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

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HOLIDAY MANTEL IN COPPER AND GOLD

Whenever I change up a mantel for the holidays,  I try to use what's already there as a starting point.   This mantel already had the MCM gold mirror and the copper hurricanes with preserved boxwood spheres.  They directed the color choices.  I added a faux Norfolk pine garland, copper ornaments, and a trio of gold tree toppers.

 I purchased this faux Norfolk pine garland at Kirklands.  It is so realistic.  I used it on my stairway too.

CEDAR GARLAND

I mixed three jeweled copper tree toppers with the pine garland.

TRIO OF TREE TOPPERS

These copper ornaments adorned my holiday tree many years ago.

COPPER ORNAMENTS

I love these houndstooth hurricanes.  Before the holiday decorating began they rested on a stack of books.

HURRICANE WITH PRESERVED BOXWOOD SPHERE

HOUNDSTOOTH HURRICANE

All I added to the mirror was a gold beaded garland.

MCM MIRROR WITH BEADED GARLAND

I have many chandeliers in my home.  This vintage pagoda pendant light is my favorite.   It creates the perfect reflection in the mirror.  I found the mirror and the Chinoiserie chandy on a vintage shopping trip with my Mom.  It's a very sentimental attachment.

VINTAGE CHINOISERIE CHANDELIER

How is your holiday decor coming along?

If you missed the post about my holiday trees from 2012 to the present, go here.

If you missed the post about foraged holiday decor, go here.

Holiday Mantel

I'm am so running behind this year.  I just had a chance to finish my mantel in my family room   I'm usually a silver glittery girl, but this year I was inspired by some modern geometric brass mirrors.  You know I love geometrics.   So, I decided I'd go for the gold instead.  

I think the photos explain it all.  Enjoy.

Family Room Mantel

Are you gold or silver this year?

To see my Christmas tree, go here.

Kathy

Tory Burch Inspired Mantel

I have another mantel in my family room.  Last year I went with leopard and bling.  I actually used vintage rhinestone belts, necklaces, bracelets and earrings as accents.

Leopard and Sparkle

This year I used my orange and pink Tory Burch scarf as my color inspiration.  I draped the scarf across the mantel and went from there.

Orange and Pink Scarf

I hung a pair of silver sunburst mirrors above the mantel, filled jars with orange ornaments (recycled from last year), added fresh magnolia , a sequined reindeer, and intertwined pink garlands and ribbon throughout.

To the left of the mantle is a tree I created with some very interesting branches that I found in my back yard.  I have a separate post about how I did it.

Tree Branches with Holiday Decor

Detail of Ornaments in a Glass Container

Sequined Deer and Mercury Glass Candlestick

I even added fresh magnolia to my fireplace screen.

You know how I love my horse head.  He usually sits alone on my design books.  For the holiday though I added a feather tree with pink and orange ribbon.

My next post will be how I changed the architectural column into a Christmas tree.

Are you ready for the holidays?

To see my Happy Chic Christmas Tree go here.
To see my Chinoiserie Mantel go here.


Kathy