The new trend for replacing your tree with a stepladder can look awesome or simply awful. If having pine needles all over your house is too much for you to bear, or space is at a premium, then grab a stepladder and some lights, we’ve got the solution.
Alternative Christmas trees are nothing new and there are some out-there options on sale right now, but this is an idea that can be delivered on a shoestring budget.
If your Christmas tree dies and you’ve left in a bind then the step-ladder solution makes a lot of sense. Some people go with a triangle-shaped ladder to evoke the ghost of traditional Christmas trees, while others simply prop any old ladder against a wall and throw baubles at it.
Whichever way you choose, we’re not sure it has quite the magic of a traditional tree…