After spending Thanksgiving at Mar-a-Lago with President Donald Trump and her family, First Lady Melania Trump unveils the White House Christmas decorations for the 2025 season. This year's theme is “Home Is Where the Heart Is” and the interiors of the executive mansion are filled with 75 wreaths, 51 trees and more than 700 feet of garland, according to the AP.
The First Lady hired designer and stylist Hervé Pierre to oversee the decorations. Highlights include Lego portraits of Presidents George Washington and Trump, both located in the Green Room. (Each portrait is made up of more than 6,000 pieces.) In the State Dining Room, meanwhile, is a mini replica of the White House made from 120 pounds of gingerbread. “It's edible, but you can't take a piece of it with you,” said Melania's spokesman Nick Clemens USA today.
The Gingerbread White House is on display in the State Dining Room.
One of the most striking rooms is the Red Room, which includes a Christmas tree, wreaths and garlands decorated with 10,000 blue butterflies. The insects represent “transformation and renewal,” according to the first lady's office, and are mixed with ornaments that pay homage to her anti-bullying campaign, “Be Best.”
This year's featured tree is an 18-foot silver fir sourced from Korson's Tree Farms in Michigan. The tree is decorated with 2,800 stars commemorating military Gold Star families and takes pride of place in the Blue Room.
Despite ongoing construction on the $300 million White House Ballroom, the executive mansion is actually open for tours during the holiday season. The White House expects tens of thousands of visitors to view the decorations in the Grand Foyer, Entry Hall, East Room, Green Room, Blue Room, Red Room and State Dining Room.
Take a look at the interiors below.
Christmas trees and Christmas decorations surround Cross Hall during a preview of the 2025 White House Christmas decorations on December 1, 2025.
Blue butterflies are seen in the Red Room during a preview of the 2025 White House Christmas decorations.
Lego portraits of former US President George Washington and US President Donald Trump are on display alongside Christmas decorations in the Green Room.
Christmas decorations pay homage to the First Lady's anti-bullying campaign.
Christmas decorations are seen in the State Dining Room during a preview of the 2025 White House Christmas decorations on December 1, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Geoffrey Montes is an associate editor at ELLE Decor and loves all things real estate and design. Before that he worked at Architectural Digest, Gallery, And conservation Magazines covering everything from stunning entries to world-famous architects and design events like Salone del Mobile and Homo Faber.