A summer hydrangea mantel with a twist

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My poor fireplace mantel. It hasn’t been changed out since I did this version with the dried brown hydrangeas. During winter! Can you tell I’m not huge on seasonal decorating? ๐Ÿ™‚ I honestly would have just left it, but the metal containers were really dusty and it needed a good clean. Plus I wanted to summerize […]

Day 10 – illuminated old windows Christmas mantel

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Nothing spells progress quite like when your mantel is decorated for Christmas!  And this year, my illuminated old windows Christmas mantel comes with a little heartwarming memory story attached. Create an old world rock fireplace without destruction – tutorial HERE The fireplace mantel is glowy, snowy, with plenty of greens and a grapevine / pinecone […]

How to decorate a junk style mantel

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As soon as the Christmas mantel decorating came down this weekend, I was feeling the need for a trash to treasure mantel. What can I say… I was craving my rust and wood. ๐Ÿ™‚ How to decorate a junk style mantel? Easy! Layer, stack, move around like minded clutter until it feels right and there […]

31 Days Blog to Biz / day 14 – A gutsy junk challenge for you

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I’m going to challenge you to push yourself out of your comfort zone today.ย  Are you up for it? 1. Choose an unlikely something or other. 2. Walk around the house with it. 3. Then put it to work in a way you’ve never seen done before. ย Don’t worry if it isn’t a prize winner. […]

Creating an old gate for the (Christmas) fireplace mantel

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Creating an old gate for my over scaled fireplace mantel was the answer for so many reasons. The fireplace is challenging. While I love it, the scale is quite large, and the rock is dark.  I did however desire something new for the fireplace mantel this year to help brighten things up, so when I […]