I'm joining in on the Last Year's Christmas Mantel Linky Party hosted by Beth at The Stories of A to Z. Our living room does not have a fireplace, but I like decorating a faux mantel shelf for the different seasons. Last year our living room had our natural cowboy themed tree and I simply used a star, pinecones, faux berries, a pair of lanterns and greenery to decorate the mantel shelf.
I love these lanterns with the wavy glass.
Our family room does have a fireplace, and since we bought our home 11 years ago I have wanted to build a mantel for it. Weirdly enough, not only was the fireplace installed off centre in our home, and many of our neighbour's homes, but the builder refused to add a mantel, even if we paid for the upgrade. But this year I have a plan. We'll see if the mantel gets built before Christmas. Since there isn't a mantel, I crackled a pine board and added some hooks to hang our stockings that I cross-stitched. Inexpensive, fast and functional.
Nothing fancy, and our home is usually a work in progress, but we sure have fun decorating for Christmas. Thanks to Beth for hosting the impromptu party and I hope you stop by to see some really pretty mantels.
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