So, we got our tannenboing up just before Thanksgiving and I enlisted the help of my lovely little elf, four-year-old Zoe. She wanted to decorate the bottom half while I focused on the top section of the boing. Originally, we thought to run a green ribbon down the center of the tree. We’ve done this in the past and really liked the effect.
Elf Zoe decorating the tannenboing
We love the shape and colors of the modern CB2 Christmas ornaments and as we added more and more of them, we decided to take the ribbon out. Instead, we used a thinner, nearly sheer chartreuse ribbon to hang a few ornaments down the center. I like how this fills in the center of the tree, and it gives a fuller, more random feel than it does when the ornaments are hung in neat little lines around the edge of the aluminum spiral.
We used the orange, white and green CB2 christmas ornaments
In this image, you may be able to see some of the ribbons we used to hang down the center of the tannenboing.
Aluminum Christmas tree with modern ornaments
I think my husband is a genius to add the up-light under the tannenboing. It lights the tree and the ornaments so beautifully, and it casts the most dramatic shadows on the ceiling. This is our favorite tannenboing style so far (I found these ornaments on CB2 last year when we were helping Flying Fish install and decorate their tannenboing). I ordered the white and green last year and was thrilled when they offered the orange again this year (they also have a fun teal ornament).
Tannenboing in our mid century home
I hope tannenboing owners will send me photos of their styled tannenboings so I can share them here with everyone. Tis the boing season!
