How to Hang a Wreath on a Mirror

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Last Updated: August 11, 2019 References

If you like using wreaths as outdoor decorations but haven’t found a great way to incorporate them into your indoor décor, try hanging one on a mirror. Hanging a wreath from a mirror gives the room charm and a sense of seasonal decoration. You can use removable adhesive hooks to attach the wreath to the surface of the mirror, hang a light wreath from a piece of ribbon secured to the mirror’s back, or even use a push pin or suction cup and fishing line to affix your wreath to a mirror.

Method 1

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Selecting a Location

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Hang the wreath over a mirror that’s intended for decoration. Many home decorators like to hang up mirrors in order to increase the amount of light in a room and to make the space appear larger than it really is. Since they’re generally not intended for practical use, these mirrors are an ideal option to hang a wreath on. Even with a wreath over them, they’ll still reflect light into the room!^{[1]
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- If you have decorative mirrors in your home, they’re most likely located in your living room or family room.
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Avoid hanging a wreath over a mirror that’s mostly practical. You want the wreath to provide attractive seasonal decoration, not to get in the way of your daily routine. If you have, for example, a tall mirror in your bedroom that you use to inspect your outfit before heading out the door to work, or a small mirror in your bathroom that you use to shave or apply makeup, don’t hang a wreath on these mirrors.
- In short, if it’s important that you’re able to see your face or body in a mirror, don’t put a wreath over it.
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Situate a wreath on a round mirror that’s slightly larger than the wreath. Decorative round mirrors tend not to be very large. If you’d like to hang a wreath over a round mirror, use a smaller wreath so that it doesn’t cover the entire mirror. For example, if your wreath has a 24 in (61 cm) diameter, hang it over a mirror that’s at least 28 in (71 cm) across.
- Alternately, you can use a round mirror and a wreath as a horizontal decoration. Place the round mirror flat on a coffee table or dining room table, and place the wreath on top of the mirror. Anchor it in place with adhesive felt pads. Set a couple of votive candles in the center to finish the decoration.^{[2]
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Hang a large wreath on a horizontal mirror in a large room. If the wreath that you’d like to hang is wider than 2 feet (0.61 m), hang it over a mirror that’s at least 3–4 feet (0.91–1.22 m) wide so that the wreath doesn’t overwhelm the mirror or cover the majority of it. You want the wreath to look proportionate to the mirror that you’re hanging it on so it doesn't obscure the mirror.^{[3]
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- If you were to hang a large wreath over a small mirror, the wreath could block off the entire reflective surface!
- This strategy works best in large rooms so the wreath doesn’t overwhelm the rest of the decor.
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Arrange smaller wreaths over tall, vertically hanging mirrors. Smaller wreaths that are less than 2 feet (0.61 m) wide are great to hang over tall, narrow mirrors, or over small square mirrors that are, say, 18 by 18 inches (46 cm × 46 cm). As with larger wreaths, make sure that the size of the wreath is proportionate to the mirror.^{[4]
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- It would look odd, for example, to see a small 1 foot (0.30 m) wide wreath hanging over a huge mirror.

Method 2

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Using Adhesive Hooks

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Stick an adhesive hook upside-down on the back of a mirror. Lift the mirror that you’d like to hang a wreath on down from the wall. Peel the adhesive backing off of the adhesive hook. Flip the hook upside down so that the hook points down toward the floor. Set the adhesive hook about 3 inches (7.6 cm) down from the top of the back of the mirror and press it firmly into place.^{[5]
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- You can find adhesive hooks at most supermarkets and also at many office-supply stores.
- Avoid sticking the adhesive hook to the front of the mirror since the adhesive hook would be visible to you and your guests.^{[6]
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Loop a piece of fishing line to the wreath and tie the ends together. Visit your local fishing supply store and purchase some light-weight fishing line that's about 3–4 lb (1.4–1.8 kg). Cut a 2–3 ft (0.61–0.91 m) section of line. Stick 1 end of the segment of fishing line through the hole in the center of the wreath. Then, tie the 2 ends of the fishing line together. You might need a pair of tweezers to do this since fine fishing line is tricky to tie.^{[7]
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- Using fishing line to suspend the wreath will make it look as if it’s floating in the air, since the line won’t be visible to guests.
- If you don’t like the look of the wreath floating in midair, you could cut a 1 foot (0.30 m) long piece of narrow ribbon and tie this around the wreath instead of the fishing line.
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Hang the fishing line over the adhesive hook and hang the mirror. Place the wreath in front of the mirror and loop the knotted fishing line back behind the mirror. Hook the knot under the upside-down adhesive hook. The line won’t slip off of the hook, so the wreath should stay in place over the mirror indefinitely. At this point, you can hang the mirror back up on the wall.^{[8]
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- If you opted to use ribbon instead of fishing line, use the same process: tie a knot in the ribbon and hook it behind the mirror and around the adhesive hook.
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Remove the wreath by pulling on the plastic tab. Once you’re ready to take down your decorative wreath, you just need to remove the mirror from your wall and pull the adhesive hook off the mirror. Pull downward on the hook itself until it pops off. Beneath that, you should see a plastic tab. Pull slowly on the paper tab in the direction indicated by the arrow until the adhesive pulls away from the wall.^{[9]
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- The plastic tag may stretch until it’s over 12 inches (30 cm) long while you’re pulling on it. This is normal; continue to exert smooth, downward pressure until the hook pops off.

Method 3

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Hanging a Wreath with Ribbon

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Select a color of ribbon that complements your wreath. Visit a craft or hobby shop and look for spools of ribbon that are at least 2 inches (5.1 cm) wide. Look for a color that goes well with the color of the decorations on your wreath.^{[10]
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- Avoid colors that clash. So, if your wreath has lots of red Christmas balls on it, don’t use a bright yellow ribbon.
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Cut a 2 ft (0.61 m) long strip of ribbon. Use a pair of scissors to snip through the ribbon you purchased. The length of the ribbon depends on how low you’d like the wreath to hang on the mirror. If you’re hanging the wreath on a tall mirror and would like it to be centered, you might need as much as 3 feet (0.91 m) of ribbon.^{[11]
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- With the extra ribbon, you could hang other wreaths over additional mirrors in your home!
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Staple 1 end of the ribbon to the back of the mirror. Remove the mirror from the wall. Set the piece of ribbon on the mirror so that 1 tip is about 3 inches (7.6 cm) down from the top of the mirror. Make sure that the rest of the ribbon is draped upward over the top of the mirror. Use a stapler to attach the end of the ribbon to the back of the mirror.^{[12]
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- If the staple won’t stick very well into the back of the mirror, try stapling the ribbon to the back of the wooden frame itself.
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Loop the ribbon through the wreath’s hole and hang the wreath. Pull 1 end of the ribbon through the hole in the wreath. You might need to fiddle with the ribbon a little so that it doesn’t block any bells, balls, or other decorations on the wreath. Position the wreath where you’d like it to stay over the mirror, and flip both loose ends of the ribbon over the top of the mirror.^{[13]
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- If the wreath has discernable top and bottom sides, make sure that the wreath will hang right-side-up once you’ve looped the ribbon through its center. Try slipping the ribbon in between balls, lights, and other wreath decorations so it doesn’t cover them up.
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Staple the other end of the wreath to the back of the mirror. Flip the loose end of the ribbon back over the top of the mirror. Using a stapler or a staple gun, staple the ribbon’s loose end to the back of the mirror in the same spot that you stapled the first end. Now the wreath is ready for you and your guests to admire!^{[14]
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- When you want to take the wreath down, all you need to do is to remove the staples from the back of the mirror.

Method 4

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Dealing with a Non-Removable Mirror

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Press a pushpin into the drywall above the mirror. Not all mirrors can be removed from the wall. If you’d like to hang a wreath from a permanently mounted mirror, just stick a push pin into the wall about ¹⁄₂ inch (1.3 cm) above the mirror. This works best if your wall is made from a relatively soft material like drywall.^{[15]
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- Hanging a wreath from a push pin is also a good option if your mirror is removable but sticking an adhesive hook on the back would make it stand out awkwardly far from the wall behind it.
- If the pushpin stands out against your wall, dip the head of the pin into a small bottle of acrylic paint the same color as your wall. Let the paint dry for about 20 minutes before touching the pushpin.
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Stick a suction cup on the top of the mirror if you can't put a pushpin in the wall. If your walls are made of brick, wood, or another substance that you won’t be able to get a push pin into, using a suction cup is the best way to hang a wreath. Run the back of the suction cup under a trickle of water to dampen it. You can also try breathing on the back of the cup to fog it. Then stick it to the mirror about 1 inch (2.5 cm) down from the top.^{[16]
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- Purchase suction cups at any drugstore or large supermarket. Some pharmacies also sell suction cups.
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Hang the mirror using a loop of lightweight fishing line. Purchase a small spool of 3–4 lb (1.4–1.8 kg) fishing line from a hardware store. Use a pair of scissors to cut a 1–2 ft (0.30–0.61 m) section of line. Stick 1 end of the line through the wreath and tie the 2 ends in a knot. Loop the tied line over the push pin or suction cup at the top of your mirror.^{[17]
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- The fishing line will be practically invisible to any guests who visit your home and look at the wreath.