Thursday, December 5, 2013

The Christmas Mantel

I came to the same conclusion that I come to every year around this time: I really don't have very many Christmas decorations that I like. (It's almost the same thing as opening the cupboards over and over hoping that there will be new food in there. Unfortunately, no matter how many times I open the cupboards and/or Christmas bins, there's nothing new and exciting in there--such a bummer.) Since I have way too many other things that I want to buy, I'm probably not going to go spend lots on new decorations. Instead, I guess I'll just have to get creative…either that or continue to listen to the Sarah McLachlan Holiday station and live vicariously through these images. I'll most likely do a combination of both.  Hopefully, I'll have some type of progress to share next week.

In other news, I love these Christmas mantels. There is something I love about each one of these mantels, but the wreaths, oh the wreaths are just amaze balls. I think I may have to incorporate a version of this somewhere in my house this year. Which one is your fave?
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3 comments:

  1. Tiffany @ {Living Savvy}December 5, 2013 at 7:51 AM

    I totally know how you feel! I give myself a small budget to buy some new items and try to do at least one or two DIYs to freshen up the things I have. It is all so expensive for only 3-4 weeks of the year!

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  2. Kelli @ The Loss CauseDecember 5, 2013 at 8:42 AM

    I'm having a hard time decorating too. I have so many little knick-knacks that I've acquired and they just make me feel like the cat lady. I put away a lot of them yesterday. And don't get me started on the outside lights. We put them up 3 times and they fell down 3 times. So we quit. And there is no way I'm paying $200 for someone else to put them up!

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  3. LeslieDecember 5, 2013 at 8:40 PM

    Those are definitely some beautiful mantels! We don’t have a fireplace, which makes me sad every winter. I totally get what you’re saying about not being excited with the same decor year in and year out. I try to use it different ways each year to help change things up. But don’t be surprised if next year I throw it all out and buy everything new! (well, except ornaments…that would just be WAY too expensive)

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