| Chances are you decorate your entry door and | | | | the top of the loops to make it festive yet |
| windows over the holidays. If you have a fireplace | | | | natural looking. |
| mantle, you most certainly take advantage of | | | | Everyone places wreaths on their doors, but what |
| hanging your stockings and showing off your | | | | about wreaths attached side by side on the |
| Christmas collectibles. So don't give up the | | | | banister? What a great way to showcase them! |
| opportunity to decorate one of the grandest | | | | You can get more creative with the wreath |
| architectural features of a home: the stair | | | | accents then accents on a garland and create a |
| banister! If you got it, flaunt it! | | | | banister that is simply stunning. |
| Measure your staircase from top to bottom and | | | | Sometimes simple equals elegant. One way to add |
| plan your materials accordingly. If you are draping | | | | more floral accent to a simple evergreen garland |
| ribbon, you'll need to use at least double the length | | | | is to attach white, pink or red silk poinsettias. |
| of the banister. The same goes for lights and | | | | These gorgeous and traditional Christmas plants |
| garland. It's always better to have more than less, | | | | have often been resigned to a pot or silk |
| so a little excess can simply be used somewhere | | | | arrangement. Not anymore! Add large bows and |
| else in your home! | | | | berry/pearl sprays in coordinating colors at the |
| Instead of the usual evergreen garland and red | | | | top and bottom of the staircase to complete the |
| ribbon or bows, try a bright citrus color like | | | | creation. |
| orange or a regal color such as fuchsia. Layer a | | | | Another great take on the Christmas tree is to |
| translucent ribbon in the same shade to add | | | | gather large evergreen boughs and stagger them |
| depth. A great evergreen alternative is thick wire | | | | up the banister. Then take large round ornaments |
| ribbon draped in loops up the banister. Add large | | | | on satin ribbons and hang them from the boughs |
| pinecones (we always seem to forget these | | | | at different lengths. |
| great accents!) and berry, floral or holly sprays at | | | | |