How to Decorate a Chandelier for Christmas

You can add sparkling beads and chains swooping from one light to the next.

Adding holiday touches to your chandelier can bring a festive element to your Christmas decor. If you have a chandelier with curved arms going up to hold the bulbs, it's a natural. You can wrap a pine garland and weave it up, under and around. Then you can add sparkling beads and chains swooping from one light to the next, and hang ornaments from them.

Things You'll Need

• Chandelier with separate bulbs
• Pine garland, real or fake
• Chains and beads
• Ornaments

Instructions

1. 

   Weave a pine garland around and through the "arms" of the chandelier, then add holly berries and red ribbon.

2. 

   Tie red bows at each "candle" point. Add a red cylinder below each bulb to make it even more festive.

3. 

   Choose a theme for the ornaments you add. Small nutcracker ornaments, angels, snowflakes, stars or crystals work well.

4. 

   Hang shiny balls from the beaded chains at high points and low points.

Tips & Warnings

• Chandelier decorating should not be rigid and staged; it should have a whimsical flow. Play with the ornaments and garlands you have until you like the look rather than following a definite pattern.

• It is safer to use artificial garlands than real ones, especially if the chandelier lights will be on for any length of time. They get hot and might be a fire hazard.