At our old house we had a vintage color theme going. Pale 50's blue, silver, pale green, red. It matched the colors in our home. In this house we have deep reds, smokey blues, gold, olive and khaki green and black. Our tree and my snowman collection mirror those colors. I like to decorate in the same colors as my home. The reason being is so that everyday decorations can fit right in and make my holiday decorating budget stretch a bit
Add pine cones from the yard to an already existing decorative bowl and poof, suddenly it fits the season.