As the popular Christmas story tell us “The stockings were hung by the chimney with care…”. The practice of hanging stockings over a fireplace is a popular and long-standing Christmas tradition. In countries where fireplaces, chimneys and mantlepieces are commonplace, beautifully adorned mantlepieces can be found in abundance at Christmas time. Here in Australia, where the climate is generally warmer, it is not as common for our homes to have the traditional fireplace and chimney.
Just because you don’t have a fireplace and mantelpiece, it doesn’t mean that you can’t hang your Christmas stockings. Quite the opposite in fact. There are plenty of ways that you can maintain this tradition in your home, it just requires a bit of inspiration and creativity to make use of other items or areas that you may not have thought of.
Take a look at these Christmas stocking hanging ideas and see how you can keep the stocking tradition alive without needing a mantlepiece.
Almost any space that has an edge can become your dedicated stocking display and DIY mantlepiece.
Stocking hangers quickly and easily convert side tables, hall tables, buffets or bench tops into the perfect place to hang your stockings. And they look amazing too!
You can add ornaments and florals to compliment your décor theme and enhance the festive atmosphere in your home.
Staircases are another ideal household space that you can extend your Christmas decorating to. Hang your stockings and add plenty of luscious garlands to create a stunning display to rival any mantlepiece.
Basically, anywhere that you can hang something, you can hang Christmas stockings. It doesn’t need to be a mantlepiece, or even a table or bench.
If you don’t have an existing spot that works for hanging your stockings, you could look at introducing décor items that suit your theme that you can use for the stockings too. Ladders and hooks of any kind offer plenty of options.
You can have a lot of fun coming up with festive and creative ways to hang and display your Christmas stockings and decorate your DIY mantlepiece.
Check out our Inspiration Gallery for Christmas theme and decorating ideas and don’t forget to order from our range of personalised Christmas stockings to really make your display something special.