Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

Bottle Brush Trees have gained in popularity over the past few Christmas seasons, and today, I have a quick DIY that will take them to the next level.  Let me show you how to take simple bottle brush trees and turn them into something you’ll be proud to display around your home.

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Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

Supplies you’ll need to dress up bottle brush trees:

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

To begin, you’ll need to remove the base from each of the bottle brush trees you’ll be using.

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

Next, measure a table leg or spindle into even sections for cutting.  Then, use a saw to cut the pieces you just measured off.  These will be used as the new base for each tree.

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

Now, use a drill to create a hole for the end of the bottle brush to sit in.

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

Once all of the tree and base prep is done, it’s time to paint.

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

I started by using Tobacco Road Voodoo Gel which made the base perfectly match a basic green tree with snow.

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

Then I used Honky Tonk Red, added a white tree and some red pom-pom ribbon.

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

I also distressed mine a bit using sand paper, but you can skip this step if you don’t want the distressing.

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

I continued painting the bases, adding trees and ribbon until I had a finished set.  You could also make them all match.  It’s totally up to you!

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

This one has a black base with a gold tree.

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

This one has a white base with a gold tree.

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

For this one I did a white base and added some black dry brushing.

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

And don’t forget the pom-pom ribbon!

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

This is what my finished set looks like.  Aren’t they just perfect!?!

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

You could also use lots of other things as a base!  Get creative and use what you already have.

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

I hope this idea inspires you to create something for your home this season!

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

Take your average bottle brush trees and turn them into some of your favorite Christmas décor with this simple tutorial!

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