A woman who struggled to close her front door due to the thickness of her festive wreath’s metal hanger says she came up with her solution out of ‘pure desparation’
If you struggle to position and hang your Christmas wreath every year, one woman has come up with a handy solution for either side of your door. Taking to Reddit, she shared her “annual reminder” – a method she swears by that requires “zero effort” and creates no damage.
“No hooks, tape, nails, strips, hangers, pins, staples, etc required,” the woman penned in the Christmas subreddit alongside snaps of her own indoor and out door wreaths. She explained: “I’ve posted this before but wanted to share again. Simply tie two wreaths together with a long piece of ribbon and hang over the door.”
Indeed, her images clearly illustrated how her two wreaths are connected via a tartan ribbon, that is subsequently placed over the top of the middle of the door frame.
All you need to do is ensure the ribbon is of adequate length for the wreaths to hang at the correct height on the inside and outside of the door.
“Voila!” the woman exclaimed. “No damage and a wreath inside and out. Double the Christmas cheer.”
Writing in response, one Reddit user praised: “Omg I needed this! I bought a suction cup years back and it always falls off the door! I don’t have a second wreath but am totally fine with taping something to the inside face of the doors. Thank you!”
It prompted the woman to explain how her idea came about. “Ah yeah the suction ones are the worst!” she admitted.
“I also bought a metal hanger thing a few years back and it was too thick so you couldn’t close the door. Came up with this solution out of pure desperation.”
A second person asked: “Doesn’t it swing about with the wind?”
To which the woman clarified in reply: “No not at all! We have a side entrance though which probably helps.”
Elsewhere, another individual hailed the idea: “Omg thanks for posting this, you’re a genius! I can’t put a tree up this year so I was hoping to find ways to still decorate for Christmas… I stumbled on a pretty wreath the other day but didn’t know how to hang one without damaging our door. I’m so going to do this weekend!”
While a fourth Reddit user gushed: “Thank you for this because my hook just died on me last night and I was thinking of an alternative!”
And a fifth added: “Thank you I love this and shared to my sister who loves to decorate to the max. My sister wrote me back, she lost her hanger and loves this idea.”
