MY OTHER MANTEL

I went in a completely different direction with the mantel in my family room.  That room is very rustic and has quite a different vibe than the one in the sunroom.  (If you missed the post of my sunroom Chinoiserie mantel, click here to view the post.)  I kept the turned wood trees that I used for the Fall mantel and added greenery and a wreath.  

RUSTIC FAMILY ROOM    

 Since the back ground was so dark, I layered a mercury glass mirror behind the wreath.

WREATH LAYERED OVER MERCURY GLASS MIRROR

My new way to avoid making a bow is to gather ribbon of different lengths and let them dangle.

DANGLING RIBBON IN PLACE OF A BOW

Are you all ready for Santa?

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ADDING HOLIDAY SPARKLE TO YOUR HOME DECOR

 I believe that you don’t have to remove your home decor to add some holiday sparkle.  In the foyer I already have my Santos head resting on some home decor books and a lacquer tray.  Above the Hollywood Regency dresser is a  large brass wall sconce.  It was so easy to simply add faux greenery, some pearl and rhinestone ornaments and a a large rhinestone garland.  I draped more of the faux Norfolk Pine greenery on the stairwell.  The large gold ornaments have become a holiday staple.  I added ribbon and repeated the pearl ornaments.  I did add a striped tree and a hobnail candle.

FOYER WITH HOLIDAY SPARKLE

LOOKING DOWN FROM THE FOYER

How is your holiday decor coming along?

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CHINOISERIE MANTEL

 It’s another year that I decided to not have a tree for Christmas.  Instead, I’m enjoying adding a garland to the stairway and holiday decor to the mantel.  I never understood why my Mom didn’t want to have a tree for Christmas.  Now that I’m her age, I really get it.

There’s a mantel in my sunroom.  A few months ago I found some seagrass trees.  I thought they’d be perfect in a room that already has seagrass furniture.  The faux bamboo Chinoiserie mirror that’s always on the mantel set the tone for me.  The pagodas and the ginger jars are meant to be table place card holders.  I added a ribbon and pretended they were ornaments.  Another change in my “mature” holiday decor is the use of faux greenery.  The Norfolk Pine garland is from Kirklands and the cedar wreath is from TJMaxx.   I really had fun with the mantel.

Have you changed the way you decorate for the holidays?

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