As the cold days approach, the fireplace becomes a natural focal point in the living room. If you are decorating your home for Christmas, do not forget the mantel. It can be the finishing touch for your holiday decor or the most eye-catching feature in the room. Here are easy ideas you can copy or adapt for your own crafts.
Decorating the Mantel for Christmas
Garlands are among the most popular traditional decorations for a Christmas mantel. You can make them from paper, felt, fir branches, old mittens, children’s boots, or Santa Claus figures. Give old items a fresh holiday look: snowflakes can be attached to old CDs, while decorative baubles can be assembled from toothpicks, foam balls, and paint.
Decorate for Christmas with handmade details
When decorating the fireplace for Christmas, pay attention to symmetry. Hang a wreath in the center, then build the arrangement outward. You can place all kinds of accents around the fireplace, including glass vases filled with baubles, pine cones and bells, beautifully decorated candlesticks, and family photos. Choose pieces that create a warm atmosphere in the living room, with soft colors and a little sparkle. For a bright, cheerful look, mix several colors; for a more refined effect, choose two colors and work with their shades.
Green and white
Garlands made from gloves or fir branches
Silver baubles by the fire
A colorful mix or a restrained two-color scheme
Decorate the Christmas tree with red berries
Traditional red and green
Red candle lanterns
Glowing white Christmas trees
Fir branches and lemons
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Theresa V. Adams
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