Fall Mantel {2012}

This mantel morphed into something dissimilar than what I had originally planned. Here's the long storey ~~kinda~~ short:

-I started amongst an quondam dresser mirror (just the rectangular middle mirror itself) that's been the inwards garage for most ten years, you lot know, amongst the ugly orange-ish maple destination that lots of quondam piece of furniture has.

-I used my trusty Rub & Buff to brand the frame gilt in addition to leaned it on the curtain amongst my dark lanterns that I robbed out of my newly completed office. My conception was to purpose the dark lanterns in addition to mixed metallic tones.

-It simply wasn't working for me, the scale was also small. I remembered that at that spot was also a surroundings for that mirror that went amongst the dresser. So, I dug it out, swept all of the cobwebs off of it, in addition to gave it a quick gilt spray to represent the mirror. All the while, I was actually missing the outburst of colouring fabric from my greenish shutters on last year's mantel..

-It striking me...wouldn't this entire piece live fun GREEN...give me the colouring fabric I wanted...and brand a large impression?

-It was every bit adept every bit done amongst some leftover pigment I already had.

So, after sharing that long visit process, here's the result!

This acquit low-cal was my son's dark low-cal when he was trivial inwards his forest-themed room. I've held on to it in addition to wanted to detect a exceptional house to purpose it.

I flora this mini version of my gigantic West Elm twig ball at Gordman's final year.

I completely used what I had for this whole laid up, didn't purchase i thing! Sooner or afterwards most of the things I bring stashed away come upwards inwards handy.

I was also tired of looking at our fireplace concealment (chasing a rabbit-did I say you lot I had to ditch our log filled fireplace? Bad bugs. Boo. It was a distressing day, but I haven't totally given upwards on the idea. I bring a conception for the restrain when we're finished having fires for the season.) in addition to thence I rounded upwards some large baskets from roughly the trouble solid in addition to filled them amongst pretty (clean, no bugs!) aspen logs.

I did purpose some of the same components every bit I did for final year's mantel, the lanterns (their size fits the infinite best upwards there), the wreath, in addition to the feathers, but it nevertheless feels dissimilar plenty to brand me happy.

I'm finishing upwards the decorations inwards the balance of the house, in addition to volition demonstrate them to you lot inwards the side past times side few days. Tonight my sis in addition to I are headed to aid decorate in addition to phase my mom's booth for the season. Happy Monday, friends!