Fall Mantel 2012
I’m a little bit of a book worm and in a way my mantel is a bit of an ‘ode to books’. There is nothing I like better in Autumn than sitting curled up by the fire with a mug of tea, wrapped in comfy throw, reading a good book.
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| My fall mantel |
I love the look and feel of old, antique books. I love that the colors may be a bit faded and the spine a bit frayed and the pages a bit frail.
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| Antique books, feathers and decoupaged pumpkins |
So here are the decoupaged pumpkins I shared with you on Friday.
and here:
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| Decoupaged pumpkin |
One of my favorite pieces on the mantel is a trophy from Harvard. I found it at our Take it or Leave it at the dump and thought it was just such a special piece:
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| Harvard Trophy |
I’m not sure if you can read the inscription, but it says: “Harvard Scrub Hockey, 1915-16 won by the Hard Boiled Eggs, OT Wagner.” Well, I don’t know who the Hard Boiled Eggs are or who O T Wagner is but thought it was just so sweet. I think it may have to go on a shelf in John or Conor’s room once winter rolls around. For now, it is filled with feathers and sitting on top of books. I got lovely antique spectacles at Interior Consignments in North Scituate.
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| Harvard trophy, books and antique spectacles |
Also included are some wonderful crows I picked up at the dollar tree – can you believe they were only a $1 a piece? I love how they give the mantel a bit of a Halloween look.
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| Crow and books |
And here are a couple on top of my beloved Silver Pennies poem book:
The feathers were from Savers for $1.99:
I also love how this Target candle holder (which I already had) can be filled with anything to reflect the season. Right now it is filled with pottery shards found on the beach, a feather and a white pumpkin.
A little ‘witches’ broom from my childhood – my mom used to always put it out on Halloween with a witch:
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| ‘witches’ broom |
And the pumpkins we made last year – I love how they got all crackled from the heat of the attic:
And here’s how the whole mantel looks together:
Source List:
– Antique Books: Savers (some I already owned)
– Small decoupaged pumpkins – got the basic pumpkins from Dollar Tree and decoupaged myself.
– Black Crows: Dollar Tree
– Tea Light Holder: Target
– Feathers: Savers
– Candles and Tea Lights: Ikea
– Green pumpkin: Michaels 2011
– White Jac-o-Lanterns with Martha Stewart decals: Michael’s
– Harvard Trophy: Take it or Leave it, Scituate Transfer Station
– Antique Spectacles: Interior Consignments in North Scituate
I’m really looking forward to curling up by this mantel with a good book! Be sure to stop by on Wednesday for a giveaway from one of my favorite Etsy shops!
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I’m a book lover myself and this mantel is delightful! ~ Maureen
Really very pretty, Danielle, and I love the candles inside the fireplace!
Thanks, Denise! I got the candle holder a few years back on Zullily and the candles are from Ikea.
It’s great Danielle, love the combination of books, decorated pumpkins and feathers, it’s so pretty. The birds look great too – I bet the boys love it (hubby included !).
Me too:). I love it! Happy Fall, Jen
Thank you! x
you have a great eye danielle!
Go Hard Boiled Eggs!
I love your mantle!
Homa Style is having a No Orange Autumn Display Link Party tomorrow on Wednesday and would love to see your mantle, and the Hard Loiled Eggs trophy there. Here’s the link…
http://homastyle.com/wp/2012/09/25/no-orange-autumn-decor/
Sounds like my kind of party. I’ll check it out tomorrow. Thanks for the invite. x
I love the decoupaged pumpkins. I’ve been thinking about making some of my own, just what I needed, another inspiration 🙂
Your Fall mantel is perfect in its simplicity. Love the tones you used.
Mary Alice
Such a fun mantel!! I love the trophy, what a treasure!! And the broom made me chuckle. Love that touch!
Loving you mantel, and really loving your crows on the books, seem to fit there. I also love the decoupaged pumpkins. Amazing! Thanks for sharing your inspiration with Sunday’s Best – you helped make the party a success!
I love old books too! I like the pumpkins setting on top of the books too. Thank you for sharing this at Rustic Restorations Weekend.
So simple, so serene. I can imagine curling up in front of this mantel. Love the quiet colors, and I am envious in a very sinful way about you finding that trophy!
Distressed Donna Down Home
Lovely! I just adore those little crows. I based my fall and Halloween decor around them last year. That trophy is so cool!
Very festival and pretty – I would like to curl there as well :o)
Thanks for linkng up this week!
Stacey of Embracing Change
Thank you so much for linking to Homa Style’s No Orange Autumn Display Link Party. Your mantle and your Hard “L”oided Eggs is incredible. I detest it when I go back and see I missed typed! Homa Style will be hosting a Simple Holiday Handmade Gift Idea Link Party {Please no sale items} on Oct 31. Hope to see you there. Thanks again!
Amazing and Gorgeous as usual : ) hugs and thanks for sharing : )