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Seasonal Mantel Decorating Ideas

Seasonal mantel decorating ideas: how to decorate a mantel or shelf for different seasons, holidays and occasions. Tutorials, tips and ideas for decorating a fireplace mantel for Fall, Halloween, Christmas, Winter, Valentines Day, Spring and Easter, Summer and more.

Easter Decorating: Simple & Pretty

Easter Decorating: Simple & Pretty

Even though Easter is late this year, the never-ending-winter-of-2014 made it seem like it crept up quickly.  Until about a week ago, it still felt like mid-February, so I didn’t have much Easter decorating spirit. But it suddenly starting to feel a little spring-like here (yay for that!), and I can’t tell you how happy it made me to finally hang this Easter basket our front door last week.  Just seeing that little pop of pink when I pull in the driveway does wonders for my soul.

Easter Decorating: Door Decor

Easter decorating

This year, I kept our Easter decorating simple. READ MORE

Winter Decorating Detox: Less Glitter, More Order!

Winter Decorating Detox: Less Glitter, More Order!

Welcome to my first blog post of 2014! 

I normally post a couple of times a week, so it’s odd for me to go so long without being here. So far, January has been taken up with all kinds of not-so-fun non-blogging activities: Christmas de-decorating, toy organization, winter storms and power outages (ughhh), and an extended Christmas holiday for our kids (due to the storms and outages).

Now that the kids are back into their routines, I’m focused on getting the house back on track! After 3 straight months of looking at seasonal decor, I always need a little  winter decorating detox.  The Fall is a seasonal decorator’s dream, and I crave it! Pumpkins, bats, turkeys, boughs, and berries – all with more glitter than a Dancing With the Stars costume. It’s all a whole lot of fun while it happens.  But there’s only so much glitter and clutter that my brain can process!  READ MORE

My Year in Mantel Decorating: 2013 {Mantel Decorating Ideas}

My Year in Mantel Decorating: 2013 {Mantel Decorating Ideas}

Greetings friends!  I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas, and are enjoying lots of time with family and friends.  I’ve been away from the blog for a couple of weeks to focus on the merriment!  But as New Year’s Eve draws nearer, I thought I’d continue with my annual tradition of posting a look back at my year in mantel decorating ideas. You can find my 2012 Year of Mantels here and 2011 Year of Mantels here.

a year in mantel decorating 2013

If you’ve been following along here for awhile, you might know already that my fireplace mantel is a bit of a decorating muse for me!  I find that mantel decorating for seasons and special holidays helps keep things feeling festive around here, especially during the less festive times of year. Looking back at 2013, I changed my mantel decorating a lot less frequently than in other years. That’s because the room our fireplace is in was disorganized for several months as we changed the room from a living room to a TV room.  But I did manage to add some festive spirit to the mantel for Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Fall, Halloween and Christmas… READ MORE HERE!