How-To Hang ALL Types of Christmas Decor

For my small banister, I used 3 ea. 6ft garlands. Around the post I wrapped the garland to take up some length and pull it off the floor. To measure where to swag the garland, find the middle of the banister. 

Zip tie at the top, the middle and the end post where you have wrapped to secure it.

Pull greens over the plastic zip ties. They disappear like magic!

Add beautiful ribbon and ornaments to decorate. To hang the bows and ornaments, I secured them with ornament hangers. 

Attaching Wreaths on Chair Backs

For upholstered chairs, all you have to do is add a couple of straight pins up under the frame or seam of the chair. You can barely see them and only if you are looking!

These wreaths are homemade! There is a full tutorial on how to make embroidery hoop wreaths, on my blog. 

This one is WAY easier than you would think! If you have an open back chair, just tie a small wreath on with a ribbon or hook with an ornament hook.

The wreaths on the plates are hung the same way. Just an ornament hook!

YES, it's that simple. I was careful to make sure it won't poke someone in the back and if it does I can easily remove the chair wreath for when company comes. 

Hanging Wreaths on Mirrors

Here is an option to hang a wreath on a mirror - any mirror! Here I've hung wreaths on each square mirror on my back porch for a little Christmas decor. 

Since most wreaths don't come with hangers, create one by wrapping a garden twist tie under the greens and around the back of the wreath. Make sure to tie in a knot, so it holds securely!

Place a Clear Command Hook on the mirror in the location you desire and hook the wreath to it using the twist tie hook you created. 

Once the wreath is hung on the hook, you don't see the hanger at all!

Hanging Wreaths on Windows

Next, if you want to hang a wreath on a window use the same clear Command adhesive hooks for indoor use.

In my kitchen to make a simple wreath prettier, instead of hanging it with a twist tie on the back, I used an organza ribbon instead!

Map out the height you want the wreath to hang, wrap the ribbon around the back of the wreath, tie a knot, and cut the ribbon to length. Then tie the other end around the hook.

My hook is hidden behind the window treatment, so it doesn't show. If the hook does show, create a pretty bow or simple flowing ribbon strands. 

Hanging Christmas Lights Around Doors, Windows or Mantel

Christmas lights are my favorite holiday decor! They brighten even the darkest corners. Adding lights has become even easier now using clips with removable adhesive backs.

To keep the garland and lights straight and secure on the mantel, I added clips to the top and on the sides before placing everything. 

Just push the light cord into the clip and you can even slide and pull to make it straight. The clips really hold!

Then to hide the plug and extension cord and keep it taut, I placed another clip on the side of the mantel and the garland greens now cover it.

USE THIS SAME METHOD to clip around doors and windows too! 

Hanging Wreaths On Doors

Interior Doors

For an interior door, this is where a staple gun and ribbon are a great option.

If you didn't want to use ribbon, you could use a Clear Command Hook on the door and follow the same process I outlined for hanging a wreath on a mirror.

Find the center of the width of the door by measuring across and mark at the very top of the door. Measure how far down you want the wreath to hang leaving enough ribbon to tie around the wreath as a hanger. Also leave a couple of extra inches for adjusting :)

Cut the ribbon. Slide the ribbon over the top of the door in the center, leave a little dangling over the other side. Add one staple to the middle of the ribbon and then trim off with scissors the excess ribbon on the other side of the door. 

Afterward, create a bow and tie it around the ribbon that is the hanger. I found this much easier than trying to create a bow and a hanger at the same time!

Now let's hang garland and wreaths on the railing. The best trick I've found is to use a deck rail hanger for the wreaths.

They hang perfectly and securely. For a full tutorial, click here.

There are even MORE ideas, if you click on the full blog post below!