Mantel 9ft Pre-Lit Christmas Garland

MANTEL is a nine-foot pre-lit garland, which is the length that actually works. A mantelpiece needs the garland to run the full width and then fall at both ends; anything shorter sits stretched tight across the top and looks mean, and nine feet gives enough slack to drape properly at either side.

Pre-lit is the other half of it. Threading lights through a garland by hand is a job that takes longer than decorating the tree and never looks even when you stand back; here the lights are already worked into the foliage at a consistent spacing, so the whole thing goes up in the time it takes to position it and tuck the cable away.

It works equally along a stair rail, over a doorway, or across a shelf, and takes ribbon, picks or baubles if you want to build on it. Ships from a United States warehouse. Follow the supplied electrical instructions, keep the garland clear of candles and open flame, and switch the lights off when the house is empty or everyone is asleep.

• Nine feet long
• Pre-lit with evenly spaced lights
• Enough length to drape at both ends
• Suits mantelpieces, stair rails and doorways
• Takes ribbon, picks and baubles
• Ships from a United States warehouse
• Keep clear of candles; switch off when unattended