24 Burgundy Christmas Tree Ideas With Wine-Dark Velvet and Aged Brass

Burgundy does something red never quite manages: it reads as grown-up the moment the lights go on. The shade sits closer to wine than to Santa, so it carries velvet, brass and candlelight without ever looking like a school pageant. This round-up treats the keyword two ways, because a burgundy tree can mean two different trees.

Half of these are artificial trees that are burgundy in the branch itself, the kind you plug in and the colour is already done. The other half are ordinary green firs, real or faux, dressed entirely in wine-dark ornaments, so the colour comes from what hangs on them rather than what they are made of. If you have already worked through the pink Christmas tree version of this same trick, the logic here is identical, just several shades darker.

Twenty-four looks, grouped by the room and the mood it asks for, from stark white backdrops where burgundy does all the talking, to studies, kitchens and nurseries where it has to share the space. Pick the one closest to your own walls and your own patience, then shop the list under the photo rather than hunting piece by piece.

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White Rooms, One Dark Tree

Put a wine-coloured tree against white walls and pale floors and it stops being a colour choice and becomes the whole point of the room. These six use a plain white backdrop on purpose, so the burgundy never has to compete with anything, and the more restrained end of elegant tree styling applies directly here.

The Wine-Dark Pencil Tree in an All-White Living Room

A slim artificial tree in solid burgundy stands floor to ceiling against pale oak and a low white sofa, where there is nothing else to look at so the colour gets to do all the work. Large glass baubles catch the light in a way flat paint never would, and brushed gold finials keep the whole thing from reading too monastic.

What makes it different from the others in this white run is the restraint: no ribbon cascade, no garland, just baubles, finials and a cluster of ivory velvet bows standing in for a traditional trim. The only real effort is choosing a pencil shape slim enough not to swallow a minimalist room, everything after that is plug-and-hang.

A pre-lit artificial tree, 7 feet, wearing 42 ornaments in burgundy, brushed gold and ivory.

A Tabletop Wine Tree Beside the Bed

A small potted fir sits on a nightstand-height table in a white bedroom with bare windows and morning light, dressed in dried roses instead of fresh ones so nothing wilts by the second week. Brass bells add a quiet sound when the tree gets bumped, and the whole thing stays low enough not to block the window.

This one skips glass entirely, which is the practical note worth knowing: dried florals and brass survive a bedside knock in a way breakable baubles never do. The only thing to watch is overcrowding a small tree, four kinds of ornament is already plenty at this scale.

A live potted fir, 3.5 feet, wearing 40 ornaments in burgundy, dried rose and aged brass.

A Matte Burgundy Tree Against Pale Plaster

Flocked matte, not glossy, this artificial tree sits in a pale plaster room with a curved cream chair and a stone floor, where anything shiny would look out of place next to limewashed walls. Bone-coloured ceramic discs and brass finials sit quietly against the matte surface rather than competing with it.

The honest note: matte flocked trees cost more and show fingerprints if you fuss with them too much while hanging ornaments, so dress it once and leave it be. Skip glitter entirely here, it fights the chalky finish instead of flattering it.

An artificial flocked tree, 6.5 feet, wearing 41 ornaments in burgundy, bone white and aged brass.

A Small Wine Tree on the Marble Counter

A mini potted fir takes up almost no counter space in a white kitchen with marble and a bowl of citrus nearby, dressed in copper and dried pomegranate rather than the usual orange slices everyone already has. The fruit is a nod to the room without copying it directly.

Counter trees get knocked constantly, so this one keeps the breakables small and few: a handful of mini glass baubles, nothing oversized, nothing on a fragile wire stem. Dried pomegranate picks hold their shape for weeks, which is the whole reason they earn their place here.

A live potted fir, 2.5 feet, wearing 40 ornaments in burgundy, copper and cream.

A Slim Burgundy Tree by an Antique Mirror

This slim artificial tree stands in a calm white room with an antique mirror and dried branches in a tall vase, where a pearl garland picks up the same soft shine as the old glass behind it. Antique gold stars keep the look dressed rather than sparse.

Pearl garland is the one thing to buy slightly more of than you think you need, it drapes shorter than rope garland of the same length. Otherwise this is one of the easier trees here: four kinds of ornament, no fresh florals to replace.

An artificial pencil tree, 7 feet, wearing 42 ornaments in burgundy, antique gold and pearl.

A Tall Fir in Burgundy and Champagne

A full real fir anchors a serene white sitting room with a low travertine table and a cashmere throw nearby, dressed in champagne glass and velvet poinsettias rather than anything louder. Mercury glass finials catch the low winter light without needing full sun to do it.

This is the most traditional tree in the white run, and the one closest to what people picture when they hear the keyword. The only real cost is the poinsettia picks, which look better in slightly fewer, larger stems than many small ones.

A real full fir, 7 feet, wearing 43 ornaments in burgundy, champagne and mercury silver.

Formal Wine and Brass

Panelling, books, a laid table and old wallpaper all want the same thing from a tree: weight, not sparkle. These four lean on brass, leather and black rather than silver tinsel, closer in spirit to the kind of tree you would find in a vintage Christmas tree collection than to anything bought off a shelf last-minute.

A Full Tree by the Fire in Wine and Brass

Panelled walls and a working fireplace ask for a full, traditional shape, so this real fir goes tall and dense, dressed with antique brass bells and gilded pinecones that catch firelight the way nothing matte ever could. Ivory velvet bows break up the darker tones so the whole tree does not read as one block of colour.

Gilded pinecones are the detail worth spending on here, the cheap spray-painted kind flake within a season. Everything else on this tree is ordinary glass and ribbon, done well rather than done cleverly.

A real full fir, 7.5 feet, wearing 44 ornaments in burgundy, antique brass and ivory.

A Dining Room Tree Dressed Like the Table

Set beside a dining room table already laid for the season, this artificial burgundy tree borrows the same deep gold and black as good flatware, with taper-candle clip ornaments standing in for the candlesticks on the table itself. Black velvet bows keep the gold from tipping into anything brassy-bright.

Candle clip ornaments are an easy way to make a tree feel considered rather than bought as a kit, just mind that they clip on rather than rest, or they shift when the tree gets brushed past during dinner.

An artificial burgundy tree, 7 feet, wearing 42 ornaments in burgundy, deep gold and black.

A Pencil Tree Tucked Between the Bookshelves

A real slim pencil fir fits into the gap between built-in shelves in a study lined with books, wearing tiny gilded book ornaments and leather tags instead of anything glass and fragile. Brass bells carry the same aged-metal tone as the desk lamp across the room.

This is the entry to copy if the tree has to share floor space with furniture already there, a narrow shape is non-negotiable in a room this full already. Skip anything that needs a wide base, the stand will not fit between the shelves.

A real pencil fir, 6.5 feet, wearing 40 ornaments in burgundy, tan leather and aged brass.

A Gothic Pencil Tree Against Patterned Wallpaper

Set against a busy hallway wallpaper, this artificial pencil tree goes darker than the rest of the article on purpose, pairing burgundy with black and silver instead of gold, so it reads more editorial than cosy. Mercury glass balls do most of the shine, silver stars do the rest.

Wallpaper this patterned can swallow a fussy tree whole, which is the reason to keep this one narrow and relatively sparse rather than packing every branch. One velvet bow per section is plenty against a busy print.

An artificial pencil tree, 7 feet, wearing 41 ornaments in burgundy, black and silver.

Burgundy at the Front Door and Beyond

Entryways, porches, landings and lofts are transition spaces, somewhere between outside and in, and the tree there gets seen in passing rather than sat in front of. These four stay a little sparser and a little tougher, built to survive a draught and a dozen coats brushing past.

A Potted Wine Tree Greeting Guests at the Door

Just inside the front door, with coats and boots piled nearby, this real potted fir stays practical: bronze jingle bells, burgundy berry picks and cream velvet bows, nothing that shatters when a bag swings past it. A bronze lantern ornament or two gives it a bit of warmth at eye level.

Entryway trees take the most daily contact of any tree in the house, so breakable glass is the thing to leave out entirely here. Berries and bronze metal both survive a bump, which is the whole brief for this spot.

A real potted fir, 5 feet, wearing 40 ornaments in burgundy, bronze and cream.

A Frosted Burgundy Tree on the Covered Porch

Outdoors needs a tree built for the weather, so this artificial burgundy tree comes pre-flocked with a frosted finish and wears pewter metal rather than anything that tarnishes. Battery lights mean no cord trailing across the porch boards.

The honest note: an outdoor tree needs a weatherproof stand and ornaments rated for cold, a few seasons of frost will crack cheap glass. Pewter and frosted plastic both shrug it off, which is why they do most of the work here.

An artificial flocked tree, 7 feet, wearing 41 ornaments in burgundy, pewter and frosted white.

A Slim Wine Tree on the Stair Landing

A narrow real fir fits neatly on a stair landing, seen from below and above at once, so smoke grey glass icicles and antique gold balls both need to read clearly from a distance. A long burgundy velvet ribbon cascades the full height rather than wrapping tightly.

Landings are usually narrow, so measure the width before buying, a tree that is even slightly too full will crowd the stairs. Icicle ornaments hang best near the top, where the light catches them from the hallway below.

A real slim fir, 6.5 feet, wearing 40 ornaments in burgundy, antique gold and smoke grey.

An Industrial Burgundy Tree Under Tall Windows

Exposed brick and tall industrial windows call for something sculptural rather than fluffy, so this artificial tree stays deliberately sparse, with black geometric ornaments and brass discs doing the visual work instead of volume. Burgundy mercury glass orbs catch the light pouring through the windows.

Sparse trees are an easier sell than they sound: fewer, larger ornaments spaced out actually read as more intentional in a big open loft than a tree stuffed full would. Resist the urge to fill every gap, the negative space is the look.

An artificial sparse tree, 7.5 feet, wearing 42 ornaments in burgundy, black and brass.

Burgundy in Everyday Rooms

A kitchen counter, a farmhouse shelf, a sunroom full of plants, a one-room flat, a city window: these are the rooms people actually live in over the holidays, not just admire. The trees here are smaller, friendlier and built from materials that forgive a bit of daily traffic.

A Felt-Trimmed Wine Tree on the Kitchen Counter

Tucked into a corner of a busy kitchen counter, this real mini fir wears felt instead of glass, which means nobody panics when it gets jostled during cooking. Felt stars and felt holly sprigs sit alongside a simple wood bead garland for texture.

Felt is the quiet hero of a kitchen tree: washable, unbreakable, and it does not rattle loose the way glass balls do on a surface that gets bumped constantly. Keep it small, a kitchen counter tree bigger than three feet starts eating into actual counter space.

A real mini fir, 3 feet, wearing 40 ornaments in burgundy, cream and sage green.

A Burgundy Tree on the Farmhouse Shelf

Set near open shelving in a farmhouse kitchen, this medium artificial tree in burgundy pairs galvanized tin stars with wood bead garland, the same mix of metal and wood already sitting on the shelves around it. Mini wood bells add a soft rattle instead of a chime.

Tin and wood both hold up to a working kitchen better than glass does, which matters when the tree sits this close to where people actually cook. This is a lower-effort entry: four kinds of ornament, nothing fragile to fuss over.

An artificial tree, 5 feet, wearing 41 ornaments in burgundy, galvanized grey and wood brown.

A Tall Fir in Burgundy and Emerald Among the Plants

Surrounded by houseplants in a sunroom full of big windows, this real tall fir leans into the one combination this article saves for a garden-adjacent room: burgundy with emerald, plus a scatter of gold bird ornaments perched among the branches. Velvet poinsettia picks tie the tree back to the greenery around it.

Bird ornaments want wire feet that grip a branch rather than a plain hook, or they slide off every time a window opens nearby. Otherwise this is a lush, full tree built for a room that already gets the most natural light in the house.

A real full fir, 7 feet, wearing 43 ornaments in burgundy, emerald and gold.

A Slim Wine Tree for a One-Room Flat

One room means one tree has to do everything, so this slim artificial pencil tree stands in a corner wearing rose gold and blush, a softer reading of burgundy than most of the others here. It takes up barely more floor space than a floor lamp.

Space-saving is the whole brief for a small flat, so a pencil shape is non-negotiable and a lower ornament count than a full tree of the same height actually looks more correct, not less finished. Blush velvet bows do more visual work per piece than baubles would.

An artificial pencil tree, 6 feet, wearing 40 ornaments in burgundy, rose gold and blush.

A Modern Wine Tree Looking Out Over the Street

Positioned by a window in a city flat, this slim artificial burgundy tree pairs charcoal matte ornaments with silver mercury glass, a cooler, more editorial read than the warmer gold trees elsewhere in this list. Burgundy velvet ribbon is the only warm note on it.

City windows mean the tree gets seen from the street at night as much as from inside, so this one keeps a simple silhouette and lets the lights do the visible work after dark. Matte and glossy finishes side by side is what keeps it from looking flat from a distance.

An artificial slim tree, 7 feet, wearing 42 ornaments in burgundy, charcoal and silver.

Burgundy for Quiet Corners

Bedrooms, a nursery, a desk and a low-beamed cottage sitting room all want something gentler: smaller trees, softer finishes, nothing that rattles at 6am. If the tree is tabletop-sized, a proper base still matters, and a no-sew skirt finishes it off without a single stitch.

A Moody Plum Tree Beside the Bed

In a bedroom corner just beside the bed, this real small fir mixes burgundy with plum, a darker, more romantic pairing than the pinks used elsewhere in this article. Brushed silver stars keep it from tipping into total darkness once the lights go off.

Plum and burgundy sit close enough in tone that the tree reads as one rich colour from across the room rather than two competing ones, which is exactly the effect worth aiming for in a space meant for winding down. Keep the lights dim and warm, this is not a tree built to be bright.

A real small fir, 4 feet, wearing 40 ornaments in burgundy, plum and brushed silver.

A Soft Burgundy Tree for the Nursery

Built entirely from soft materials, this small artificial tree suits a nursery or child’s room without a single breakable piece anywhere on it. Felt stars and fabric birds sit alongside painted wood blocks, all of it safe for small hands to touch.

Soft-touch is the whole point here, so skip glass and anything wired, a tree in a child’s room gets grabbed more than any other tree in this list. Low-heat lights matter more in this room than in any other entry here.

An artificial soft-touch tree, 4.5 feet, wearing 41 ornaments in burgundy, cream and soft grey.

A Burgundy Tree with Mid-Century Sunbursts

Among teak furniture in a mid-century room, this real medium fir wears brass sunburst ornaments that echo the starburst clocks and lamps already common to the style, paired with ceramic balls instead of anything glossy. Wood bead garland keeps the warm-wood theme going down the branches.

Sunburst ornaments are the one piece worth sourcing specifically rather than substituting, a generic star does not read the same way against teak. Everything else here is simple ceramic and wood, easy to source anywhere.

A real medium fir, 6.5 feet, wearing 42 ornaments in burgundy, walnut brown and brass.

A Small Wine Tree Behind the Desk

Tucked behind a desk in a home office, this small artificial tree keeps to a tidy three feet so it never blocks a video call, dressed in bronze bells and leather tags that look at home next to a desk lamp and a stack of files. Bronze pinecone picks add texture without adding bulk.

Desk trees get seen mostly from one angle, so it pays to dress the front-facing side more heavily than the back, nobody checks behind it. Keep the cord tidy, a trailing cable behind a desk is the one thing that ruins the look.

An artificial tabletop tree, 3 feet, wearing 40 ornaments in burgundy, bronze and leather tan.

A Cottage Tree in Burgundy and Slate Blue

Low beams and a small sitting room call for a real fir kept a little under standard height, dressed in dried hydrangea picks in slate blue, a cooler accent than any other entry here manages. Brass bells and wood stars keep the rest of the tree grounded and rustic without any sacking or raw fibre anywhere on it.

Dried hydrangea holds its colour for the whole season if kept out of direct heat from the fire, which matters in a room this size with the ceiling this close. It is the one floral in the article that reads blue rather than warm, worth the extra care.

A real fir, 6 feet, wearing 41 ornaments in burgundy, slate blue and aged brass.

Frequently Asked Questions

What colors go with a burgundy Christmas tree?

The classic pairing stays gold or antique brass for a regal, traditional look, while champagne reads a little more old-money and softer. The rich, wine-toned hue adds a cozy sophistication to your space, whether paired with gold for a regal glow, champagne for old-money charm, or forest green for that English countryside nostalgia. For something cooler and more modern, black, charcoal or silver work just as well, and for a softer bedroom look blush or dusty rose both sit nicely against it.

Can you actually buy a Christmas tree that is burgundy colored, not just decorated in burgundy?

Yes, pre-lit artificial trees now come in solid burgundy rather than green, and they have become one of the bigger holiday trends of the past couple of seasons. Some people are even going all out and buying burgundy-colored trees (instead of green!). A good one typically runs just over 7 feet tall and comes prelit, so you can set it up and start decorating right away, which is why this list splits evenly between that kind and ordinary green trees dressed in burgundy ornaments instead.

Is velvet necessary for a burgundy tree to look right, or is that just a trend?

Velvet is not strictly necessary, but it is the texture most associated with the look right now and the one that reads as deliberate rather than default. If there’s one texture that embodies burgundy holiday elegance, it’s velvet, whether wrapped in cascading ribbons, added as poinsettias, or tied in mini bows on the branches. Glass, matte and metallic finishes all still belong on the same tree, velvet is simply the piece that pulls the rest together.

Does a burgundy Christmas tree look too dark or heavy for a small room?

Not if the ornament mix stays light-catching rather than flat matte throughout. Mixing in gold, champagne, mercury glass or ivory keeps a burgundy tree from reading as one dense block of colour, and a slim pencil shape rather than a full one is the easier choice for a tree that has to share a small room with furniture already in it.

What kind of lights work best on a burgundy tree?

Warm white or amber over cool white, by a wide margin. Warm white or amber lights will enhance the rich tones of a burgundy tree, making the decorations pop while creating a cozy atmosphere. Cool blue-white lights tend to flatten the wine tones and make the tree look colder than intended.

Is burgundy a passing trend or does it hold up year to year?

It reads as more durable than most seasonal colour trends because it is close enough to traditional red and green to still feel like Christmas, just richer. Burgundy is a strong holiday color because it feels classic without looking expected, giving a tree depth, warmth, and a slightly more collected look than bright red alone. A tree built around glass, velvet and brass rather than a single trendy shape will carry over comfortably from one year to the next.