Garland and Stocking Hanger for Mantels, Adjustable, Set of 3 or 6

A metal hanger that slips over the front edge of your mantel shelf and holds two things at once: a garland along the top and a stocking underneath it. It comes in sets of three or six, in gold or black, and nothing is screwed, nailed or taped to the mantel to put them up.

No drill. No nails in the woodwork. No tape pulling at the paint. Slip each one over the shelf, slide the arm up snug underneath, and hang the stockings.

Held on by the shelf itself, not by screws

A flat plate rests on top of the shelf, and a strap runs down its front edge. Below the shelf, an angled arm reaches back and presses a short crossbar with capped ends up against the underside. The shelf ends up held between the plate above and the crossbar below, so the hanger stays put on its own. Because the shelf is doing the holding, there are no holes to drill, no screws to find and nothing left to fill when the decorations come down, which matters if you rent or simply like your mantel the way it is.

Mantel shelves are not all the same thickness, so the lower half slides along the bar to suit yours. Set it high for a slim painted shelf or further down for a deep wooden beam, anywhere from half an inch to 8.5 inches thick, and a small knob on the side holds it where you put it. The arm reaches about 2.8 inches back under the shelf, so it needs a flat underside to press on. A stepped or molded edge is fine, but a shelf that curves or slopes away underneath gives the crossbar nothing to grip.

One fitting for the garland and the stocking

Just below the top, the strap rolls outward into an open curl that sits against the front of the shelf. Lay the garland's stem or wire into it and the greenery follows the edge of the mantel in even swags instead of sliding off the end or hanging from tacks. At the bottom of the bar, a J hook takes the hanging loop of a stocking.

So each hanger does two jobs, and spacing three or six of them along the shelf gives the garland a support every so often while every stocking gets its own hook. The fireplace looks dressed in one step.

Gold or black, three or six

The gold is a warm, soft satin with a fine grain, which picks up the light from candles and fairy lights and looks at home against white paint or pale stone. The black is a satin finish that almost disappears against a dark wooden beam, so what you notice is the greenery and the stockings rather than the hardware.

A set of three suits a smaller mantel or a household of three. A set of six covers a long mantel with room for everyone, or lets you add extra garland supports between the stockings, and either way the same hangers come back out next year in the same places.

Specifications

Type: Clip-on mantel hanger for a garland and a stocking

Material: Metal

Colors: Gold, Black

Finish: Satin

Garland hook: Open curl at the top, against the front of the shelf

Stocking hook: J hook at the bottom

Fitting: Plate on top of the shelf, angled arm with a capped crossbar under it

Adjustment: Lower half slides along the bar to suit the shelf, held with a small knob

Shelf thickness: 0.5 to 8.5 in (1.3 to 21.6 cm)

Reach under the shelf: 2.8 in (7.1 cm)

Works with: Flat, stepped and molded mantel shelves with a flat underside

Will not fit: Shelves with a rounded or sloping underside

Mounting: No tools, screws or nails

Sold as: Set of 3 or set of 6

Use: Indoors, on a mantel shelf

Garland and stockings: Not included

Package Includes

3x Garland and Stocking Hangers (Set of 3)

6x Garland and Stocking Hangers (Set of 6)