How do you hang your wreath on your door?

[pumpkin]

I was talking to a co-worker about how excited I am to hang my wreath on my front door (it's fresh and was made by a friend). I was planning on just using one of those over-the-door hooks and she said, "aren't you afraid it'll scratch your door?"

I wasn't before but am now! My front door is metal and isn't something I can just repaint if it were to scratch due to HOA and because it matches all the other doors in my building (I'm in a townhome). So, what is the likelihood of scratching my door and how do you hang your wreath?

[pickle123]

It may minorly scratch it but no big deal. I usually have something on my door year round so it'll be covered anyway. A little paint will touch it right up .

[mrs.jacinthe]

Over the door hook.

If your door is metal, you may want to look into one of those heavy-duty magnet hooks. If you're worried about the front of the door, hang your wreath from a long ribbon and hook that ribbon over the top of the door to the magnet hook on the back side.

[pitterwoo]

our metal door has a window so I use a suction hook. on our wood door I use a ribbon stapled to the top edge of the door. I don't think either of our doors can fit the over the door hanger.

[boiler717]

Command Hook

[pumpkin]

And the wreath itself won't really scratch the door, right? Now I'm overly paranoid!

[mrs.jacinthe]

Nope. We've hung metal wreaths on the door and no scratching.

[Deleted]

I use an over the door wreath hanger every year. On a real wreath.
I've never had a scratch in my door. I shove the wreath as tight/far back on the hanger as I can get it so it doesn't "swing" around and stays tight.

[tripleshot]

The cheap over the door hook I got at Home Depot had padding on the back of it.

[emjacobs]

I've used an over the door metal hook for over a year, even hung a huge metal star for the fourth. No scratches.

[lmdbww]

We have a wood door w/a glass window so I use a suction cup.

At our old house we had a metal painted door and I used an over the door hook but I just put little felt circles on all parts of it where it would touch the door so it didn't scratch it.

[sjh722]

I have a heavy duty magnet with a hook on it.

[roselis]

I have a clear plastic over the door hook. Hasn't scratched it yet!

[cajungal]

If your door is metal, I'd use the magnet wreath hanger. Our door has a big glass insert, so I have a huge suction cup I use for wreaths. Works well.

[bhappy]

Lurker coming out! I had to respond to this because DH just made me hot glue felt to the back of our fresh wreath because he was afraid it would scratch the door. I think he's nuts, but I did it anyway because I had the felt. I just cut a long narrow strip and hot glued it to the metal wreath form. It does help dampen the noise when you open and close the door.

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[auntie]

Heavy duty magnet.

If the wreath has exposed metal or sharp edges, you can cover them with felt as the PP suggested.

[lauree1183]

Nov 30, 2012 10:10:40 GMT -5 boiler717 said:

Command Hook

I second this. I used to have an over the door hook but it was bending my door/frame because the fit was too tight.

[sierramist03]

I use a plastic over the door hook for my Christmas wreath my other wreaths are smaller so I use a 3m hook all seasons made for wreaths

[Deleted]

Our cheap-o over the door hook from Home Depot has some cushion-y plastic on the back of it everywhere it touches the door.

[lys]

large command hook

[kellikans]

command hook

[adhdfashion]

Metal hook over the door. Never thought about it scratching the door. I guess..... I can throw some of those felt stick on the bottom of chairs legs things on it. Also not sure if I care if it might scratch. LOL

[midwest07]

Dec 3, 2012 13:21:38 GMT -5 adhdfashion said:

Metal hook over the door. Never thought about it scratching the door. I guess..... I can throw some of those felt stick on the bottom of chairs legs things on it. Also not sure if I care if it might scratch. LOL

This is the type of felt I use. I have a huge packet of various sizes for furniture legs from Target. I have some on the hanger itself because there is a spot a few inches from the top where trim juts out from the door and could make this is a "pressure point". Then I use some on the bottom of the wreath.

Unless you are in a really windy area where the wreath is constantly moving, I don't think you will have a problem.