering purchasing a Christmas tree elsewhere, be sure to check with the retailer on how you are supposed to open up the tree branches. Many retailers will require you to manually open each branch, or hook them to the centre trunk of the tree. This is extremely time consuming.
Packaged into different parts
Stays closed when upside down
Opens up automatically
Storage Practicality
All good things come to an end. There comes a time in January every year that marks the last day of Christmas. In Singapore, this is when some malls would have been already fully decked in Lunar New Year decorations!
It is important to ensure that you have space in your home to store the ornaments and trees that you have used for the festive season. All packaging dimensions information is available in each Christmas tree product page. We also have a Christmas tree storage bag that you could add on to your purchase.
For your reference, you may refer to this video on how to dismantle and store your tree!
Trust
Lastly, no one wants to be a victim of product misrepresentation. Masons Home Decor is the largest and most reliable provider of Christmas trees, ornaments, and decorations in Singapore. We are backed with countless 5 star reviews, organic media shoutouts, and our products can be seen at prestigious five star commercial and residential establishments. We use real photography, and our products can be viewed at physically at our showroom.
Refrain purchasing from vendors with insufficient reviews, social proof, or for those with product images that look too fake or inconsistent.
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