Care & Sizing
The right wreath, kept well
How to read a door, choose a size, receive a box, and keep a frost-cut balsam wreath fragrant through the season.
Frost-cut balsam · Handmade in the Kingdom · Dated shipping · Gift notes · 100% freshness promise
Measuring a door
Read the door first
Measure the visible door face — the flat panel, not the frame. A standard front door is 36 inches wide; a wreath should cover roughly two-thirds of that visible face. Leave breathing room around the bow and the trim. A wreath that fills the whole door reads as crowded; one that is too small disappears.
22"
Standard front door. The most common size — reads full without crowding a 36-inch door.
26"
Larger door or wide trim. A step up for a generous entry or a door with wide casing.
30"
Double door or entry wall. Carries cones and berry at scale without going theatrical.
36"
Barn, lodge, storefront. A presence — heavy greens, full face, reads from the road.
48"
Estate or commercial statement. Built for a door that means to be remembered.
Outdoor vs indoor
Where to hang it
Outdoor. A shaded, cool porch is ideal. In New England cold, a frost-cut balsam wreath will hold through the season and beyond. A southern porch in warmer states will dry faster — mist it every few days and hang it in shade.
Indoor. Fine for a short season, but a heated room will dry any greens. Keep it away from radiators and direct heat, and mist it lightly.
Between two storm doors. Avoid. The trapped sun and heat between two doors will cook a wreath in days. Hang on the outer door or the inner door, not between them.
Receiving a box
Open, fluff, hang, mist
- Open immediately. Do not leave the box sealed. Greens need air the day they arrive.
- Fluff. Work around the wreath, lifting and separating each branch outward until it reads full and round.
- Hang. On a hook, a nail, or a ribbon. Give it room to breathe.
- Mist. A light mist of water every few days, more in a warm or southern porch.
How long it lasts
Frost-cut, by climate
In New England cold — a shaded porch with nights below freezing — a frost-cut balsam wreath will hold its needle and its scent through the New Year and often to Epiphany. The cold is the preservative.
On a southern porch — warmer days, more sun — expect a shorter season, three to four weeks at full fragrance. Misting and shade extend it; direct sun shortens it.
Ribbon weather notes. Velvet and burlap hold up outdoors in the cold. In rain, a velvet bow may soften at the edge; a burlap or gold-edge ivory bow is the more weatherproof choice for an exposed porch.