“Every holiday season is an opportunity to explore non-traditional ways to decorate my home,” says Kelly Wearstler. In 2020, the celebrity designer made a sculptural wreath out of serpentine-like pine branches that hung from her ceiling rather than a wall or door. This year, she has another avante-garde trick up her sleeve: a levitating Christmas tree.
No, she’s not a magician. Wearstler sourced sturdy, invisible cord from the hardware store, cut it, and attached one end to the ceiling with a hook and the other end of the string to a central limb on the tree (she did it on both sides so it didn’t end up tipping). “I would suggest having two or more people to help hang this tree,” she notes. If you desperately want to recreate this scene, it’s important to choose a tree that is reasonably lightweight. The heavier your tree, the more string you’ll need.
Even though we now know how her illusion works, the floating tree display might seem a little impractical still. So try her totally doable garland DIY instead. The designer collaborated with Isa Isa Floral to make the tree as well as the custom garland that’s really just strung-together dried poppy pods that “add a literal pop to holiday decor,” shares the designer. Paint them silver and voila: disco balls.
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