Hanging Christmas Ornaments With a Ribbon on the Chandelier

When you're in the Christmas spirit, you want your whole home to reflect your cheer. One lovely way to decorate is by hanging chandelier Christmas decorations. You can quickly transform your dining area, foyer or any other place in your home with this kind of lighting fixture.

Using gorgeous accessories, you can create the perfect holiday decor for the room by hanging chandelier ornaments using ribbons. Here's how.

Hang beautiful ornaments right from a chandelier using ribbon instead of an ornament hanger. The kind of ribbon you use will depend on the overall aesthetic you want to create. If you're incorporating simple holiday home decor such as Christmas ball ornaments or other geometric shapes in solid colors, it might be fun to add printed ribbon for a little flair. If you're using more complex ornaments, like ornaments with characters on them, stick with a solid-color ribbon to avoid visual clashes.

When hanging the ornaments, thread the ribbon through the loop where a hook or hanger would usually be attached. Find a good location to dangle the ribbon and ornament on the chandelier. Hang the ornament on the arms of your lighting fixture and tie a bow with the ribbon to secure the Christmas chandelier decor. Leave the teardrop crystal pendants dangling from the chandelier if you wish, or even tie mini ribbon bows near their tops to match the DIY ribbon hangers used on the Christmas ornaments.

Space the ornaments evenly around the chandelier. It also looks best to hang them at varying heights with some higher or lower than others. Cut the ribbon accordingly or adjust them by creating larger or smaller tails with your bows. Make sure the hanging decorations aren't dangling too low over the dining room table or another piece of furniture.

There are ways to deck out your chandelier for the holiday season other than simply hanging ornaments, as pretty as that can be. Try hanging other festive items, like pine cones, Christmas garlands, icicles or crystal beads in colors matching the Christmas tree decorations.

Greenery can offset the metal of the chandelier by juxtaposing natural and manufactured materials. Other natural elements such as pine cones, berries, holly or mistletoe also look nice with the chandelier.

First, decide the overall look you want to achieve. Having a clear idea in your mind can help, and you may also want to search for photos online for inspiration. Then, gather all of your items.

Put the garland on the chandelier. Once you have it up, take a step back and walk around the room to make sure it looks perfect from all angles. Then, you can add the ornaments by threading the ribbon and hanging them one at a time. You can attach them directly to the garland or to the chandelier itself, and choose to let the bows at the top show or hide under the wreath.

Once again, take frequent steps back to get a sense of the overall look as you go. Consider not only where your next ornament should go but how high or low you should hang it and if the color scheme is balanced.

Once you're finished, step back and enjoy the holiday beauty and joy of your efforts.