Decorating Chandelier For Christmas With Greenery

Red and Silver Greenery Display Over Mantel

Credit: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

We like to bring the Christmas spirit into every room in the house, and even outside the house too. One of our favorite things to use is fresh greenery that screams "the holidays are here!" There are so many fresh Christmas greenery choices out there including magnolia, pine, boxwood, and cypress. We've gathered together plenty of ideas on how to use these fresh pieces and more in each room of your house. Let's decorate, y'all!

Fresh by the Fire

Mantel with Olive Branch, Bay Leaves, and Eucalyptus

Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Page Mullins

Unique garland, tall tapers, and pops of warm colors make for a modern mantel setting.

Greenery: An olive branch garland is fresh, airy, and modern. For a full wreath, wire a slightly smaller form inside the larger one. Cover with bay leaves, olive branches, and silver dollar eucalyptus.

Ornaments: Gently press the wire loops into candlestick sockets to keep them secure.

Candles: Choose unexpected colors that work with the room, and vary the heights.

Window Treatment

Dana Wolter Christmas Breakfast Nook

Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

If you have a large window in your home that doesn't usually have treatments, go ahead and hang a simple garland here to frame your space.

Glowing Centerpiece

Christmas Greenery Centerpiece with Votive Candles

Credit: Photo: Allison Gootee; Styling: Suzonne Stirling

Scatter votives of different sizes throughout fresh greenery on the table for a simple centerpiece that doesn't have to be watered. A small vase is also filled with loose greenery for additional interest.

Silver, Green, and a Touch of Red

Red and Silver Greenery Display Over Mantel

Credit: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

Combine three traditional holiday colors for a classic mantel. A wreath of Fraser fir, pine, and cypress is complemented with matching garland. Weave silver beaded garland throughout the greenery and hang oversized, silver pinecones at the ends. Incorporate red touches with a fresh rose arrangement and a few red ribbons.

Brilliant Berries

Mercury Glass Vase with holly berry branches

Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Produced By Buffy Hargett Miller

For a mix of traditional and modern, use mercury glass teardrop vases to hold bright holly berries, available from florists and garden shops. Leaning on warm orange and red hues, we added some mandarins and pomegranates for texture, color, and fragrance. Kept in fresh water, the berries should last up to three weeks.

Liven Up the Entry

Stocking and Garland on Banister

Credit: Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Lilt Floral Design

Don't let the living room have all the holiday fun. Make a playful statement in this welcoming area with a garland-draped, stocking-bedecked banister (D. Stevens Velvet Christmas Stockings; neimanmarcus.com). Tie the stockings directly to the balustrade, not the garland. Lastly, loop on ribbons (from Mood Fabrics and Paper Source). Secure the main garland to the banister first, and then use wire to add sprigs of another type of greenery.

Christmas Creatures

Deer Statues with Wreaths and Ornaments

Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Elly Poston Cooper

Don't forget to decorate your statues during the holidays. These deer get wreaths around their necks and ornaments hanging from their antlers.

A Little Party on the Side

Cedar Garland Over Mirror

Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Page Mullins

This sideboard and mirror get in on the festivities with a modern garland and a few hurricanes filled with greenery and ornaments.

Greenery: Cedar is probably the most forgiving foliage you can use, because it loves to drape and spill over edges. An asymmetrical garland on this buffet mirror puts a modern spin on traditional decorations.

Ornaments: Suspended from red ribbon, these glass balls add interest to the gold mirror. Others are sprinkled below in hurricanes and on a large wooden tray.

Candles: Votives and hurricanes stretch out the candlelight.

Natural Texture

Elk Antler and Garland on Mantel

Credit: Photo: Allison Gootee; Styling: Suzonne Stirling

A pair of naturally shed elk antlers are embellished with a simple Fraser fir garland with additional clippings of boxwood, magnolia, and cedar for a mantel display that is a little bit rustic, and a whole lot chic.

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Go Big

James Farmer Christmas House Exterior

Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas

Adorn your porch, front doors, and windows with extra-thick garland and wreaths. Here magnolia, cypress, and pinecones work well with the home's facade.

Magnolia Swag

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Top a decorative piece in your house with magnolia swag with pinecones. Hang a few paper ornaments from the swag for an extra touch of holiday cheer.

A Side of Cheer

Credenza and Gallery Wall with greenery for Christmas

Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Page Mullins

Instead of draping garland across the furniture, go high and add boughs of cedar to the tops of artwork.

Greenery: If you have an existing gallery wall or a collection of family photographs, you can dress up the display with boughs of cedar and bright red ribbon sashes.

Ornaments: A grouping of metallic orbs under a glass cloche creates a singular decorative object. For day-of-drama, these 'Merlot Red' scabiosas, nicknamed pincushion flowers are perfect. Cut stems on the diagonal, and place in water-filled individual vases.

Candles: Stacked books give candlesticks even more presence and help protect furniture.

Over-served to Perfection

Greenery Display in Iris Thorpe's Dining Room

Credit: Laurey W. Glenn

Don't be afraid to go all out with greenery. Here you can find fresh greenery draped over the art, on the chandelier, and hung from the chairbacks.

Simple Swag Dressed Up

Boxwood Garland with Ribbon and Ornaments Around Door frame

Credit: Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller and Elly Poston Cooper

A traditional boxwood garland is dressed up around the doorway with trailing ribbons and silver ornaments. Cut different lengths of ribbon, string the balls, and knot the lengths together before attaching to the door frame.

Let It Shine

Fresh Lemon Garland Hanging Over Fireplace Mantel

Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas and Buffy Hargett Miller

Create a unique garland with lemons and magnolia leaves to hang anywhere in your house. Use heavy florist wire to string the lemons and magnolia leaves together and knot the ends to secure. We draped our lemon garland around a mirror on the fireplace and adorned the mantel with traditional garland and additional lemons.

Down-Low Decor

Pine Garland and Ornaments on Dining Table

Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Page Mullins

Guests at a dinner party can see each other and have conversations easily across a pine-garland centerpiece.

Greenery: Lay a wispy length of pine as a green runner on your tabletop.

Ornaments: Place special treasures where you can see them best, right on the table. Vintage family ornaments are both stylish and nostalgic, so if you have a few from your grandmother's collection, display them here. Mini stockings with stems of boxwood work as place cards and gifts for guests.

Candles: Keep it simple with basic glass votive holders, which bring warmth and a soft glow to the room.

Sugar Plum Dreams

Child's bedroom with Christmas greenery swag

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Don't forget to decorate your kid's room. Top their bed with a swag of fresh greenery for extra Christmas cheer.

Showstopper Stairs

Boxwood Garland Stairs with Flowers and Ornaments

Credit: Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller and Elly Poston Cooper

Cascade boxwood garland and ribbon down the banister. When you're ready to entertain, dress up the garland with fresh hydrangeas, succulents, and seeded eucalyptus. Use a floral foam cage with a bow and trailing ornaments and attach to the banister with coated wire.

Cheers to a Festive Bar

Bookcase with Cedar Garland

Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Page Mullins

Designate a couple of shelves in your built-in bookcase to hold items for serving wine and cocktails when you're entertaining. A garland drape calls attention to this spot so guests know where to grab their drinks.

Greenery: A cedar garland frames this temporary party bar. Fresh accents are fastened to some of the bottles and embellished with ribbon and tiny orbs.

Ornaments: Group them in a bowl for a quick display.

Candles: Warm yellow is an alternative to the usual Christmas gold and pairs just as well with a red taper. Candlesticks are in varied heights and styles but feature the same finish.

Doubled Up

Two Wreaths Hanging on Door

Credit: Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller and Elly Poston Cooper

Instead of hanging one large wreath, try stacking two smaller wreaths on your door. Hang the two wreaths from fishing line. Cover the line with decorative ribbon that matches the rest of the Christmas décor.

Threes Company

Fran Keenan Christmas Garland on Stairs

Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

A mix of seeded eucalyptus, magnolia, and spruce come together for a relaxed garland. A cluster of magnolia leaves tied with a bright blue ribbon add a little drama to this garland.

Give Me Gold

Doorway Garland with Gold Palm Fronds

Credit: Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller and Elly Poston Cooper

Deck out any doorway with a traditional mixed garland. Go bold with spray-painted palm fronds in the corners.

Cool Jewel Tones

Pussy Willow and Pine Branches in Vase for Christmas

Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Produced By Buffy Hargett Miller

Pussy willow adds some height to a simple arrangement of pine branches with cones, displayed in an antique blue pickle jar. (Find these online or at thrift stores.) A turquoise ribbon complements the colored jar and the decorative Christmas trees. The limes accentuate the green tones from the branches and connect them to the base, a large pewter tray that offers a bit of shimmer without the shine of silver.

Boxwood Up the Stairs

Sarah Tuttle Boxwood Garland Stairway

Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Matthew Gleason

Instead of draping your garland up the stairs, try lining the banister with a sturdy boxwood garland. Simply lay it on top the banister and secure it in place with floral wire.

Bright Front Door

Orange Citrus Wreath

Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas and Buffy Hargett Miller

Bring some color to your Christmas wreath this season with the addition of small oranges, tangerines, and kumquats. Pick up a simple evergreen wreath and add the fruit with florist picks and wire. Hang this wreath with a fun ribbon and your guests will love walking up to your house.

Bountiful Bowl

Magnolia Leaves in a Bowl for Christmas Decor

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If you have loose magnolia leaves on hand, create a simple arrangement for your table. Fill a bowl with loose leaves and a few mercury glass ornaments and you're all set.

Let Go of Symmetry

Off Kilter Garland for Christmas

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Don't be afraid to create a mantle display that favors one side of your mantel. Sprigs of seeded eucalyptus and magnolia are inserted into a bay laurel-and-cedar garland for an extra zip to traditional Christmas décor.

Go Vertical

Front Door with 6 wreaths and garland wrapped porch posts

Credit: Laurey W. Glenn

Don't just swag your garland along the railing. Create vertical interest and frame your door by wrapping the posts of your porch with garland as well. We also love the use of three wreaths on each door.

Glorious Greens

Camellia Branches in Clear Vase with Green Ribbon

Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Produced By Buffy Hargett Miller

Play up one color for extra impact. We paired clear glass containers with fruit, foliage, and ribbon in a fresh shade for an unexpected display. Arrange camellia branches in one water-filled vase and naked seeded eucalyptus in another. Place a mound of apples beneath a glass bowl. Accent with contrasting ornaments and tiny battery-powered fairy lights.

Go High

Magnolia Garland and Red Accents Around Fireplace

Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

Instead of just draping your garland across the mantel, hang it all the way to the ceiling to draw the eye up. Here, a magnolia garland is hung with bright red ribbon. Finish the mantel off with some mini evergreen trees, a bushel of apples, and more red ribbon.

Grand Outdoors

Charlotte Lucas Back Porch Garland

Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Elly Poston Cooper

Bring holiday cheer outdoors and hang garland over arches in your outdoor living space.

Romantic Garland

Romantic Christmas Garland

Credit: Photo: Helen Norman; Styling: Sybil Sylvester

This freeform, romantic garland comes together with thoughtful placement of artificial garland, fresh eucalyptus, and dusty miller. With the addition of vases of varying heights, you can easily replace the fresh flowers throughout the season. Silver brunia, white ranunculus, star of Bethlehem, 'Sahara' roses, eucalyptus pods, succulents, and snowberries fill out the vases and the mantel here.

Kitchen Joy

Natasha Lawler Butlers Pantry Christmas Garland

Credit: Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

Spread Christmas cheer in your kitchen without cluttering your countertops by placing garland on top of your cabinets.

Embellish with Citrus

Citrus and Ribbon Garland in Kitchen

Credit: Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Lilt Floral Design

Drape a single Leyland cypress garland across the room's focal point (here, it's the hood). Accentuate it with dried orange slices that are suspended from colorful ribbon streamers, and hang wreaths in the windows. Top counters with potted orchids and a bowl of oranges.

Chairback Clusters

Chairback Christmas Greenery Clusters

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Hang fresh greenery bunches on the back of your dining room chairs for a festive touch. A ribbon and ornament adds a little sparkle.

Christmas Greetings

Christmas Card Garland Display

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Relive the joys of Christmas past and present by displaying them on your garland. Simply punch a hole in the top of each card and tie them to the garland with string.

Boxwood and Gold on the Mantel

Sarah Tuttle Boxwood Garland on the Mantel for Christmas with Stockings

Credit: Photo: Laurey E. Glenn; Styling: Matthew Gleason

A simple boxwood garland draped over the mantel is complimented by gold votives, candle sticks, and a few deer. The stockings are hung with small nails instead of distracting holders.

Dress Up the Dining Room

Dining Room Chandelier Christmas Greenery

Credit: Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Lilt Floral Design

A fully set table signals that the party is about to begin. Get your dining room ready to host company with this elegant, enlightening idea. In the base of the chandelier, slip in clippings of two or three types of greenery, such as Leyland cypress, Southern red cedar, and cider gum eucalyptus. (Safety note: Don't place the greenery close to the bulbs, and mist the foliage often with water, carefully avoiding the light sockets.) Hang wreaths accented with simple blue and white ribbons throughout the rest of the room.

Glitzy Garland

Charlotte Lucas Christmas Garland Fireplace

Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Elly Poston Cooper

Add some shine to your natural garland with a variety of oversized plastic ornaments in various colors. A few glittery birds are added to each side for extra flair.

Red Accents

Fresh Christmas Greenery Urns with Red Branches

Credit: Photo: Allison Gootee; Styling: Suzonne Stirling

Fill your urns by your front door with fresh greenery clippings. Add festive color by spray-painting thin branches in red and group them in the center of the urns.

Birch Tree

Birch Log Christmas Tree

Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

Create a different tree this Christmas with a few birch logs bundled together with fishing wire. Drape this with garland and a ribbon to match your décor.

Magnificent Magnolia

Magnolia Foliage in Wooden Vase

Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Produced By Buffy Hargett Miller

A wooden vessel creates a more relaxed, natural look while also hiding the florist foam, which holds the magnolias in place. To make this asymmetrical foliage arrangement, choose the longest branch first, one that reaches far enough to one side to give it a horizontal shape. Place your second-longest branch on the other side and the shortest in the center. Then accent with ornaments and fairy lights placed nearby.

Hint: A glass vase inside the wooden container lets you water without doing any damage.

Elegant Banister

Banister with Juniper Garland

Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Page Mullins

A juniper garland, clusters of ornaments, and streamers of ribbon are combined to create a polished look on the stairs.

Greenery: A fresh juniper garland smells heavenly and makes an elegant statement cascading down the stairway.

Ornaments: Cluster balls in assorted shades along the garland, and wire streamers of ribbon to the top and bottom of the railing for a polished touch. If you have a festive friend like we have here, tie a collar of ornaments to him for even more holiday cheer.

Candles: A hurricane with greenery, metallic orbs, and a neutral pillar candle creates an understated Christmas look that can extend to New Year's. Insert pillar candles into tall glass cylinders before placing them in hurricanes filled with ornaments and greenery.

Coastal Christmas

Coastal Christmas Garland

Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

Seeded eucalyptus, palmetto fronds, and turquoise ornaments come together for a festive and beachy look for the holidays.

Bedroom Bundle

James Farmer Guest Bedroom Magnolia Bundle

Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas

Create a festive bundle to hang on guest beds by tying a small bunch of magnolia with a ribbon.

Decorative Display

Deer with Wreath and Ornaments

Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller and Elly Poston Cooper

Incorporate your display wall into your Christmas décor by embellishing with fresh greenery and ornaments. Don't forget your console either. Simply lay loose greenery along the table and place ornaments in the vacant spaces.

Welcoming Trees

Magnolia Leaves and Mini Trees for Christmas

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Welcome your guests with mini trees when they walk up to your door. Fill 5-gallon buckets, or pots you have on hand, with dwarf trees. Place an abundance of magnolia leaves into the bucket to give these trees extra dimension.

Personalized Wreath

Horseshoe Wreath

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Create a wreath that means something to your family by making your own shape. Plastic foam was cut out in the shape of a horseshoe and filled with bay leaves.

Manicured Mantel

Boxwood Garland with Ribbon and Flowers Around Fireplace Mantel

Credit: Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller and Elly Poston Cooper

Swag a boxwood garland wrapped in ribbon around the mantel letting the ends trail to the floor. Fill the garland out with dried hydrangeas, faux crabapples, and silver brunia berries. When guests are headed over, add fresh roses, lilies, and hydrangeas in florist picks along the center. Put out a few fresh pears on the mantel to accompany the beautiful garland.

Festive Sprigs

Candle Stick Christmas Centerpiece

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You don't have to go all out for a holiday centerpiece. A few boughs of fresh greenery, your collection of candlesticks, and a few gold starbursts are all it takes for this table to go from boring to spectacular.

Fir for the Mantel

Sarah Tuttle Fraser Fir Mantel Decoration for Christmas

Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Matthew Gleason

A layer of Fraser fir is enhanced with a few mercury glass Christmas ornaments. Drape a beaded garland down from the mantel to create more movement and interest.

Drape the Fireplace

Fireplace Decorated with Garland, Ribbon, and Lemons

Credit: Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Lilt Floral Design

Why hide a beautiful mantel with miles of heavy red ribbon and thick greenery? Create a simple yet striking look with thin greenery and light colors (inspired by in-season pears). Cascade a single garland, like Leyland cypress, asymmetrically across the mantel. Then, embellish it with a pale pink wired ribbon (we used about 10 yards). Next, attach sprigs of fresh magnolia clippings with wire to sharpen the silhouette. Finish by placing pears and candlesticks with tall pink tapers along the top of the mantel. Complement the shape of the garland with a bouquet of quirky anemones (shown here) or ranunculus.

Winter Whites

Holly, Cedar, and Privet Berry Arrangement with White Amaryllis and Green Mum flowers

Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Produced By Buffy Hargett Miller

Creamy white ceramics make great vessels for holiday blooms. We've mixed holly, cedar, and privet berries with white amaryllis and lime green mums. Start with foliage, placing the largest pieces first to establish the size of your display. Add flowers and berries one stem at a time to form a triangle of amaryllis, mums, and berries. Fill in with more greenery, and skirt your vase with colorful packages and ornaments.

Local Touches

A. Hays Town Christmas Stairway Cypress Garland

Credit: Photo: Brittany Ambridge; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

Locally sourced cypress is hung from the banister and given an extra touch of Christmas décor with a few stockings attached with ribbons and ornaments.

Fresh and Serene

Blue Front Door with Christmas Greenery

Credit: Photo: Allison Gootee; Styling: Suzonne Stirling

Pile thick garland around your front door to create a forestlike feeling. You can easily add more clippings to a ready-made garland to achieve the look you're going for. A boxwood wreath and urns with loose clippings complete the look.

Streamers for the Stairs

Charlotte Lucas Christmas House Stair Garland

Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Elly Poston Cooper

Instead of making bows with your ribbon, just cut strips of ribbon and create streamers to hang with your garland along the stairs. Hang a few ornaments from the streamers and your Christmas décor will feel fresh.

Festive Focal Point

James Farmer Kitchen for Christmas

Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Heather Chadduck Hillegas

Keep kitchen counters clear with arrangements in your window. Silver champagne buckets are filled with fresh greenery, amaryllis and nandina berries. Frame the display with an evergreen wreath to create depth.

Festoon the Front Door

Cypress Garland Around Front Door with Bell Swag Wreath

Credit: Photo: Hector Manuel Sanchez; Styling: Lilt Floral Design

On the exterior, go for a few high-impact pieces rather than small, hard-to-see details. This entry point's all-natural look started with a 25-foot Leyland cypress garland that curves around the front door's fanlight and runs down the sides, with clusters of large pinecones fastened with wire. A lush collar of magnolia leaves, loosely stuffed into the top of each topiary pot, is an effortless holiday addition to any year-round container. For the cypress-and-olive branch wreath, we attached Ballard Designs' Vintage Bell Swag and a trio of ribbons to the top center.

Farm Fresh Mantel

Fran Keenan Apples and Oranges Christmas Mantel

Credit: Photo: Laurey W. Glenn; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

Stop by the produce section of your grocery store and pick up colorful oranges and apples for your mantel. A base of spruce and magnolia clippings round out this well-thought-out mantel.

Grand Garland

Christmas Ornament Garland Front Door

Credit: Hector Manuel Sanchez

Take the ornaments outside by incorporating them into your entry. After sweeping premade garland over the door, wire assorted ornaments in masse at the top and scatter more down the sides. Go further and decorate mini Christmas trees with more ornaments and beaded garland.

Complementing Touches

A. Hays Town Study with Magnolia Garland

Credit: Photo: Brittany Ambridge; Styling: Buffy Hargett Miller

If you have a room with a strong point of view, go with simple holiday décor. Here a thick magnolia garland and white stockings are just enough to make this room feel festive.

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