Styling a Regal Burgundy, Gold, and White Christmas Tree

Elevate your holiday home with a regal burgundy, gold, and white Christmas tree that radiates timeless grandeur and cozy warmth.

Burgundy and gold 12 foot christmas tree with white and red ornaments in a large foyer next to a staircase.

Burgundy Gold and White Christmas Tree

For this holiday season, I dressed both of our premium flocked Christmas trees—an 8-foot tree in the family room and a breathtaking 12-foot showstopper in the foyer—in a rich palette of deep burgundy, bordeaux red, warm gold, and crisp white. I wanted a distinctly sophisticated design that still felt wonderfully festive and nostalgic.

Building on my previous red and gold design, I incorporated our classic Balsam Hill ornaments while introducing new high-contrast dimension through lush burgundy picks, textured ribbons, and new baubles. Rather than serving as just an accent, the burgundy plays a starring role that makes each space feel truly majestic. Below, I’m sharing my complete step-by-step layering process and styling tips so you can recreate this festive magic in your own home.

Burgundy white and gold christmas tree close up. Burgundy ribbon, red ornaments, white pearl ornaments, and white pearlized ribbon.

How to Decorate a Burgundy, Gold, and White Christmas Tree

1. Fluff, Shape, and Build Interior Depth

Start by shaping and fluffing every branch, working from deep near the trunk all the way to the tips. Flocked trees take a little extra time to open up, but it makes all the difference in creating a lush, snowy silhouette. After fluffing, tuck strips of plush fur ribbon deep throughout the tree with the fur facing outward. This fills in sparse interior gaps and gives the tree an even fuller, snow-kissed appearance.

2. Insert Florals, Picks, and Berry Sprays

Next, add floral stems and structural picks to soften the tree’s silhouette and introduce rich texture. For this palette, incorporate glossy burgundy cranberry picks, pearl-accented white magnolias, and delicate gold leaf sprays. Tuck the largest picks diagonally into the boughs as primary anchors, then distribute the magnolia blooms evenly throughout. Allow the berry sprays and gilded leaves to extend outward past the tips of the needles to give both trees a lush, professionally styled look.

3. Hang Ornaments From Largest to Smallest

Once your picks and florals are anchored, begin layering your ornaments from largest to smallest. Anchor the lower third of the tree using substantial 6- to 8-inch baubles in red, gold, and white to establish visual weight. Move upward through the mid-section with medium-sized statement pieces, including our signature Balsam Hill bordeaux red ornaments. To finish, hang smaller, delicate accents along the outer branch tips where they will catch the warm ambient glow of the lights.

4. Add Luxe Ribbon and Tree Topper

For the finishing touch, bring in your statement textiles and crowning accents. On both trees, I layered deep burgundy velvet wired ribbon with a pearl-studded white-and-gold ribbon. Rather than a traditional star, both trees are crowned with an organic, custom topper created from gilded bay leaf sprays and pearl picks, adding height and grandeur to each room.

A collage of the white pearl ribbon, burgundy ribbon, and two red and gold ornaments.

A picture of a Burgundy, White, and Gold Christmas tree from the back, showing a close up of the ornaments and sprays.

Designer tip

Styling High Contrast on a Flocked Tree

Flocked branches are bright white, while deep burgundy is saturated and dark. Pairing them directly without a mid-tone can sometimes look harsh or fragmented.

The Fix: Introduce champagne gold, bordeaux red, and pearl-studded accents as your transitional mid-tones. They soften the high contrast between crisp flocking and deep wine reds, creating a cohesive, royal look.

An 8 foot flocked tree decorated with burgundy, gold, and white ornaments, and ribbon.

A collage of close up red ornaments, and an angled picture of the burgundy and gold 8 foot flocked tree.

Flocked tree with burgundy, red, white, and gold ornaments. Burgundy ribbon is looped throughout the tree, along with white and gold ribbon. There is a gold bay lear topper with pearl picks.

Common Questions

How many ornaments do I need for an 8-foot vs. a 12-foot tree?

The total count depends on your tree’s profile and how full you like your look, but you don't have to guess! In my post, How to Decorate an Elegant White and Gold Christmas Tree Like a Pro, I included a built-in ornament, pick, and ribbon calculator that instantly calculates the exact counts you need for any tree size.

How much ribbon should I buy for a heavily layered tree?

For our 12-foot tree, I used one 5-yard roll of luxe white ribbon and one 10-yard roll of burgundy ribbon, both in a 4-inch wired width. For the 8-foot tree, one 5-yard roll of white ribbon and one 10-yard roll of burgundy ribbon in a 2.5-inch wired width provided the perfect proportion. Instead of spiraling long spools around the tree, cut your ribbon into 6- to 12-inch strips, pinch them into loose loops, and tuck them directly into the branches for an effortless, cascading effect.