Stairways for Christmas
It truly is the most wonderful time of the year! And decorating your stairways for Christmas can be a pleasure in itself. Your house can be alive with the holiday spirit without putting a huge dent in your time and budget.
Your stairway is a wonderful place to display your Christmas crafts. Use some of these ideas for inspiration to give your home the most festive and welcoming holiday feeling. Don't forget to decorate your porch railings too.
If you have room on the stairs, you can even add little presents small balsams. The inspiration image here was from an old cover of Better Homes and Gardens magazine. Have fun and happy holidays!
Your stairway is a wonderful place to display your Christmas crafts. Use some of these ideas for inspiration to give your home the most festive and welcoming holiday feeling. Don't forget to decorate your porch railings too.
If you have room on the stairs, you can even add little presents small balsams. The inspiration image here was from an old cover of Better Homes and Gardens magazine. Have fun and happy holidays!
Decorate Stairways & Railings for Christmas
It is helpful to simplify things. The tips offered here are fun and easy to do-you don't need to be a professional interior decorator to have a lovely holiday house!If you have a staircase or railing in your home or on the porch, it is easy to make it festive. Start by choosing fir garland. You can use real or fake, and there are upsides to both choices: the real thing has that Christmas tree pine smell that delights our senses, while the fake garland can be reused year after year, and doesn't pose a fire hazard.
Once your garland is hung at even gently curved intervals from the stair railing, you can add your own personal touch. Use the following suggestions to get your creative holiday juices flowing.
Garland for a beautiful stairway
Holiday Stairway decorating ideas
You may choose to string cranberries or popcorn as in the olden days. Or you can paint the edges of pine cones white to suggest snow (or leave them natural). Now add these winsome lovelies to your greenery by fastening with bright ribbons in white, green, red, blue, gold, or silver.If an outlet is handy, string indoor/outdoor Christmas lights to your garland. Make sure they are cool-burning, and do not leave unattended when lit.
If your staircase or railing is long enough, you may want to hang Christmas wreaths at even intervals.
If you have a landing at the bottom or middle of your staircase, group poinsettias or small potted pine trees in a corner or two. Decorate with ornaments, ribbons, and bows. Or you can fill decorative baskets or containers with fragranced potpourri for an interesting display.
Experiment to see what works for you. Once your staircase or railing is pleasing to your eye, you know you are finished!
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How have you used budget friendly ideas to decorate your stairway or railing for Christmas? Do you have any tricks of the trade to share?
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Apex_Carpentry
Jan 7, 2011 @ 10:27 pm | delete
- A stair rail is a focal point of a house. By decorating it for Christmas you are adding to its beauty. Your ideas and pictures are great.
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KrisHatch
Nov 23, 2010 @ 2:44 pm | delete
- I love the idea of adding small wrapped gifts to decorate the staircase or porch! Fun Lens!
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