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Ring It In!

Out with the old and in with the new: Matthew gives the year a clean start with a monochromatic color scheme. For example, this basic-white painted staircase receives a sparkling make-over with a garland of silk leaves, flowing beads, and glass teardrops that glimmer in the candlelight.

A white staircase is decorated with delicate, translucent leaf garlands, and several lit candles are placed on the steps, creating an elegant and serene ambiance.

Ring it in

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Out with the old and in with the new: Matthew gives the year a clean start with a monochromatic color scheme. For example, this basic-white painted staircase receives a sparkling make-over with a garland of silk leaves, flowing beads, and glass teardrops that glimmer in the candlelight.

Polly Bannister

Polly Bannister was a Yankee staff editor and a favorite of readers for more than 20 years. She is continually inspired by New England’s beautiful and diverse landscape—from cranberry bogs, sandy beaches, and granite-topped mountains to thriving cities, white clapboard houses on village greens, and red-brick mill towns.

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