I also hung a strand
of faux garland along this beautiful sign that hangs in our kitchen.
The relaxed linen helps keep things casual, with my simple tablescape
of faux garland and mercury glass trees and ornaments.
DIY Tip: Form
old faux garlands into a circle and secure them with floral wire to make inexpensive Christmas wreaths of any size.
Keith showed us step by step how he takes a basic,
inexpensive faux garland or wreath and then uses that as a base to add fresh magnolia!
Opt
for faux garland that has wire inside of it so you can easily twist it around a banister.»
I hung a pre-lit
faux garland on the front of the mantel, but I added in faux cedar stems for texture, and also some real clippings from the bottom of our live balsam fir tree.
Twinkle lights and
faux garland mixed with real greens, vintage aqua ball jars, French books and baubles.
I partnered with Balsam Hill on these two rooms, using some of their
amazing faux garlands, wreaths, and planters to add a little classic Christmas magic to the front of my house as part of their Holiday Housewalk.
An unadorned tree sits in the corner, twinkling in the evening dusk, along with a
simple faux garland on our headboard.
Pick up a few
cheap faux garlands to intersperse among the natural foliage to make a huge saving.
Styling Tip: Save
old faux garlands to use as centerpiece accents or to cut and use to embellish gifts.
Keith showed us step by step how he takes a basic,
inexpensive faux garland or wreath and then uses that as a base to add fresh magnolia!
We splurged 16 years ago, and
our faux garland still looks amazing.
I simply draped and pushed the burlap into
the faux garland while adding some red ornaments for pops of color.
I found these fun moss topiaries locally (similar HERE), along with
the faux garland with white ornaments and glitter.
I picked some magnolia leaves from the woods behind us and they are the perfect accent with
faux garlands to add some extra «real» texture» and besides, magnolia is just so Southern!
Our dining room stayed simple with my favorite copper candlesticks once again and
a faux garland with some berries and fresh cedar sprigs tucked inside to give it that swoon - worthy Christmas smell.
On the mantel, I swagged
some faux garland along with some more ornaments and twinkle lights.
My range hood has a «mantle» but I try to keep the decor to a minimum so I added
a faux garland I found at Homegoods.
The faux garland, sans flocked branches and berries, was a Gehlhausen find from last year.
Our dining room stayed simple with my favorite copper candlesticks once again and
a faux garland with some berries and fresh cedar sprigs tucked inside to give it that swoon - worthy Christmas smell.
I just stuck them into
the faux garland.
Honestly,
the faux garland will work out much better since I usually have to vacuum the real needles up almost daily when the other starts to dry out.
Finishing touches for the room includes wrapping
a faux garland around the bottom of the chandelier & placing a few small pumpkins around the room.
Did you know
the Faux garlands come straight but the branches are bendable so you can open it up bend to your preferred look?
It's
a faux garland, so we can use it year after year.
to Home Depot for flowers and Hobby Lobby for
some faux garland, and the shopping was done.
The fresh garland I purchased was too heavy to hang around the arch, so I took it all apart and tucked it into the wires of
the the faux garland.
i love the touches of fresh greenery on top of
the faux garland!
I used
a faux garland I had on hand and embellished it with fresh greens clipped from my back yard and some eucalyptus I had left over from last weeks trip to the market!
Maybe it's all
the faux garland and trees, but they really pop in a space, just as yours do here.
Also I love the idea of embellishing
your faux garland with some natural greens - so lovely.
We also added fresh Eucalyptus to
the faux garland around the fireplace to make it look real!
For our fall mantel, I kept the sailboat painting and added wood candle pillars, white pumpkins and a mix of fresh silver dollar eucalyptus and
a faux garland from Michaels, made up of ecalyptus, dusty miller, pumpkins and gourds.
Here, fairy lights have been strung over a twig tree in a large planter to eye - catching effect and entwined with
faux garlands to decorate a sideboard.