How To Decorate My Mantel

Your mantle is a great way to celebrate the seasons and all holiday festivities.

How to decorate my mantel. Im just too short for the room. A clean slate is good for my. If you use two anchor pieces you would use one on either end of your mantel.

Anchor the mantel with a larger vase in front of the mirror and fill in with smaller accessories such as vases candlesticks and decorative objects. The anchor piece is the KEY piece on the mantel the one that catches your eye the most usually via its sizebulk. Start with a large interesting focal piece.

Dont worry the scale makes sense when you see it in the context of my two story living room. Another easy way to decorate a mantel is with a collection of similar items like candlesticks and pillar candles. Theyre the basic tools of design used to create balance within a beautiful visual display.

And while the fireplace is no longer essential to a modern familys survival it still exerts a kind of gravity over its surroundings lending order to an interiorThe desire for the comfort of home and hearth inspires. In this example two simple candles and a vase of flowers are paired with one graphic piece of art which again really. All you really need on a minimalist mantel is a few thoughtfully placed trinketsa small stack of books a vase a candle.

Another way to make things on a mantel work together is to repeat elements. Video by Beau Sam. Decorate with pumpkins during Halloween frosty decor in the winter hearts and pink accessories for Valentines day and maybe some seashells and beachiness to honor the hot summer days.

If you use one anchor piece it often goes in the middle or on one end. Treat the mantel as you would a piece of furniture. Sometimes less is more when it comes to mantel decorating.