Easy Summer Mantel Update

Here are some great easy ideas to update your mantel for summer.

Easy Summer Mantel Update - So Much Better With Age

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.Easy Summer Mantel Update / fireplace mantel with wreath and mirror above it - So Much Better With Age

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.

Easy Summer Mantel Update / a before picture of the mantel - So Much Better With Age

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.

Easy Summer Mantel Update / buying a dark picture frame - So Much Better With age

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.

Easy summer mantel update / painting the frame a dark grey - So Much Better With Age

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.

Summer Mantel Update / roped vase on mantel - So Much Better With Age

I added my summer wreath which added some more dimension.

Easy Summer Mantel Update / pretty shell summer wreath - So Much Better With Age

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.

Easy Summer Mantel Update / whitewashed fireplace - So Much Better With Age

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.

Easy Summer Mantel Update / antique mirror - So Much Better With Age

I’m happy with my easy summer mantel.

Easy Summer Mantel Update / living room with chair and blanket on chair - So Much Better With Age

Now it’s time to change it for fall!

Have a great weekend!

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11 Comments

    1. 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

    1. 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

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