Our New Front Door and a Step By Step Guide For Making a Boxwood Wreath

Today, I’m going to share the details of our new front door with you. Also, per your request, I’m going to share my method for making a boxwood wreath.

R and I had been wanting to replace our front door. Even though it was one of the most frequently asked about topics on this blog, it really needed to be replaced. It was original to the house and had been through a lot – multiple handle sets, layers of paint, and was very drafty.

My friend Cassie told me about her new door, which I walk by every day and really like. It’s this door by Thermatru and it came from Lowes. We bought ours when it was on major sale at the end of summer. Our friend who is a contractor installed it for us and he did an amazing job! We are thrilled with it! I painted it comfort gray by Sherwin Williams.

Now for some of the other details. Our old door had a mail slot so we needed a new mailbox. I searched everywhere for a reasonably priced one that was also attractive. That’s harder than it sounds! I settled on this one. Our handle set is no longer in production, but this one is very close. We have these house numbers. This is our current light fixture, but I would really like to replace it with something like this.

Now for the wreath tutorial. Sometimes I make my own wreath, but when Trader Joe’s sells them for $10 that’s hard to pass up! You’ll need pruners, a wire paddle, and a wire wreath form (mine is 16″ and makes a wreath that is about 22″).

Gather your boxwood cuttings. They need to be about 10-12″ long. It’s hard to say how many you will need. I always end up going back for a few more.

To make the wreath, secure the wire to the wreath form by twisting it around the form until it feels secure. Take 2-3 boxwood branches and place them on the wreath form securing them with the wire paddle. You don’t need to cut the wire.

Continue doing this, layering the boxwood as you go until you make it all the way around.

Once you get to the end, wrap the wire around the form until secure. If you need a way to hang your wreath, you can use the wire to make a loop to hang it by. This time, I made a wire loop and hung it from a command utility hook on the glass that I will remove after Christmas.

I hope you find this tutorial helpful! Let me know if you try it.

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