How to Style a Gorgeous Fall Staircase

Fall is such a beautiful season and always a favorite reason to decorate the day away! We are almost done… almost but not quite! We can’t call it done with a bare staircase, can we? Of course not! So today I’m sharing some ideas on how to style a gorgeous fall staircase complete with a DIY garland that I know you’ll love!

Before we talk about styling a fall staircase, it’s important that I explain how we got here!

Every year when I start my Christmas decorating, the staircase is always the first thing I do. And every year when I’ve finished, I have the exact same conversation with my husband. He tells me “If you stop now and we just put up the tree, we will have the prettiest Christmas house on the block.” While I appreciate the compliment, it makes me laugh every time.

First of all, when he says “the tree” I wonder if somehow he’s forgotten that there has never been just ONE tree in this house. Second of all, he knows me better than anyone so he knows there is zero chance that I’m stopping there. And last but not least, he also has an ulterior motive. He knows he is about to be completely ignored for many, many days!

Back to Fall….

So with the house decked out for fall inside and out, as I stood there looking up at the staircase, I could almost feel the chill that went up his spine. Like I said, he knows me better than anyone. The part of our Christmas conversation that is absolutely true is that a staircase always looks prettiest decorated.

With that in mind, I went downstairs to look through my fall bins which haven’t yet been stowed away. Feeling certain I would find something to help me style a fall staircase, I went through bin after bin after bin. I found some pretty garland that I had used on the mantle years ago and thought I’d struck gold. After bringing it upstairs, I wound it around the bannister and stood back to admire it. As you can see by the picture below, there was nothing to admire. Nothing at all.

I was still determined to really decorate the staircase so I went back downstairs. This time I found several bolts of deco mesh ribbon in fall colors that I had bought for a wreath I never got around to making. I have, however, made several mesh wreaths over the years and they are always so quick and easy. It is such an easy ribbon to twist and mold and those wreaths are still my favorites.

I knew quite a few crafters that made Christmas garlands using deco mesh so I thought this would be the perfect time to attempt one. An hour later I was winding my garland around the bannister sure I had found the perfect solution.

Deco Mesh Garland

Definitely an improvement! But…it still wasn’t right. So another trip downstairs was in order. Again, I thought I struck gold. I found wheat, more ribbon, and scarecrows. Putting the wheat together in bundles, I tied a pretty bow around them and added a scarecrow which I then attached to each post.

I loved it! Still…there was something missing. Finally, it dawned on me! Lights! The lights are what make the Christmas staircase so beautiful. It’s the lights that add such warmth. One more trip downstairs! Yes!

In my view, I finally had succeeded in styling a gorgeous fall staircase!

So…in case you are now standing at the bottom of your staircase staring at it (sorry!) here are the supplies and instructions for styling a fall staircase of your own.

Supplies

1. Measure staircase and cut twine to size leaving 10 inches extra on each side to tie to the stairs.
2. Attach a pipe cleaner to the rope at 10 inch intervals.
3. Unroll each roll of mesh ribbon (easiest to work with 2 feet at a time).
4. Gather all colors and pinch together.
5. Secure in a bunch to the end pipe cleaner.
6. Keeping the ribbons together secure them to the twine with the next pipe cleaner.
7. Continue securing down your twine and fluff your ribbon as you go.
8. Cut fall ribbon into 8 inch strips.
9. Tie a ribbon over each pipe cleaner.
10. Wrap the finished garland around the banister and secure each end to the staircase with the excess twine.

Although the exact same ribbons are no longer available, here are some links to the supplies that will create a similar look.

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To create the whole look…

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