With the holiday season rapidly approaching, you know it's time to start making your home spread a little bit more Christmas cheer. A lovely ways you can add to your collection of decorations, is with a mercury glass tree. Gorgeous trees that come in a variety of sizes and styles to spruce up any room in your home for the holiday season.
Mercury glass reminds me of silver. It has been created since long, even in the 1800's and it was frequently used for mirror making or ornamental work. Nowadays, mercury glass is enjoying a resurgence in popularity and many different home decorations can be created with it, including Christmas ornaments + trees to help the holidays shine.
Mercury glass trees, are made by taking a clear or white (if you prefer) shaped piece of glass and then applying highly reflective shiny silver coating. This special glossy coat gives the glass a real Mercury effect and it becomes an extremely distinctive, sparkling masterpiece. These beautiful trees come in many sizes, from ones that you might place on a table to others larger for the floor so they are very versatile and can be used anywhere in your house.
There are a few key aspects you need to take into account when selecting your mercury glass tree. To start, think about what size and form you would prefer. One with a much smaller footprint, maybe skinnier and tall or shorter but it is to have wider spread. But it all comes down to personal taste and where you want to use this in your home. Then, let us see what kind of glass it comes in. While the primary color of these trees may be silver, there could appear among them a tree that has gold—ornament-like decoration in it and other varieties Gillis thinks add to the fun.
After to fair choosing the perfect Mercury Glass Tree for your home, it comes time to decorate and show off that creativity! The tree can be decorated with small ornaments and lights for a sparkly, glowing finish. Decorate it more festively and cheerfully with garlands, ribbons of various colors. And of course, do not leave the base untreated with a bright and colorful tree skirt to add an additional touch of color.
Mercury glass trees look elegant and beautiful in a home at Christmastime. They are whimsical and you can use them for years to come, so collect…ergo – investment in your holiday decorating. From the tree base to the new living room light fixture, a few lengths of rope and imagination can transform these materials at your fingertips into an inspired display that leaves its guests amazed.