Holiday Home Decorating Ideas

Use our best decorating ideas to trim your tree, decorate your home, and set the table for this holiday season.

Dressed-Up Christmas Mantels

The mantel is the easiest place to add some instant holiday cheer. Look no further to find inspiration for the best look for your home.

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Lush & Sophisticated

To get this look, start with a store-bought garland. Space five pieces of water-soaked florist foam, secured inside cages, along the mantel. (Cover your mantel in plastic to protect it.) Cover the foam with pieces of store-bought garland.

Next, insert clipped magnolia, holly, pine, and cedar into the foam. Make loops from aspidistra leaves by poking the stems through the tips of the leaves. Insert the stems into the foam.

Complete the look by layering in milo, millet, and rose hips. On the sides of the garland, wire in items that don't require water. Fill in holes with more magnolia. Keep it looking fresh by misting with a preservative called Floralife Crowning Glory Solution.