Decorating for the holidays is so much fun, but with my porch newly remodeled, I didn’t want to pop nails into my freshly built and painted surfaces. I teamed up with Home Depot to create a holiday porch transformation using some amazing damage free hanging products and I’m so thrilled with how it turned out!
I used a variety of different Command products for hanging all my decor, as well as some Velcro and Hillman products to secure things like power cords and attaching garlands together, and I’m definitely a convert.
In the past I’ve usually hung my holiday decor using picture wire nails and staples since they’re small, but even small nails leave holes, and putting holes in brand new trim just felt, well, wrong. I was nervous that the Command hooks wouldn’t hold because some of my garlands and wreaths are pretty heavy, but they held up great! I doubled up Command hooks in a few areas where there were extra heavy elements and everything was solid.
Hanging Product Links:
Outdoor Medium Clear Window Hooks | Outdoor Rope Light Clips (to attach garlands) | Clear Small Outdoor Light Clips (to attach lights) | Velcro Reusable Ties | Hillman 24-Guage Green Floral Wire
Decor Links:
4ft Flocked Trees | Door Garland | Door Wreath | Window Wreaths | Porch Garland | Lanterns | C9 Lights
The other awesome thing was having Command Strips that allowed me to secure my power cords so they weren’t just dangling or laying around everywhere, plus my VELCRO®Brand ONE-WRAP® Ties secured any excess extension cord so everything stayed neat and tidy behind the scenes. The adjustable straps could be fastened and unfastened as needed, saving me trips back to the store for one-use twine or plastic zip ties.
I’m always wanting a really full and lush look for my garlands, so I twisted two garland strands together for the garland hanging from the front of my porch. I used some Hillman 24-gauge Green Floral Wire to secure them together, and to create a loop for hanging the middle swag from so I could easily attach it to the Command hooks. I also used two garland strands to surround my door, so they could go all the way from the top of the door to the floor, which meant I used the same green floral wire to attach them together in the middle, at the top of the door. The Hillman wire gave the extra confidence that my garland arrangements would stay put and secure for the remainder of the holiday season.
Another cool thing is that there are Command hooks that stick to windows, which was perfect for me to attach the wreaths on my two big front windows! I had always wanted to do that, but I wasn’t sure the best way to go about it. These turned out to work great!
All the Command hooks I used were clear plastic, which made them very unnoticeable and low profile, keeping the focus on my decor instead of what’s holding it up.
The best part about using Command hangers is that they don’t damage the surface when you remove them. Since I just recently painted the new trim on my porch, I was definitely wanting something that wouldn’t damage my brand new paint, and these hangers came off quickly, easily, and without damaging any of my surfaces.
Here’s to getting the holidays hung up and starting this season of celebration off right!
