Springtime Mantel

I am so ready for Springtime, but apparently Mother Nature is not quite yet!  It’s cold, cloudy, and just plain dreary outside this week. So, I decided to get Spring started inside our house. This mantel was really easy to put together too. The candlesticks I had painted grey in a previous makeover so I just [...]

Romantic Valentine’s Mantel

I wanted a simple, über-romantic Valentine’s Day Mantel with a bit of Anthropologie-esque vibe to it.  I also wanted to to be subtly Valentine’s Day so I can re-use things I made for it around the house year-round.  And I finally convinced the Hubs to take down the huge heavy mirror that was above the [...]

DIY Simple Winter Mantel

My mantel has been sitting empty since we took Christmas decorations down a few days after Christmas. I finally got inspired to do something simple and put some wine bottles I recently painted to good use! My goal was to re-purpose things we had around the house already to keep this project free. Here’s how [...]

Christmas Mantle

I wanted my mantle to be simple but festive and I didn’t want to spend more than $20 since we won’t be here over Christmas (we’re headed to Chicago to spend Christmas with my in-laws!).  So I used Christmas decorations and other home décor we already had on hand and got creative. The garland I [...]

Thanksgiving Mantle

I wanted my Thanksgiving Mantle to be very simple and classy with the focus on the purpose fo the day: Give Thanks and Be Grateful.  I have so many things to be thankful for.  Too many to list.  I. am. blessed. I repurposed a lot of things from my Halloween Mantle, things I already had [...]

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