Grapevine Decorating

I like to tear things out of magazines.  Especially decorating tips I’ll more than likely never put into practice.  However, there was a particular Christmas decorating tip I pulled out of a magazine shortly after we were married that always stuck with me as something I was definitely going to do.

A few years later, I got my chance!  At the time we were living in the house that made me smile with its enormous bay windows and lovely front porch.  That Christmas, I was so excited to go shopping for decorations…in the woods!  My secret woodsy decorating tip?  Grapevine!

This year, I once again had a home with a railing perfect for the beautiful Christmas decoration I had once enjoyed all those year ago.  And there was just enough grapevine trailing along our back fence line for me to decorate our back balcony.

After I had looped the huge strands of grapevine in and amongst the spindles and top railing to my satisfaction, I added strings of white Christmas lights.

At the other house, I had also added garland to create a look that dazzled in the daytime as well, but since this is our back balcony, I decided to just garnish with lights.  The result makes me smile…

I absolutely love decorating with grapevine, not only because it has such a wonderful rustic feel to it, but also because it is entirely FREE!  Just make sure you don’t accidentally choose poison ivy!

Do you decorate with grapevine?  I’m thinking about adding some to the inside of my home around my china cabinet with lights as well.  Any other decorating ideas for grapevine and lights?