★★★★★ “It actually looks real. One strand did my whole mantel — I ordered a second for the stairs.” · Meg K.
The mantel, done
This is what your mantel looks like tonight.
One strand, two hooks, and the room feels like Christmas.
The Hearthside is two-tone real-touch cedar on a bendable wire spine — full on its own, so a single 6 ft does a standard mantel and holds whatever drape you shape. Hook the twine loops, fluff the tips, step back.
I stood in the craft-store aisle with a $100 garland in the cart and put it back. This one is just as soft and just as full — and it never sat on a store shelf.
Add The Hearthside — $99.99
Why it’s the one
Four reasons it’s the one.
Real up close.
Two-tone tips — pale over deep green — with a soft real-touch finish, on every spray.
Full from one strand.
Dense, cascading sprays. One 6 ft does a standard mantel on its own — no picks, no filler.
Holds the drape.
A bendable wire spine: shape the swag once and it stays where you put it.
Back next year.
Unlit, non-electric, nothing to break. Lays flat in its box until next December.
The install
Up in three steps.
1Unbox & fluff.
It ships folded flat. Open the sprays and it fills out.
2Hook the loops.
A twine loop at each end hangs on any hook — mantel, newel post, door frame.
3Shape the drape.
Bend the wire spine to the swag you want. It stays.
Every spot it belongs
Mantel. Banister. Doorway. Table.
Indoor and outdoor — the porch rail and the front door, too. Sold individually, so you order the spots you have.



The reveal
Same mantel. One strand.

The honest comparison
The mantel, without the markup.
| The Hearthside | Craft & department stores | Cut cedar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-tone, real-touch tips | ✓ | ✓ on the top shelf | It’s real |
| Soft, full from one strand | ✓ | Varies by brand | ✓ |
| Holds a shaped drape | ✓ wire spine | Varies | ✗ |
| Back next year | ✓ stores flat | ✓ | ✗ about three weeks |
| What it costs | $99.99 — direct, no retail markup | $80–142 a strand at Hobby Lobby · $279 at Pottery Barn* | $60–120 a season, sheds* |
Same kind of real-touch cedar, without the store in between. We sell direct, so the last row is the whole difference.
Worth knowing: last season the stores’ real-touch cedar was gone by October.*
*Hobby Lobby Cedar Garland $79.99 (6 ft) – $141.99 (9 ft) and Pottery Barn Faux Deluxe Cedar Garland $279, regular prices as listed online, Sept 2026. Sell-through per shoppers’ 2025 reports.
In their words
What actually happens at home.
Still deciding?
Questions, answered.
Does it actually look real?
Up close the tips are two-tone — pale over deep green — with a soft real-touch finish, on a spine that drapes like cut greenery. It’s artificial cedar; it just doesn’t look it.
Is it lit?
No — it’s unlit and non-electric, so there are no cords and no batteries. Weave in your own fairy lights if you want the glow.
Can it go outside?
Yes. It’s made for indoor and outdoor Christmas decorating — the porch rail and the front door included.
What’s in the box?
One garland, in the length you choose. The ornaments, ribbon, candles and lights in the photos are styling and aren’t included.
Will it arrive before Christmas?
Order by December 15, 2026 for delivery before Christmas. After that we ship as fast as we can, but we won’t promise the date.
What if I don’t love it?
Send it back within 30 days for a full refund. That’s the whole policy.
Tonight
Your mantel’s waiting.
Two hooks and a fluff, and the house feels like Christmas.
Add The Hearthside — $99.99Order by December 15, 2026 for delivery before Christmas · 30-day money-back guarantee