Last Thursday I was determined to finish up my decorating for Christmas.
I went to the basement storage room to dig out some ornaments….and this turned into a full 7 hour basement ‘excavation’. I ended up taking 6 boxes of stuff to Goodwill and clearing out 2 bags of garbage.
I never did get the decorating done~ I was too pooped.
The decorating had to wait until Friday morning instead~ this is what I did with the ‘mantel’.
I have chosen a theme of sparkly white & silver with accents of blue & green for my indoor decor.
And I have to throw in some natural elements…like branches, a basket and a wool carder.
The pitcher was a spray-painted project from the spring. I kept the branches from Halloween.
Remember how I used it here:
I moved it to the mantel, but added some sparkly snowflakes to the branches for the holidays.
{Snowflakes were 6 in a package from Canadian Tire for .99 cents}
The silver cake stand that holds the blue & green ornaments is from Goodwill.
The lantern is from Ikea. The sparkly white ‘Tis The Season’ is from Urban Barn.
I elevated the pitcher for a bit more height with books.
The basket you see is my Grandmother’s knitting basket from many years ago.
{It’s tall because it’s meant for holding knitting needles and yarn.It has crossed my mind to fill the basket with yarn… I still might.}
The wool carder belonged to my great-grandparents~who married in 1899.
My uncle very kindly gave these treasures to me~ and I adore them.
Here was what the ‘mantel’ looked like for Halloween:
And here it is ready for the holidays:
And to all of you south of the border….Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow!
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You do such a wonderful job.
It looks great, Angie! I love the pitcher and your tiered tray from Goodwill was a great find.
I love that basket! and the white trees are so frosty looking.
My mantel will have bottle brush trees and a few mercury glass vintage reindeer…but not until December…
Looks so pretty! You sure do have a knack for decorating. I love the ornaments on the tiered stand. I always check the thrift stores for one and haven't found one yet.
And good for you cleaning out the basement. That is what *I* need to do. 🙂
Beautiful, just beautiful! I love that you used the branches with the snowflakes. It all ties together.
Looks great and very festive Angie!
I love the white trees!
Pamela xo
This look so pretty and inspiring! I also have bought those packs of glittery snowflakes from Canadian Tire and they are great. How special to have those lovely items that belonged to your relatives. I'm heading down to the basement this p.m. – wonder if it will take me 7 hours to sort things – I hope not!
DD
Another wonderful job!
Congrats on a beautiful decorating job (and on getting your basement organized). You have a great eye for balance & scale. I love the tiered tray and the artful way you have combined antiques with the contemporary pieces. Thanks for sharing.
Cute mantel! I love your little snowflakes. I am passing on the Stylish Blogger Award to you. Thanks for all the creative inspiration!
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Hi Angie,
I love how you mixed the old with the new on your mantel. The blue, green and sliver is a really nice combination. I'm off to find how you painted that pitcher. My ceramic canister set needs a makeover. TFS! Sheila
Beautiful, yet simplistic. I absolutely love it. I think that I tend to go overboard with too many of the same elements. I love it!
Just gorgeous!
very beautiful!! looks so inviting, cheerful and festive!!
Just beautiful!!! I love the transformation. Found you through the Girl Creative 🙂
I am all over that twig tree. All over it. Makes those snowflakes POP!
I have a ornament Christmas tree like that I made from plates! I never thought of using it on the mantel! That is so cute!
LOVE the ornaments on the tiered stand….hmmm….may have to try that. Thanks for sharing! I love it all!
Such a creative mantle: I really like how you incorporated natural elements with the sparkly-ness that is the holidays! Thanks for sharing!
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Very pretty! I found my silver 3- tiered tray last week so I am definitely using it on my piano. Love the look you created.
Whoo hooo! Congrats on the cleaned out basement AND a great mantle! Love the idea of using the tiered tray!
both of your mantels are beautiful! they loo clean and pretty! woot woot to Goodwill!
Its gorgeous! Love the colors & the snowflakes!
You have a beautiful mantle – I am definately going to borrow some ideas! Thank you!
This is so pretty!! I'm featuring your mantel as Day 10 of my Blue and Silver Christmas. 🙂
Aloha and Mele Kalikimaka,
Charlie
Love the baubles on the cake stand, inspirational!
I love the silver tiered tray full of ornaments so so so much….I'm going to HAVE to incorporate something like that in to my own decor. Thanks for the idea.
It looks fabulous. I love the branches, I used some for my front porch decor as well. Great color scheme, too!
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Very pretty! I love how you can use those branches from season to season.
Love, love that tiered basket of ornaments. I know what you mean about the cleaning. For my family it was the attic. Last winter, it was too cold to be there after Christmas, so we threw everything in. Then in the summer it was too hot and when we did some redecorating, all the old house stuff was thrown in as well. We had a good amount of rearranging just to find the ormanets this year.
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This is so pretty! Love the bright colors you chose. Those trees are so fun, too!
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