Who’s ready for Christmas?!
I’ve been doing a LOT of decorating over the past few days, and to be honest, I’m still doing some tweaking here and there.
I have several Christmas decorating blog posts coming up in the next few weeks, but today we’re going to start with an easy one: how to dress up cheap garland.
I tried not to spend too much on Christmas decorating this year.
I did add a few things (you’ll see those tomorrow!), but I wanted to work with what we already had and just use it in new ways to make it feel fresh.
That means the wreath and the garland on the mantel look a little fancier this year!
Today’s blog post is part of the Merry & Bright Holiday Home Tour hosted by the lovely Kellie of Design Asylum and Shelly of ConfettiStyle.
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Basically, I love using the color green in decorating, we’ve renovated pretty much our entire house because it wasn’t in great shape when we bought it, and I love to decorate without spending too much money. 🙂
Back to my cheap fancy garland. (Yep, cheap fancy!)
You may remember what the front door and the mantel looked like last year?
Well I added some berries to the wreath.
I took four of these …
… and stuck them in the wreath.
It took about five minutes.
Doesn’t the wreath look a whole lot more dressed up?!
As for the mantel, I added some red berries.
Last year, I used a lot of them in this basket:
I decided to mix it up this year and add them to the garland on the mantel.
It gives the garland the perfect pop of red.
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I just love our wedding pictures on this window turned picture frame and can’t bring myself to take it down, even at Christmas.
Want some berries of your own to dress up your garland and / or wreath?
Where to buy berries for garland:
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Our stairs looked a little plain last year, so I picked up a piece of unlit garland from At Home this year.
For $5.99, I figured it was worth it! Don’t ya think?
I hung some ornaments on it to dress it up a little.
I used to decorate with more red in everyday decorating, but in the past year or so, I’ve transitioned into even more greens and neutrals than before.
It’s making it so much fun to add pops of red to everything this season!
GET THE LOOK:
Since a popular question I get is “Where’d you get that?!,” here are links to the same or similar sources:
- Stockings
- Window turned picture frame (DIY) or these are similar
Are you decorating with garland this year? How are you dressing it up?
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Jenna at Wife in Progress says
It looks so pretty, Meg! I’ve been all about adding little berries and ornaments from the dollar store this year. It’s amazing what a few dollars can do to dress up cheap garland!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Jenna! I know – I have ornaments and berries everywhere this year, and I’m loving the festive touches!
Shelly@ConfettiStyle says
Meg, Thanks for sharing all of these easy and inexpensive UpStyle tricks for your holiday decor. Everything looks great. I’m definitely heading out to buy some berry stems to add my some plain greenery I have. Thanks for the inspiration.
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks for organizing such a fun blog hop, Shelly!
yuni says
The added berries add a nice festive touch! Love your warm home, Meg! Your wedding pic is so beautiful!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Yuni!
Marsha Jones says
Meg, i love this wreath! Thanks for the tip! Your mantel is lovely and your wedding pics are so sweet.
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Marsha!
Linda says
Meg, I love this easy idea to spruce up faux greenery! So cute how you have your wedding photos displayed! I got two of those same wreath from Hobby Lobby but did not get at such a good price! I’m definitely pinning this!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Linda!
Kellie says
Meg, everything looks amazing! Love the berries. Such great tips!
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Kellie!
Carrie at Kenarry: Ideas for the Home says
These ideas are SO pretty and festive, Meg! What great ways to dress up the greenery.
GreenWithDecor says
Thanks, Carrie!