I enjoyed decorating a friend’s simple antique mantel sixteen different ways that I went hunting for one like it for myself. After months of searching, I came across a mantel that was perfect for my new series on color. Now let’s have some fun and decorate!
Fireplace Mantel #22- Fall’s Bounty
I wanted this mantel to celebrate Fall and Thanksgiving without being too predictable. So I skipped the bright orange pumpkins, black paper crows and jars of candy corn.
Instead, inspiration came from rural French decor with a few added surprises of my own.
Process-
1. Prime and paint walls/trim & moulding warm beige (custom mix).
2. Prime and paint mantel dark brown (custom mix).
3. On the mantel- Two wheat stacks, garden sickle, wire script ‘merci’, mercury glass pumpkin, antique bottles with corks, pottery, wooden spatula, vintage faux fruit, ink drawing c. 1900, clay figure and old books.
4. Other- Linen cloth frill, printed log fabric (check Ikea for availability), country chair, hand carved walking stick, string of old keys and clay plate.
(Photos & Styling © 2014 Martha Browne)
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