The Best Christmas Bauble Decorations For 2020

One of the most exciting pre-Christmas rituals for me is to buy a couple of new baubles. Every year, I like to make a minimum purchase of at least two to add to my expanding collection. Budget-friendly and often treasured for years to come, I find a bauble pick-me-up the perfect addition to my seasonal home decor. That’s not to say that every year I don’t confidently declare that ‘this is the year where I do a styled tree’; imagining my living room all Instagrammable, colour-coordinated and chic. Yet, as I unwrap the ‘best of the baubles’ from years gone by and the memories of those years come flooding back, the tree remains a happy mish-mash of all my favourite decorations, and I resign the styled tree idea to the following Christmas.

This year there are some absolute corker decorations available and below you’ll find just under 50 of the best baubles around for Christmas 2020:

Paper onion decoration, £1.50, Dunelm — *Paper onion decoration, £1.50,* *Dunelm*

Scandi paper decorations were huge last year and are going nowhere this year. I feature a few in this round-up which are all lovely for different reasons (colour and shape, mainly). These ribbed paper decorations tend to be a bit expensive, so last year I wrote a blog post on how to make them. However, if you don’t have the time and fancy buying some without breaking the bank, then Dunelm are selling these onion decorations for £1.50 each!

*Set of two clam shell decorations, £20, Amara*

The biggest tree decoration trend this year has an ‘under the sea’ vibe: shells, jellyfish, oysters and fish all feature online and in the shops. By far my favourite for this theme are these pretty lilac and pink clam shells with a dainty pearl placed inside. Buy both colours for £20 via Amara.

*Oyster Christmas tree ornament 10cm, £16, Selfridges.*

Independent store W.A. Green is the place to buy the best Xmas tree decorations. For an ‘early years’ Britney Spears bauble or this incredible Bjork bauble, click here!

*Bjork Tree Decoration, £20, W.A. Green.*

I’ve made no secret of my love of dried flowers this year, so I was delighted to find these pack of four glass eggs filled with dried blooms from Cox & Cox :

*Dried Flower Baubles, £12.50 for 4, Cox & Cox*

As a DIY blog, I couldn’t not include the DIY tool baubles available at Hobbycraft. As well as a drill, there is also a tape measure! Perfect for the handy person:

If kitsch really isn’t your thing and you prefer a more designer Christmas, then these painted burgundy and brown baubles from Ferm Living will add a contemporary edge to your tree:

*Ferm Living Christmas Glass Baubles (Set of 4) - Red Brown, £19, via KIN*

*Ferm Living 3-pack gold decorations, £6, via Royal Design.*

There is something about bird decorations at Christmas: pheasants, robins and peacocks have all graced my tree in the past. This paper and MDF bird via Nordic Nest ticks all the (bird) boxes:

*Bird Christmas ornament, £13, Nordic Nest*

*Set of 4 Broste Copenhagen decorations, £24, Folk Interiors.*

2020 hasn’t really been a ‘normal’ year, has it? If you like a tree decoration which represents the year just gone, then look no further than this brilliant glittery hand sanitizer via W.A. Green. Hopefully, when you get it out again in 2021, 2020 will be a horrible, distant memory!

*Hand Sanitizer Xmas tree decoration, £13, W.A. Green*

Marble never goes out of style and will always be classy and contemporary, so any tree would look fabulous decked in marbled baubles. The good news is that there are quite a few marbled baubles available this year - The Range are doing a great budget option for £1.69 each!

*black marble bauble, The Range, £1.69 each*

*Marble Xmas Decoration, £17 for 3 (multiple colour options available), Nordic Nest*

*Glass Gold Marble Baubles, £6.99 for two, H&M Home*

Another trend this year is for velvet-covered baubles with a luxurious look. Buy them in tones of peach, burgundy and brown to bring a warm Scandi feel to your tree:

*Flock Bauble, Burnt Henna by House Doctor, £3 each, via Royal Design.*

*Velvet baubles, £27 for a pack of 6, Nordic Nest*

One of the themes for John Lewis for Xmas 2020 is the ‘Art Of Japan’. These fan and doll decorations are too cute to pass up:

*Burgundy card decorations, £8.99 for 6, H&M Home*

Food and drink baubles get more creative every year. This ‘Northpole Brew’ is great for the craft beer lover, and the cheese board from Paperchase is impeccably detailed.

*Whisky embroidered tree decoration, £7.50, Oliver Bonas*

With warm neutrals and monochrome continuing to be a trend in interiors, match your room colour palette to your tree with these sophisticated decorations:

*Hand blown cream baubles, £7.50 for six, Cox & Cox*

*Set of Two Hanging Leaf Decorations, £7.50, Rose & Grey*

House Doctor, Paper Art Ornament 19cm, Black, £7 via Royal Design

If you prefer delicate and vintage, then the artisan glass baubles inspired by victorian sugar-sweet moulds via The Shop Floor Project are just perfect:

*Old Sweet Shop Baubles | Set of 4, £35, THE SHOP FLOOR PROJECT*

*Vintage Rose Glass Bauble, £6.50, Nordic House*

Dragonfly Sequin Bauble Decoration Collection, £5, Heals — *Dragonfly Sequin Bauble Decoration Collection, £5,* *Heals*

*Gold glitter seahorse, £4.95, Graham & Green*

Selfridges have prioritised personalisation this year. When it comes to important members of the family - don’t forget the dog! Get your pooches name on a glass bone so they know just how special they are: