This is such a simple DIY Chinoiserie Christmas tree box!

Christmas decorating has started around our house, and the tree is finally decorated with ornaments that I’ve had for many years.

I decided that I didn’t want to purchase new ornaments this year and instead, just use what I had in storage. However, I did purchase new ribbon from Hobby Lobby to coordinate with this year’s color scheme.

Each year, I love placing our Christmas tree inside a container to hide the ugly metal stand. I’m not a fan of tree skirts, so every year I search for containers large enough to display our tree in.

In previous years, I’ve used urns and baskets, but this year I wanted something different, something blue with a chinoiserie design.

After a lot of searching I found that this was going to be impossible to find unless I was willing to spend hundreds of dollars on a huge porcelain chinoiserie planter, which I was not.

I searched everywhere for something that would work, but kept coming up empty handed.

There had been an idea rolling around in my head for a few weeks about how to create my own inexpensive chinoiserie design Christmas tree box, and after not being able to find what I wanted, I decided to try and make my own.

This DIY is so easy and literally only took about an hour to make and I love how it displays our tree!

Here is what you will need:

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~Heavy duty cardboard box large enough to fit your tree stand into. 

~Wood bun feet.

~Peel and stick wallpaper or contact paper of your choice. I chose a chinoiserie peel and stick wallpaper.

~Gold leaf paint.

~Glue gun.

~Gorilla tape.

Instructions:

Measure the width of your Christmas tree stand (it will vary depending on the size of your tree).

My tree is 8′ tall with a stand that measures 17″ wide, so I purchased an 18″ square heavy duty box. You can find heavy duty boxes at Uhaul, Home Depot, or Lowe’s. 

Put the box together, leaving the top open, and tape the bottom seams with strong tape, such as gorilla tape or heavy shipping tape. 

Measure the height that you want your box to be (be sure and include the height of your feet).

I wanted our box to be a total of 13″ tall, including the feet. The wood feet were 3″ tall, so I measured and cut the box down to 10″ tall. 

Peel and stick the paper to the outside of the box, matching the pattern, and leaving a bit of an overlap so that it can be turned over the top and bottom edges. 

Paint the wood feet with gold leaf paint, let dry, and then remove the bolts from the feet (they easily unscrew).

After the paint dries, use a glue gun to glue the wood feet to the bottom of the box.

Place tree stand inside the box. The wood feet will take the weight of the tree because the corners of the tree stand will sit in the corners of the box where the wood feet are supporting it.

I love how the chinoiserie box showcases the tree so beautifully. And because the outside is decorated with peel and stick paper, I can change the pattern out every year to coordinate with different color themes if I want. 

Our tree is decorated in colors of turquoise and gold with pops of red. The chinoiserie peel and stick wallpaper that I chose has a beautiful duck egg blue background that coordinates perfectly. 

Inside the box I place a white faux fur throw, resembling a snowy ground cover!

I hope you have enjoyed this DIY chinoiserie Christmas tree box!

Cheers, Cindy

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