alternative christmas trees

these alternative christmas trees are a modern twist on the traditional fir.  sure, you don't have that delicious pine smell filling the room (ok, there's dyptique for that) but there's an environmental advantage to styling your digs with one of these fun alternative options. what do you think? could you go treeless? 

images via here, here, here (diy tutorial via the freepeople blog), here (via etsy!) & here, here, here, here, here