Wreaths on staircases

34 Top Christmas Stairway Decor Ideas

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Strike a Balance

There’s more to a beautiful staircase idea than covering the railing in something seasonal. “Adding a few decorative items on the stairs is always fun as well,” says designer Kate Lester, who offset her garland with festive figurines. “Just be sure to keep the palette neutral so it doesn’t take away from the real show stopper—the garland!

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Bring on the Baubles

For a glam take on the typical Christmas stairwell, squeeze in as many ornaments as you can. The hefty dose of baubles creates the illusion of malleable metal snaking its way up the stairs. To keep this idea from feeling over the top, take a cue from Flowertown Charm’s Chris and Jenna Pelayo, who kept it simple with a muted-yet-metallic palette.

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Put a Bow on It

No garland? According to Sean Symington, no problem. “Sometimes simplicity is best when decorating for the holidays,” says the designer, who splits his time between London and Toronto. “I opted to ditch the traditional railing garland for elegant green bows up the stairs. I found this beautiful mossy green velvet ribbon and tied simple bows for a dramatic and festive look.”

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Go for the Blue

Christmas might be associated with red, white, and green, but consider this setup from Huff-Dewberry your sign to step away from the typical palette. “Don’t be afraid to move away from the traditional holiday palette if it doesn’t suit your home’s décor,” principals William C. Huff Jr. and Heather Zarrett Dewberry explain. “We played up the deep teal accents in this foyer, resulting in a fresh and festive holiday tradition for our clients.”

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Style with Sleek Snowflakes

Bring a little bit of Mother Nature into your Christmas staircase idea with a sprinkling of snowflakes. Instead of a predictable snow-flocked garland, Ghislaine Viñas created a modern edge with these brass accessories.

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Beautify with Branches

To create the illusion of a symmetrical stairwell, cover your railing with lush greenery—and hang bunches of matching foliage to your walls. For inspiration, take a look at this whimsical arrangement, courtesy of Annie Sloan.

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Fix Up a Floral Arrangement

Calling all maximalists: Here’s your sign it’s time to stray away from the status quo. Instead of selecting a traditional garland, fashion designer Pearl Lowe put her fashionable foot forward with some cheery flora. “Complementing your foliage to more plush areas like carpets or cushions can really tie in the room and leave you with a statement magical moment from those textures and subtle pops of colors,” she explains.

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8

Let There Be Light

For a Christmas staircase idea that downright glows, take a cue from Erin Vogelpohl. The My Texas House blogger paired her minimalist, illuminated garland with lit trees of all sizes as well as a few lanterns. Talk about a bright idea!

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Pile on the Accessories

A Christmas tree isn’t the only foliage that can be spruced up with seasonal trimmings. Give your garland a seasonal spin by covering it in ribbon, pine cones, and gilded ornaments—just as Grey Joyner did here.

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Add a Jingle

For a multisensory staircase, consider adding a few bells to the bottom of your garland-lined steps, as Janan Assaf Kissler did here. With any luck, yours will be filled with sweet chimes whenever you or your family members go up or down the stairwell. Music to our ears!

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Repeat With RIbbons

As far as Christmas staircase decor goes, you can never go wrong with ribbons. When Long Island–based designer Sarah Bartholomew dressed up this alluring flight of steps, she peppered the banister with red bows—drawing the eye upward in the process. The result? A setup that proves the only way to go is up.

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Mix and Match

Offset a grandiose staircase with a simple strand of garland, which draws the eye upward. “Sticking with timeless, classic decorations is always a smart choice,” explains Rudy Saunders of Dorothy Draper & Company. “A fresh garland going up a stair banister feels traditionally Christmas, but here we added red cardinals dotted up the banister. This is unexpected, yet still authentic.” For a setup that appeals to all of the senses, Saunders recommends incorporating fresh Christmas trees, berries, and magnolia leaves.

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Wow With Woodsy Touches

A simple sprinkling of pine cones can be exactly what you need to transform your home’s interior into a winter wonderland. “Dress up softly draped faux garland with long velvet ribbon and fresh pine cones for a romantic holiday welcome,” designer Shawna Underwood recommends. Here, the pine cones are placed right next to plush ribbons, giving this flight of stairs a jolt of texture.

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Style With Stockings

Don’t have a mantel on which to hang your stockings? No problem. Emily Henderson lined the stairs to this playroom with a sumptuous set of them. To keep this Christmas staircase aligned with the rest of the decor, Henderson opted for plush, white stockings that offer a warm, cozy feel.

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Add Some Dimension

Calling all maximalists: Here’s your permission to create a statement-making staircase. Leoma Harper of Style the Clutter thought beyond the typical strand of garland and added some fun finishing touches. “When it comes to decorating the banisters for Christmas, I love layering, adding different textures and heights, using festive accents within the foliage to do this,” she shares. “I also have a little trick for the foliage and always start with faux garland as a base, followed by real foliage to pad it out—this creates a really nice full effect with less mess.”

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Think Pink

Just because red and green is a classic Christmas color palette doesn’t mean it has to be the status quo. Instead, shake things up by adding some pink to the mix, as Monika Hibbs did here. Pink ribbons and lush greenery offer plenty of contrast and create a welcome (and romantic) change of scenery.

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Let Loose

If tightly wound garland feels a tad...well, expected, give your staircase a more unusual take on the classics. Here, designer Gillian Segal gently draped a lush strand over the banister to create some nonchalant drama. And, when it’s paired with the eye-catching pendant, this setup deftly defies gravity.

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Embrace Snail Mail

Texts and video chats might be a great way to connect, but they don’t do your holiday decor any favors. For a staircase design that’s stylish and sentimental, consider adding Christmas cards with some clothespins. While Michale Wurm Jr. of Inspired by Charm used vintage postcards, you can also recreate this look with freshly delivered cards and letters.

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Wreaths as Rings

Pull the garland of your choice through a simple berry wreath—or three or four—along the railing of your staircase for a simple yet festive holiday design.

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Decorate Only the Base

Here, Edna & Ossie decided to leave the banister empty and glammed up just the base by attaching a garland with ribbons, lights, and some ornaments—et voilà!

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23 Great Staircase Decorating Ideas for Christmas

Incredible Christmas Staircase Decorating Idea (Tobi Fairley Interior Design)

In recent posts, we've covered how to decorate your kitchen and dining room for the holidays. Today, guests of the Design Museum will be able to see design options for a place that cannot be called the center of any room, but which looks very impressive if decorated correctly.

Most of us believe that the stairs are exclusively domestic purposes, and therefore not worth attention. But it also anticipates entering the living room or any other room.

And this Christmas, you can be sure that beautifully decorated flights of stairs charge the house with the holiday spirit no less than exquisitely decorated rooms.

A unique staircase decoration will make an impression by being a grand welcome to everyone entering your home at Christmas. Garlands, wreaths, mistletoe, gift socks - all of these can decorate the stairs without much difficulty.

It's only a week until Christmas and we've got 23 inspiring decor ideas to get you started now.

Decoration for the right side of the stairs

First of all, you need to decide on the general style of your home and think about how the decorations of the stairs will be combined with the theme of the festive decor of your home.

It makes no sense to use traditional red and green colors, big garlands and wreaths, if the whole house is decorated in a minimalist style, and yellow and blue tones are predominantly around the stairs.

The idea is to bring the Christmas spirit into the already existing palette and maybe expand it. A modern staircase will look great without the chic garlands.

Staircase with big red letters (Design: AMR Design)

A simple and stylish way to decorate your house for Christmas

Fun holiday decorations (The Suburban Mom)

For a rustic look, you can turn to natural materials such as burlap. If the room is Scandinavian in style, where the walls are a white monochrome surface, then you can think about a few handmade glass decorations that will add color, without compromising the cleanliness and conciseness.

If there are children in the house, they will be happy to hang large figurines of angels, bright stars and giant socks for gifts. Don't limit yourself to simple classic decor in red and green!

Expressive red snowflakes on a white background (Lowe's creative ideas)

Rustic Christmas decor (photo by Julie Ranee Photography)

Withered leaf garlands for modern staircases (photo by Rikki Snyder)

Consider colors other than red and green (designed by Lori Pedersen Home Staging+Styling)

Time for Traditions

If you're going to stick with the traditional stairway decorations of green garlands and red decorations, then do it with pomp!

This holiday season's hit is metal décor elements that will easily fit into the overall design of the stairs, also use gold and silver details.

In fact, you can apply the classic approach by replacing the color scheme with golden: it will turn out very majestic and non-trivial. Elegant wreaths and decorations that complement the festive tree near the stairs will give the whole interior a more consistent and charming look.

Family gift stockings and decorations make the staircase the center of attention (Lowe's Home Improvement design)

Gorgeous Christmas decorations in gold (photo by Julie Soefer)

A touch of red and green colors in the stair decor (Regina Gust Designs)

Stair decoration does not end with the decoration of the railing with wreaths and garlands. Think of a flight or flights of stairs, nooks and crannies underneath, and style them to complete the overall look.

Santa figurines next to the stairs, a playful Christmas tree or beautifully wrapped gifts for the whole family stacked side by side - the choice of decorations is great.

Stair Nook with Christmas Joy (Spagnolo Design)

Hints of Christmas Gifts

Decorate Even Small Areas for the Holidays (Timothy De Clue Design)

Decorations to Add Joy to the Home Atmosphere (Design By Julie)

Traditional holiday decorations (by Rae Turi)

Let's add a light

When decorating the stairs, you can't forget about lighting. This is an important aspect of interior decoration. LED garlands are the most acceptable option that does not require special investments and effort during installation, as well as original Christmas tree decorations.

Make sure that the central lighting does not suppress the brilliance of the string lights. Using gold and silver decorations along with light fixtures will give your home a dreamy and slightly surreal vibe.

Glitter Christmas Elements and Lights (Design: Timothy De Clue Design)

Decor in Gold and Red Tones (Design: Regina Gust Designs)

Sparkling Ornaments for the Spiral Staircase (Linly Designs)

basement doesn't matter. Decorate it for the holidays - and you will immediately notice a big change in the general mood. It will be an attractive, special look that delights you every day.

Staircase decorated in the general style of the room

An elegant Victorian house dressed up for the holiday (photo by Jay Greene Photography)

Handmade Christmas garland (Linly Designs)

Holiday decorations for a simple staircase (designed by The Gudhouse Company)

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