Christmas Decorating Biltmore Estate Style

Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC, is well known for its spectacular Christmas decorations including miles of evergreen roping, more than 50 decorated trees, hundreds of poinsettias and, of course, the 35-foot tall live Fraser Fir on display each year in the Banquet Hall. And while, the scale of decorations in George W. Vanderbilt's 250-room French Renaissance chateau may seem daunting to the average guest, many decorating techniques used by staff work just as well on a smaller scale. DECORATING