For most of us, Christmas decorating is a couple of weeks away, but for me lots of prep is underway now.
A big part of my design business this time of year involves decorating clients homes for Christmas. AND, in preparing for this I stock up on 3M Command Hooks, which is one of my essential holiday decorating tools.
If you are not familiar with Command Hooks, or if you’ve never used them before, you’ve been missing out. Command Hooks are truly priceless when it comes to putting up Christmas decorations inside and outside your home (and for general decorating too!)
The beauty of Command Hooks is that they will mount on any smooth surface and can be removed without damaging the paint, wall paper, paneling etc.
I use different sizes when I’m decorating a home and love that Command Hooks come in different finishes and are so easy to apply.
The mini clear hooks are one of my favorite products and are perfect for hanging ornaments from a window or anywhere you need the hook to really disappear.
During the Christmas season in my store, I used Command Hooks everywhere to hold up garland around a mantle and to hang wreaths on walls and doors. Here are a few holiday photos from the store last year where Command Hooks were used.
Command Hooks were placed on the corners of the mantel and the garland was secured to them with floral wire. This garland was pretty heavy and the hooks did a great job in preventing the garland from slipping.
In this mantel arrangement, the bow and ornaments surrounding it were attached using Command Hooks.
This is a clients home and we used Command Hooks at the top of the window and then hung the bow, greenery and ornaments from them.
Command Hooks are so versatile and make decorating at the holidays really easy.
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The hooks are perfect for hanging wreaths in an area where you wouldn’t want to place a nail, like this staircase.
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Command Hooks work great on a front door, hanging a holiday sign. I’ve even used the bigger hooks outside to hang garland around my front door.
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The clear hooks are perfect for hanging garland from a mirror or window frame!
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So, as I get ready for a slew of house decorating, I wanted to let everyone in on one of my essential holiday decorating tools and why I love COMMAND HOOKS so much. You might just want to try them out for yourselves, I promise, you’ll be HOOKED!
Do you have any “can’t live without” holiday decorating tools you use? I’d love to know.
I bought the small hooks (holds .5 ibs), but I’m nervous they won’t hold up to my garland. What size did you use in your first and last pictures (the mantle and the window)?
I think I love you right now. I’ve been trying to figure out how to do my Christmas mantel and can’t wait to try these!