Check Out These Stunning Staircase Christmas Decorations

Close your eyes and picture the moment with us: It is Christmas morning and the sound of pitter-pattering tiny feet fill the air. They come bounding down the staircase in anticipation of what treasures Santa left under the Christmas tree. How is the staircase decorated? If the answer is "it isn't," then we're here to help. Make this moment as magical in real life as it is in your head and deck out your banister in an elaborate holiday fashion with lights, bows, and garlands galore.

We spend a lot of time and energy decorating the whole house—inside and out—for the holidays. If you're anything like Clark Griswold (and you know who you are), you go all out with outdoor Christmas decorations. Inside, we tend to really amp up the cheer with Christmas living room decor (complete with a trimmed tree full of precious handmade Christmas ornaments, of course) and with Christmas kitchen decorations that makes the hub of the home an even more popular place to be. Give your staircases and railings the same holiday treatment as the rest of your house, with traditional evergreen Christmas garland, twinkle lights, bows, personalized Christmas stockings, and more.

Whether you're going up to bed for sweet dreams or coming down to start a new day, these Christmas decorations for your staircase promise a grand—and festive—entrance. Step up (ha!) your game with these 21 ideas.