Easy Fall Mantel

I wanted to create an easy fall mantel for the start of the fall season – come see exactly what I used and how I did it!

Last week I spent some time working on this fall mantle. I started with a clean slate – just a bare mantel and the large white mirror. I knew that I wanted to create a quick and easy fall mantel to ease us into fall. I wanted to keep it fairly simple yet I still wanted it to be “eye catching.’

The first thing I did was make this fall garland. I knew I wanted to have a swag of some type and I couldn’t find what I wanted at our local shops – so I just made this one. All I did was use stems from Hobby Lobby. (You can see how I made that Garland here on my IG page – just look for the highlight button entitled Fall Garland.)

I actually used quite a few stems because I really wanted a full look. I simply tied the stems together with floral wire, being careful to stagger them apart, and then I carefully pulled the leaves out and ‘fluffed’ them to create the full look. Because it was so full the garland turned out to be a little bit heavy so I used painters tape to secure it to the mantel.

Next I added in a few additional mirrors on the mantel. I was careful to choose mirrors that complimented the colors in the leaves. Luckily I had a few to chose from. I love my round gold mirror that I picked up from a friend for only a few dollars. I also love the rectangle one that my dad picked up for me from a thrift store. The colors of each of them compliment the colors in the garland well and I feel they work well together!

I then added in a few old stoneware bottles and a clock there on the end. I did not want it to be too cluttered up there because I wanted to focal point to really be the garland. I did however, feel like it was missing ‘something.’ I couldn’t really put my finger on it, but I knew I wanted to add in a little something ‘more.’ A few days ago I found this old Paint By Number (you can find a similar one here) and I felt it was exactly what I was looking for. I love that it adds just a bit of color there on the opposite end of the mantle.

Lastly, I used a few other little fall pieces around the fireplace that I felt would compliment the mantel. I wanted to keep it kind of simple so I just filled an old split oak basket (see more of those here) with old stoneware jugs (see more of those here)!

I always keep these drawers on top of the old chest and for this season, I filled a few of the little drawers with straw and dried putka pods (you can find those here).

This was a very carefree and easy fall mantel to create – but I love it. All you need are a few mirrors, some fall stems, and a couple of jugs to recreate it! If you enjoyed this look then you may also want to check out how I created this fall look in my kitchen last year or this fall look I did on my peg rail.

Want To Recreate This Look:

I did a quick roundup of some of my very favorite pieces from around the web that can help you recreate this look in your very own home! Just tap on each of the pictures below to see more details about each item!

Blog Hop Fun

You guys … I am so excited to be joining in with a fun group of bloggers. We have created a fun little blog hop for you and the best thing is that we are planning on doing this monthly. Our little group name is: It’s Good To Be Home and this month we are sharing all things FALL!!!! I do hope you will take a moment to check out these other ladies and their fall decor ideas as well!

Jenron Designs / Southern Spangled

The Frugal Homemaker / My Weathered Home / At Home In The Wildwood