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Nov
19
By Ben Uyeda
My friends over at The Home Depot asked me to help out with a DIY workshop focused on holiday décor. These free workshops will be held on Saturday, November 21st and will demonstrate how to hang a trio of wreaths. I'll be hosting a workshop at The Home Depot in Atlanta at 650 Ponce De Leon Pl NE, Atlanta, GA 30306.
The Home Depot Holiday DIY Workshops, November 21, 2015
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SUPPLIES:
WreathsAvailable at The Home Depot
I used 4 wreaths from the Martha Stewart collection.
INSTRUCTIONS:
STEP 1: Find a LocationSince my home in Boston has a glass front door, I couldn’t hang the wreaths on it – so I decided to hang the four wreaths in my upstairs window.
STEP 2: Paint a Trim BoardThe wreaths are fairly heavy, so I decided to screw a poplar trim board to the upper windowsill and hang the wreaths from that. We painted the poplar board with white interior latex paint.
STEP 3: Screw the Board to the WindowsillI screwed the painted trim board to the underside of the upper windowsill and then screwed on two pipe straps to use to hang the wreaths.
STEP 4: Hang the WreathsI used some strong nylon cord to hang the wreaths. I tied the first wreath to the pipe strap and then tied the second wreath to the first wreath.
STEP 5: Hide the CordsThe wreaths have lights built-in, but I still needed to use extension cords to plug them into the wall. I used zip ties to hide the cords behind the wreaths and grouped the cords between the wreaths with the nylon cords.
STEP 6: Cover the Cords with RibbonsI used the some wide ribbon from the Martha Stewart Collection to hide the cords. I wrapped the ribbon around both wreaths and then stapled them to each other around the cords.
STEP 7: Plug Them In + Enjoy!
Good luck with your holiday wreath project and please email or tweet photos to @benuyeda or ben@homemade-modern.com.
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