MANTEL CHANGE UP WITH BOXES

I'm always changing  the mantel in my family room.  I just never seem to get it the way I want it.   I was going to do an arrangement with books similar to what I did in the butler's pantry, but instead of using books, I grabbed my Hermes scarf boxes, some marble black and white striped bookends and topped it off with a shed deer skull and antlers.  The sunburst mirror hopped over from another room.

So, what do you think?  

Can boxes be books?

Do you like orange?

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SPIKEY SPHERES

I've been working on the guest bedroom with my granddaughters in mind.  Even though the room has a European vibe, I chose this modern Sputnik flush mount lighting.   I filled a large empty wall with some decoartor paper.  It gives the effect of over-sized art and is the perfect backdrop for my spikey chandy. 

SPIKEY CHANDY

Originally this room had a vintage chandelier with acanthus leaves.  I really liked it, but anyone over 5'4" bumped into it.

VINTAGE CHANDLIER

The acanthus leaves were fabulous.

CLOSE UP OF ACANTHUS LEAVES

After choosing the new lighting, I realized that I have a thing for spikey objects.  This sphere is on one of the shelves in my dining room cupboard.

GOLD SPIKEY SPHERE ON A CUPBOARD SHELF

The spikey sphere on a pedestal is my dining room centerpiece.  I've written about it before here.  It actually is a light fixture that never made it to the ceiling.

SPIKEY SPHERE CENTERPIECE

Another spikey sphere rests on an Hermes book box in a corner of the family room bookcase.

SPIKEY SPHERE IN A CORNER OF MY BOOKSHELF

I'll be posting more of the guest room as I complete it.  I pretty much removed everything.  It's much easier for me to start with a blank slate.

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HOLIDAY HOME TOUR: FAMILY ROOM WITH POPS OF HERMES

 My family room has always been a combination of orange and green.  It started with a green MCM buffet that we use as a stand for our TV.  I added a pair of chairs upholstered in that same green.  When I added orange Trina Turk Santorini print fabric to an ottoman and some Hermes boxes, the color combo began.  

FAMILY ROOM IN ORANGE AND GREEN

I spotted this orange tray at Home Goods and knew it was just what the ottoman wanted.

ORANGE TRAY

It was only natural to add this orange Hermes (inspired) tray.  A magnolia sprig makes the unlikely holiday color work.  You can see a bit of my MCM buffet/tv stand behind the ottoman.

MAGNOLIA SPRIG AND "HERMES" TRAY

The mantel continues the orange and green vibe.  You know I like to leave things as they are when I add holiday decor.  The camera art isn't very holiday but the colors are perfect in this room so it stayed.

HOLIDAY MANTEL IN ORANGE AND GREEN

GHOST CHAIR AND ORANGE THROW

I have quite a collection of Hermes scarf boxes, orange of course.  They move around the room.  Sometimes I stack them.  Currently they're mimicking books.   I've used them as holiday decor before.  There's a link at the end of this post if you'd like to see how.  I'm using ceramic geometric trees as bookends.  I put some orange wooden ornaments on the mantel instead of on the tree.

HERMES SCARF BOXES, HOLIDAY TREES, AND ORANGE ORNAMENTS

The seed pod on a stand is also always on the mantel.  Tucked under it is another Hermes box and more ornaments.  This long narrow box has drawer liner paper in it.

SEED POT, ANOTHER HERMES BOX, AND AN ORANGE ORNAMENT ON THE MANTEL

To see another holiday post with the Hermes boxes, click on the image and you'll be directed to the post.

HOLIDAY DECOR WITH HERMES BOXES

 What colors are you using this holiday season?

WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY HOLIDAY

If you missed any of my Holiday Home Tour posts you can view them by clicking on any of the images below.  You can also view my Pinterest page, Christmas at My House here.

HOLIDAY IN MY DINING ROOM

HOLIDAY IN MY FOYER

HOLIDAY IN THE KITCHEN

HOLIDAY MANTEL

MY HOLIDAY TREES FROM 2012 TO PRESENT

ANTLERS

 Do you add antlers to your decor?  I do.  Enjoy some of mine. 

Shed antlers in a container in my family room.

SHED ANTLERS COLLECTED IN A CLEAR JAR

I always use them on stacks of books.  I've included Bella.

ANTLERS ON PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS AND OF COURSE MY FAVORITE LAB, BELLA

I turned an old framed oil over and added some antlers.  Rustic + nature.

I'm not sure where this is going yet so it's currently resting on my zebra rug while I decide.

ANTLERS ON FRAMED OIL PAINTING

My neighbor's tree sheds these wonderful curly seed pods.  I combined them with some antlers in an urn.  They were my Fall decor on my porch a few years ago.

ANTLERS AND SEED PODS IN AN URN ON MY PORCH

You know I love orange.  I combined the antlers with some Hermes boxes and finials.  (The finials are Christmas ornaments that I refuse to pack away after the holidays.)

ANTLERS AND ORANGE

ONE OF MY NATURE-INSPIRED EVER-CHANGING MANTELS

TUCKED INTO A DOUGH BOWL

How do you add antlers to your decor.

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DESIGNER-INSPIRED YEA OR NAY?

 I haven't decided how I feel about "designer-inspired" fashion and decor.  I tend to shy away from inspired bags, can be talked into inspired jewelry, and recently I caved and purchased some "Chanel" and "Hermes" designer-inspired cutting boards of all things.  I found a seller on Instagram (@plateandplaid) who sells a mix of vintage and new home decor.  I love pretty much everything on her site.  She has weekly sales on Instagram and also sells from her website.  When I saw these cutting boards, I couldn't wait to purchase them.  There were several styles.  You know I'm not the kind of person who just has one of anything, so I purchased three. 

Can you find the one in my kitchen.  Hint: Chanel.

"CHANEL" CUTTING BOARD

I like it tucked under my hydrangeas.

TUCKED UNDER THE HYDRANGEAS

The second one I purchased was "Hermes".  I placed this one on my kitchen island.  The cutting boards have the art painted onto the underside of the glass so the image is protected.  I use this as a large coaster, a place for serving cheese, or just a pretty on the island.  I also purchased the tortoise shell coasters from the same site.  The container is the bottom half of a demijohn wine bottle.  The copper rim was added.

HERMES CUTTING BOARD

Yes, I bought a second Hermes.  I like the orange in this one better.  It fits well in my family room where I have green and orange.  For now I just plopped it on the mantel next to my large seed pod.  I'm not sure if it will stay there or go onto the bookshelf.   It matches my stack of Hermes scarf boxes perfectly.

HERMES CUTTING BOARD IN MY FAMILY ROOM

SEED POD AND CUTTING BOARD

Did I get carried away?  Maybe.  But it felt so good to go shopping even if it was online.  Covid has really taken away one of my guilty pleasures.  How about you?

FYI, there was a Tiffany blue cutting board too.   I didn't buy it.  This wasn't related to any kind of restraint.  I didn't know where I'd put something that was that color.

How do you feel about designer-inspired?  

MY TV GALLERY WALL

I've been working on creating a gallery wall around the TV in my family room.   I wanted the wall to be a mix of art and objects.  My goal was to try to tie in that huge black rectangle I call the TV with the framed art and objects.  The art I used was nature-inspired art from vintage books, matted inside black frames. To add interest and distract from the TV,  I mixed mirrors, turtle shells and even a mannequin with the art.

I started on the left side of the TV.  I've already written about that here.

LEFT SIDE GALLERY WALL

If you saw my post about how I pulled one side of the gallery wall together, you'll know that I've tweaked that side a bit.  The mannequin swapped her pearls for some sunglasses.

MANNEQUIN WITH SUNGLASSES

   I added a small sunburst mirror.

 

SUNBURST MIRROR

I also added another piece of framed bookplate art.

MORE ART ADDED BELOW THE MIRROR

Here's the completed wall.

BOTH SIDES OF THE GALLERY WALL

Here's the right side that I recently completed.

RIGHT SIDE GALLERY WALL

The Nate Berkus faux turtle shell breaks up the framed art and repeats 

the color green found in the room.

GREEN NATE BERKUS TURTLE SHELL

CLOSE UP OF ONE OF THE FRAMED NATURE-INSPIRED BOOKPLATES

Layering works.  The mirror straddles the two pieces of artwork.

MIRROR LAYERED OVER ART

More layering.  The shelf and demijohn are layered in front of the art.

The moss ball and stack of Hermes scarf boxes form another layer in front of the chrome shelf.

DEMIJOHN LAYERED OVER ART

Love my stack of Hermes boxes.  They're perfect risers and add another color to the room.

HERMES SCARF BOXES ADD A POP OF COLOR 

How do you deal with your TV?

To read my post about my inspiration for my gallery wall, go here.

To see the post about how I began creating this gallery wall, go here.

DISCO BALL LOVE

Several years ago I became obsessed with having a disco ball.  Of course mine would never be suspended from the ceiling.  I don't even like to dance.

 I guess I made my point about wanting a sparkly sphere.  My Christmas present that year was a disco ball.  Never a person to only have one of anything, I acquired several in different sizes.  You probably are wondering where I put them if I didn't suspend them.  Mine just rolled into a room and took up residence where they stopped.   They created a natural grouping in my living room.

SPARKLING DISCO BALLS IN MY LIVING ROOM

Every sunny morning I'm greeted by their reflections on my living room ceiling.

EARLY MORNING REFLECTIONS IN MY LIVING ROOM

The sparkle only lasts for a short time, then it's gone until the next sunny morning.

CEILING SPARKLE

I do put them to work for the holidays.  I placed one on the bench on my front porch.

DISCO BALL HOLIDAY DECOR ON MY BAMBOO BENCH

I think my favorite Christmas tree is this one.  I used the disco balls as a tree skirt.  If you look closely you'll see that I happened to have some large silver spheres in the mix.  You'll also see me and my camera mirrored in multiples.

DISCO BALL TREE SKIRT

Another Christmas I mixed the disco balls with some magnolia leaves and Hermes scarf boxes in front of my fireplace.

MAGNOLIA AND DISCO BALLS IN FRONT OF MY FIREPLACE

Do you like decor that sparkles even if it isn't a holiday?

If you want to see the full post for the holiday decor referenced, just click on the image or the highlighted words to be directed to the post.