Christmas Home Decorating Ideas Martha Stewart

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Deck the halls, walls, and those dessert tables packed with delicious recipes from our downloadable holiday cookie guide with Christmas accents. Our wreaths, garlands, and other decorative touches will fill your home with the sights and smells of the season.

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Gentle Drift Mantel Decoration

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Credit: Gentl and Hyers

Dripping crystal icicles dangle from a cedar-covered, snow-dusted mantelpiece to create a frosty scene. Soft powder, looking as if it floated down the chimney overnight, drifts around stacked wood and iron urns filled with silvery santolina.

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Citrus Pomander

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A fragrant and colorful addition to your tabletop.

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Festive Wreath Chandelier

When suspended from the ceiling, this impressive, ornament-laden ring of greens will thrill your guests.Get the Festive Wreath Chandelier How To

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Present Wreath

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Unwrap a new wreath idea this year. Cover small containers, such as old jewelry boxes, with weatherproof paper, which will hold up outdoors, unlike wrapping paper; seal with all-weather tape. Add decorative bands in contrasting colors, if desired, and tie with ribbon. Attach to a flat wooden wreath form (ours is 18 inches) using a hot-glue gun. Affix a satin bow.

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Paper-Doily Wreath

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A delicate-looking wreath that creates the magical effect of candles flickering in the snow is easy to make and surprisingly sturdy.

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Ribbon-Poinsettia Wreath

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Satin ribbon provides a wide range of shades with which to form these beautiful facsimiles. Their hardiness makes them a delightful choice for a fine (and everlasting) indoor wreath.

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Shimmering Stocking

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Credit: Charles Masters

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