Someone Used the Most Unexpected Find for a Christmas Tree Stand, and I’m Stealing It
Coming up with new ways of styling Christmas decor can feel like reinventing the wheel every year. Hasn’t everything already been done? I was guilty of thinking that until I discovered how someone put the trash-to-treasure method to work as her Christmas tree stand, and it might just be the most interesting Christmas DIY you’ll see this season.
Natalie Kolter from Vintage Porch partnered with Balsam Hill for a recent post, and came up with an ingenious way to display her new faux Christmas tree. In the video, Natalie admitted that the stand that comes with a pre-lit tree from Balsam Hill wasn’t going to cut it — luckily she had a solution waiting in the wings. “I know what a lot of you are thinking. Is she seriously going to use a table base for her tree?” Natalie said in her video. “That, or: Did she tear up a table for this? Thank you for asking. Yes, I am, and yes, I did. But in our defense, the table was falling apart.”
Rather than using the boring stand that came with the tree, Natalie set her faux tree up in the pedestal-style base of her dining table. The result is totally rustic, adds dramatic height to the tree, and gives you plenty of space to stack presents under its branches.
“Omg — brilliant — and so much taller,” one person commented on Natalie’s post. Another person added, “Ooooh the height would be really helpful for people with toddlers too!”
How to Use a Table Base for a Christmas Tree Stand
These types of table bases are likely to be found at thrift stores. You’ll need to source an option that looks and feels sturdy, and ensure that the tabletop can be easily removed. Bonus points if you measure the circumference of your tree’s “stem” to make sure it will fit in the top of the base.
Leave the table base as is, or paint it or stain it to get a totally custom look that fits your aesthetic. And when Christmas is over, you can put the tabletop back into use as an extra surface in your home, or use it as a pedestal for other items like artwork or plants.
Who knew an old table could make your Christmas tree look so chic?