I was staring at my wicker basket feature wall one night, brainstorming how I was going to spruce it up for the holidays. Of course I could have left it as is, maybe just added a garland around the wine rack and called it good, and it still would have gone great with my other Christmas decor. However, it’s 2020 and I decided we needed all the extra joy we could get to close out this (I don’t even know what adjective to describe it) year! After some good thought, Christmas wreaths came to mind as the perfect replacement for the feature wall and I am so thrilled with this festive transformation. In this post I will share where I found the wreaths for this wall, along with a simple wreath DIY and some tips on how I put it all together. I hope this inspires you to make a wreath wall of your own! Now, let’s get into it.
Step 1 - Gather Wreaths
When looking for wreaths, I considered a couple different components. First, I wanted the wreaths I picked to go with my overall Christmas decor theme; a mix of metallics, neutrals with small pops of color and some boho touches. The second component I looked at was making sure the wreaths weren’t two similar but also still congruent enough to balance out both sides of the wall. I wanted a good mix of greenery, metallic bells, and also some neutral tones. Here’s what I found, linked below!
Opalhouse Glitter Cream Wreath
Opalhouse Cream Pom Pom Wreath
Hearth & Hand Cedar Hoop Wreath
Hearth & Hand Pine & Red Berries Wreath
Wondershop Pre-Lit Dainty Wreath
Bloom Room Glittered Mini Pine Wreath
DIY Silver Bells Wreath (Details Below)
Threshold Gold Christmas Bell Wreath (If your not into DIYs)
Small Cedar Wreath – Target Dollar Section
Step 2 - Create Your Own and Add Embellishments
Once I had all the wreaths I wanted to use, I started arranging them on the floor how I thought I wanted them to go up on the wall. In doing so, I decided I needed one more wreath to balance out all the greenery I had going on. Like I mentioned, the theme for my Christmas decor this year is a mix of metallics along with small pops of color so I decided to make a wreath using silver bells since that was the one aspect of my theme that I was missing. Here’s a simple DIY on how I made it.
DIY Silver Bells Wreath
What You’ll Need:
Metal Hoop With Bar
Silver Jingle Bells
Christmas Greenery Branch
Macrame Cord
Copper 2020 Bell
Hot Glue Gun
Any Additional Embellishments
The Steps:
STEP 1 – Attach silver jingle bells to the metal craft hoop using a hot glue gun. You will leave the cross bar bare.
STEP 2 – Cut two branches similar in size from your greenery. Bunch them together in opposite directions and loosely hold together with a dab of hot glue.
STEP 3 – Attach greenery to the cross bar using the macrame cord. Before you knot the cord, string your large bell onto it so it hangs in the center.
STEP 4 – Dab some hot glue on the knot of the cord in the back to secure it. Also hot glue any stray branches to the cross bar to keep the greenery where you want it.
STEP 5 – Add any additional embellishments to make it your own!
If you wish to add any embellishments to any of the wreaths you purchased feel free to do so. This is the great thing about this project. You can completely make it uniquely your own by the wreaths you choose and by any embellishments you decide to throw on. You could add anything from pom poms, twinkle lights, nutcrackers, acorns, anything! I am personally a pretty simple person so I didn’t add much to my wreaths but don’t let that hold you back!
Step 3 - Configure Wreaths on Wall
This part was pretty simple because I already had the wall spaced out and designed how I liked it using the same foot print as my wicker basket wall. If you are starting from scratch, fell free to refer to my basket feature wall post to get some helpful tips on placing and designing the layout of your festive feature wall.
To hang the wreaths, I used a combination of command hooks and nails. When possible I tried to use the same nail that I previously used to avoid putting more holes in the wall. For the heavier and bigger wreaths I used the command hooks, knowing they needed a little more support than the small nails I was using and the hooks would not be visible. I did have a few 4 pound command hooks fail on me but I upgraded to 5 pound hooks and I haven’t had any issues since.
When placing the wreaths, I started by placing the biggest wreaths where I previously had the biggest baskets. From there I looked at color and style, making sure I didn’t place two similar wreaths next to each other. For example, I spaced out the white wreaths and the wreaths with bells on opposite sides of the wall so that it visually appeared symmetrical.
Once you have all your wreaths up, step back and make sure the spacing and everything looks good. Sometimes the smallest adjustment can make the world of difference (to us perfectionists anyway).
*Disclaimer: My wine rack is slightly slanted at the bottom, your eyes are not playing tricks on you!
There you have it, a quick and easy festive feature wall! I hope this wreath wall gives you as much joy as it is giving me this holiday season. If you make a wreath wall of your own I would love to see it! Make sure to tag me on Instagram! Thank you all so much for reading and stay tuned for more Christmas DIYs coming your way very soon!
