Easy Summer Mantel Update
Here are some great easy ideas to update your mantel for summer.
Before I began blogging I never decorated my mantel. It pretty much stayed the same the whole year except for the month of December. And I LOVED decorating my mantel for Christmas so why not join the mantel decorating ranks and spruce mine up for summer? I know it’s almost the middle of August so I guess I’d better change it up soon for fall.
So let’s a take at what it looked like before. Nothing special. I think I randomly put that items on my mantel and didn’t think twice about it. I’ve always focused on my bookshelf vignettes.
I thought it needed a bit of layering. Perhaps another frame leaning against the mirror. I didn’t have any extra frames lying around but I came across this new frame in the discount section at Superstore. It was $5.
I took out all the inner stuff and just painted the frame a dark grey. This would be so easy to do with any frame you find at a garage sale or thrift store but I just found what I could during a regular errand run.
There’s a small change in almost every one of these photos. I switched up the wooden lantern for a roped vase and moved around some large shells.
I added my summer wreath which added some more dimension.
It’s a pretty simple update and I’m sure I could still tweak it or add a bulkier frame but by just shopping around my house for items and adding that frame I think made it very summer-y.
I have a larger wooden lantern on the hearth. I bought both wooden lanterns at Home Sense as well as the rope vase last summer. The lanterns were a dark grey but I whitewashed them with some white chalk paint.
I’m happy with my easy summer mantel.
Now it’s time to change it for fall!
Have a great weekend!
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I love your summer mantel. And I’m jealous. Because you have a mantel and I don’t.
Aww thanks hon. I think you can make your own mantel…DIY it! I’ve seen so many cool salvaged mantels out there. And I’m jealous you have that staghead and I don’t!
Hugs,
Jamie
Love your simple summer mantel. 🙂 And I’ve got to figure out what I’m doing for my fall mantel soon, too!
Thanks hon! I know, I’m so behind on my summer mantel now I’ve got to quickly think of a fall mantel 😉
Hugs,
Jamie
I love your mantle and love the colors you have used in this room. So fresh and cozy!! I would love to invite you over to share at my Weekend Beautiful Blog Party.
Shawna
Thanks for stopping by, Shawna! I’ll be sure to check out your blog too 😉
Hugs,
Jamie
I love the simplicity and sparseness of it…so easy breezy for summer!
Thanks so much, Andrea!
Hugs,
Jamie
Love how it came out, Jamie! x
Thanks so much, hon!
Hugs,
Jamie