A bout of food poisoning delayed this post -
last minute shopping and a meal out with the family...
and a couple of hours later I was vowing I'd never eat again
ever
But I had this post lined up and promised, and so...
better late than never?
Or you could look at it as being 361 days early...
These are mantels I was particularly inspired by this year.
This one, well, I have to say I kind of fell in love with the pom poms....
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| An Oregon Cottage |
This was playful and fun and well put-together
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| Adventures in Decorating |
Pinecone heaven...
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Fresh clean simple - Farmhouse Style
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| Creekline House |
Beautifully wrapped gifts as decor...
why not? It looks amazing.
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I love blackboard art/typography. This is one of my favorites.
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| Holly Mathis Interiors |
And I especially love this one with the boxwood wreath and antlers...
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| Nest of Posies |
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| Craftberry Bush |
Love this fun composition on a difficult asymmetrical fireplace
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| Bennett and Company |
I also love faux taxidermy for the holidays...
[see my wreaths here]
and I love this frosty, colorful version
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| Serendipity Refined |
Faux taxidermy with greens and berries and plaid..
perfection with that black accent!
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| The Everyday Home |
Rustic faux taxidermy - love this too
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| She Knows |
Speaking of rustic, love this and the way
the stockings follow the garland off the mantel and down onto the antler...
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| Adore Your Place |
Be still my heart... You can always count on Funky Junk Interiors
to come up with some rustic fun - love love love the salvaged windows with the
candlelight coming through, the twig garland, and the big fat star..
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| Funky Junk |
More salvaged beauty - large tin ceiling tile
shabby candlesticks - and those stockings!
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| Grand Design |
Farmhouse Style is big right now, and these
next few photos are perfectly suited
simple, rustic - fun
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| Confessions of a Plate Addict |
Farmhouse style uses timeworn, rustic surfaces
in a clean lined, simple format
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| Stone Gable |
| Salvaged windows and shutters, white stoneware platters with vinyl lettering pinecones and berries - and stars!  |
| Stone Gable |
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| The Lily Pad Cottage |
Shiplap wall and subtle decor...
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| Brunch at Saks |
Lighted marquee letters spell out peace in simple farmhouse style
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| Finding Home Farms |
This one is a little more urban farmhouse,
[a style I'm smitten with right now] -
farmhouse with a little sophistication thrown in...
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| Adore Your Place |
This one has a lot going on - but I can't get over the red industrial/barn
light fixtures and that adorable moose head...
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| Classy Clutter |
In a little more contemporary vein...
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| Centsational Girl |
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| Pottery Barn |
Love this yardstick star - [on my list for next year]
not so much the cluttered mantel below...
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| The Country Chic Cottage |
Fun and vintage - a forest of sisal trees...
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| Decor Girl |
and finally, the clean, natural,
fresh look of Scandinavia
which has been so popular this year...
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| The Lily Pad Cottage |
That's all folks!
I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!
Have a Happy New Year!
