white Christmas tree of pink and orange ornaments   Credit: Roland Bello

“I call it Dunkin’ Donuts meets Hermès!” says Sharkey of his exuberant faux tree bedecked in fuchsia, orange, and coral handblown glass balls. While it has a retro vibe (white flocked trees were all the rage in the ’50s and ’60s), Sharkey’s inspiration came from a distinctly contemporary point of view: that of Martha’s 6-year-old grandson. “We let Truman pick the palette-his favorite colors are pink and orange,” Sharkey says. For extra shimmer, he added elongated silver drops and clear glass orbs. It’s far from traditional, which is exactly the point. “Use whatever colors give you joy,” he says. DON’T MISS: Martha’s Collection of Vintage Faux Christmas Trees portrait of kevin sharkey leaning on ladder Credit: Roland Bello “I approach decorating trees the same way I do flower arrangements. I like to use color to create focal points.” handblown glass orange and pink ornaments in box with faux snow Pictured: White Iced fir tree, 7 1/2’, $429, grandinroad.com. Handblown glass ornaments, from $30 for a set of 3, winwardsilks.com. | Credit: Roland Bello Three different sizes of glass globes were clustered and hung in irregular groups to keep Sharkey’s creation from looking too uniform or polka-dotted. Then he doubled down on the palette, wrapping presents in coordinating hues. Feeling inspired? Watch how to decorate a white Christmas tree in another magical way:

white Christmas tree of pink and orange ornaments   Credit: Roland Bello

white Christmas tree of pink and orange ornaments Credit: Roland Bello

white Christmas tree of pink and orange ornaments

Credit: Roland Bello

“I call it Dunkin’ Donuts meets Hermès!” says Sharkey of his exuberant faux tree bedecked in fuchsia, orange, and coral handblown glass balls.

While it has a retro vibe (white flocked trees were all the rage in the ’50s and ’60s), Sharkey’s inspiration came from a distinctly contemporary point of view: that of Martha’s 6-year-old grandson. “We let Truman pick the palette-his favorite colors are pink and orange,” Sharkey says. For extra shimmer, he added elongated silver drops and clear glass orbs. It’s far from traditional, which is exactly the point. “Use whatever colors give you joy,” he says.

portrait of kevin sharkey leaning on ladder   Credit: Roland Bello

“I approach decorating trees the same way I do flower arrangements. I like to use color to create focal points.”

handblown glass orange and pink ornaments in box with faux snow   Pictured: White Iced fir tree, 7 1/2', $429, grandinroad.com. Handblown glass ornaments, from $30 for a set of 3, winwardsilks.com. | Credit: Roland Bello

Three different sizes of glass globes were clustered and hung in irregular groups to keep Sharkey’s creation from looking too uniform or polka-dotted. Then he doubled down on the palette, wrapping presents in coordinating hues.

Feeling inspired? Watch how to decorate a white Christmas tree in another magical way:

portrait of kevin sharkey leaning on ladder Credit: Roland Bello

portrait of kevin sharkey leaning on ladder

handblown glass orange and pink ornaments in box with faux snow Pictured: White Iced fir tree, 7 1/2’, $429, grandinroad.com. Handblown glass ornaments, from $30 for a set of 3, winwardsilks.com. | Credit: Roland Bello

handblown glass orange and pink ornaments in box with faux snow

Pictured: White Iced fir tree, 7 1/2’, $429, grandinroad.com. Handblown glass ornaments, from $30 for a set of 3, winwardsilks.com. | Credit: Roland Bello

| Credit: Roland Bello