Size Guide
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Size is the question that sends more Yard Flag orders back than any other. A garden flag and a house flag carry the same design, but they hang in very different places, and a doormat or a porch leaner that looked right on screen can feel small or tall once it is on the step. This guide sets out every size we offer, which flag suits a garden stand and which suits a porch bracket, and how to measure the spot by your door before you order. Exact inches for each blank are being confirmed, so the sizes below are given as “about”. If you need a measurement we have not listed, email support@yardflag.shop.
Sizes at a glance
- Garden flag: about 12 x 18 in, for a small garden stand in a bed or planter.
- House flag: about 28 x 40 in, for a porch bracket and house pole. Adds $14.
- Every flag: sold as a flag only; no stand, pole, bracket or hardware is included, and we do not sell them.
- Doormats: about 24 x 16 in.
- Porch leaner signs: 4 ft or 5 ft tall; the 5 ft sign adds $10.
- Throw pillows: 16 x 16 in or 18 x 18 in. Mug: 11 oz or 15 oz.
1. Garden flag or house flag
Every flag on Yard Flag, from the Cardinal on Evergreen to the Family Name Welcome Flag, comes in two sizes. You choose one on the product page with the size buttons.
| Size option | Approximate size | Usually hung on | Typical spot | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden flag | About 12 x 18 in | A garden flag stand pushed into the soil, or a small stand in a planter | A flower bed by the walk, a planter beside the steps, the edge of the lawn | Base price |
| House flag | About 28 x 40 in | A house pole in a porch bracket on a post, column or wall | The porch post, the wall beside the front door, a garage corner | Base price plus $14 |
Both sizes hang vertically, taller than they are wide. Both are printed on one side; the design shows through in reverse on the back. Both are sold as a flag only. The stand, pole and bracket are separate items you buy elsewhere, and we do not sell them.
A quick way to picture them
A garden flag, at about 12 x 18 in, is close to the size of a sheet of paper from a large sketch pad. It reads well from the front walk and from a car slowing down outside the house. A house flag, at about 28 x 40 in, is more than four times the area. It is about the width of a narrow side window and reads from across the street. The closing true-size drawing on our homepage (garden flag vs house flag beside a door) shows the two side by side against a standard front door.
2. Matching the flag to what you already have
Because no hardware comes in the parcel, the best place to start is whatever is already on your front step.
You have a garden flag stand
Most garden stands are a thin wire frame with a crossbar at the top and a stake at the bottom. They are made for small flags, and a house flag will not fit on one. Order the Garden flag. Measure the crossbar of your stand: the flag’s top edge should be close to it in width. If your stand’s crossbar is much wider or narrower than about 12 in, email us before ordering and we will help you check.
You have a porch bracket
A porch bracket is screwed to a post or wall and holds a long house pole at an angle. That pole is made for a house flag. Order the House flag. A garden flag on a house pole tends to look lost and can slide down the pole.
You have nothing yet
Decide where the flag will go first. A bed or planter by the walk suits a garden flag and a garden stand. A porch post, column or the wall beside the door suits a house flag on a bracket and pole. Buy the hardware to suit the spot, then choose the flag size to suit the hardware.
Example: the porch bracket that needed a house flag
A buyer orders Robin’s Nest as a Garden flag for her mother’s porch, then finds a bracket already on the post holding a full-size pole. The garden flag will not suit it. If she notices within 24 hours of ordering, she can change the size on our Cancel or Change an Order page. If the flag has already arrived, she can return it within 60 days of delivery with our free return label and order the House flag. The quicker fix is a minute with the tape measure before ordering.
3. How to measure the spot by your door
You need a tape measure, a few minutes and, ideally, someone to hold the end.
- Find the hanging point. For a house flag, it is the end of the pole in the bracket. For a garden flag, it is the top of the stand.
- Measure the clear drop. From the hanging point, measure straight down to the first thing the flag could touch: a railing, a planter rim, a shrub, the porch floor. A house flag needs at least about 40 in of drop to hang free; a garden flag needs at least about 18 in above the soil or the plants around it.
- Measure the clear width. Check there is room either side for the flag to move in a breeze without catching on a gutter, a light fitting, a door that swings out or a wreath.
- Stand at the curb. Look back at the house from the street. A small flag on a big porch disappears; a big flag on a small stoop can crowd the door. Holding up a sheet of cardboard cut to size is a quick test.
- Check your community. Some communities have their own rules about flags, sizes and where they can be shown. We never say a design or size meets them; check with your community before you order.
Wind and the pole
A house flag on an angled pole can wrap round the pole on a windy day. A rubber stopper or an anti-wind clip on the pole helps hold it open. These are separate items that we do not sell. On a garden stand, a small clip at the bottom corner can stop the flag from flipping over the top bar.
4. Doormat size
Our doormats, including Snowfall Welcome, Falling Leaves and the Family Name Doormat, are about 24 x 16 in. The exact size is being confirmed. That is smaller than many store doormats, which are often wider, so measure before you order.
- Measure the door opening. A standard single front door is often around 36 in wide. A mat of about 24 in sits in the middle with space either side, which is the usual look.
- Check the swing. If your door or storm door opens outward, make sure it clears the mat. A mat that catches the door bottom gets pushed out of place.
- Layered mats. If you like a layered mat, with a larger plain mat underneath and ours on top, measure the bottom mat first. A mat of about 24 x 16 in suits a bottom mat that is several inches bigger on each side.
- Covered or open step. Doormats are best on a covered step. A mat on an open, uncovered step takes rain and full sun every day.
Material details for the doormats are being confirmed. If you need them before ordering, email us.
5. Porch leaner signs
A porch leaner is a tall, narrow sign that stands on the porch floor and leans against the wall beside the door. Ours come in two heights: 4 ft or 5 ft. The 5 ft sign adds $10. Width and material are being confirmed.
| Height | Suits | Things to check |
|---|---|---|
| 4 ft | A stoop, a narrow porch, the space between a door and a window, or beside a planter | That it clears a porch light or house number above it |
| 5 ft | A wider porch, a tall front door, or a spot where the sign should be seen from the street | That the wall height and any window above allow a 5 ft sign to lean without covering anything |
To test, stand a broom or a length of cardboard where the sign will go and mark 4 ft and 5 ft on it. Look from the curb. A useful rule of thumb is that the top of a leaner should come somewhere between the door handle and the top of the door. The Harvest Porch Leaner Sign and the Family Name Porch Leaner Sign both offer both heights.
6. Pillows, mug, door hanger and mailbox cover
Throw pillows
The Cardinal Winter Throw Pillow and the Lemon Summer Throw Pillow come in 16 x 16 in or 18 x 18 in. To choose, measure an existing cushion on the porch bench or sofa from seam to seam. 16 in suits a small chair or a bench; 18 in is a common sofa size. Whether an insert is included and the cover material are being confirmed; email us if you need to know before ordering.
Swap Day Mug
The Swap Day Mug comes in 11 oz or 15 oz. 11 oz is a standard coffee mug; 15 oz holds a larger morning cup.
Spring Garden Round Door Hanger
The round door hanger comes in one size. Its exact dimensions are being confirmed. If you are choosing between it and a wreath for the same door, email us and we will help.
Family Name Mailbox Cover
The mailbox cover comes in one size. Its exact dimensions, and how it fits on a mailbox, are being confirmed. Measure your mailbox’s length, height and curve before you order, and email us to check the fit. The cover takes a family name of up to 18 characters, an optional “Est.” year of four digits and an optional house number of up to 6 characters.
7. Family-name text and how it fits
All four personalised pieces take a family name of up to 18 characters, spaces included. “The Millers” is 11 characters; “The Nguyens” is 11; “The Garcias” is 11. A longer name fits as long as it stays within 18. The live preview on the product page shows how the lines look as you type them.
The optional “Est.” year is four digits, such as 2016. For plurals, add -s for most names and -es after s, x, z, ch or sh: The Joneses, The Foxes, The Churches. No apostrophe for a plural. We print exactly what you type, and no proof is sent before production, so read the preview carefully.
8. If the size turns out wrong
Within 24 hours of ordering, you can change the size by email; see Cancel or Change an Order. After delivery, every item can be returned within 60 days, and we pay the return postage for a change of mind with a free return label. The steps are on our Returns & Exchanges Policy page, and your refund is sent within 7 days of us receiving the return.
To browse by product type, see Garden & House Flags, Doormats and Porch Signs & Decor, or everything on the Shop page.
Storing flags of both sizes
If you rotate flags through the year, both sizes fold down small enough to share one bin. Fold each one dry, printed side in, and stand them on edge in the bin by the door with the season written on a tag, so the next swap day is a two-minute job.
9. Questions about sizes
Email support@yardflag.shop with the product you are looking at and a note about your spot, such as the drop from your bracket or the width of your door. We reply within 24 hours on business days.