How to Keep a Wreath From Sliding off a Front Door

Measure the width of your front door. Using a step stool or a strong, steady chair, mark the center point of its width along the door's hidden topside.

Hold the wreath up to the door to get a visual idea of how high you’d like it to hang. Traditionally, the center of a door wreath sits slightly higher than the average person’s eye level. Make a light pencil mark or place a piece of masking tape where the top of the wreath hits the door.

Measure from the top of the door to your pencil mark or piece of masking tape. Turn the wreath over and measure the distance from its top to its frame, which is typically 2 to 4 inches. Add the two measurements together for your hanger's total length.

Cut a piece of wide, strong ribbon that measures twice as long as the total hanger length you calculated, plus an inch. If you're using fishing line, cut two to three equal lengths measured in the same way.

Slip one end of the ribbon under the wreath’s frame at its top end and pull it upward. Bring the two ends of ribbon together above the wreath so that it creates a sling for the frame to sit in. Employ the same approach if you're using fishing line, but use two or three equal lengths together for optimal support.

Hold the ribbon ends together squarely. Fold them back about a half-inch onto the ribbon hanger so that the very end of the hanger is four pieces of ribbon thick. If you're using fishing line, allow the wreath to weight the lines as you double- or triple-knot the ends together.

Center the stacked ribbon end over the center mark in the top of the door. Hammer it into place with a common nail, or with a flat-head thumbtack if your wreath is lightweight. If you're using fishing line, first drive in your nail or thumbtack halfway. Hang your wreath, then hammer the nail or thumbtack in until it's flush.