There are so many great blogs out there with awesome DIY tutorials and tons of inspiration it can get a little overwhelming at times. I always surf my favorite blogs and finish being like “SO MANY GREAT IDEAS WHERE TO START!!!” I think sometimes it’s good to just take a step back and focus on something smaller. For instance (you knew my rant had to be going somewhere, right? :)) after taking down all the holiday decorations my mantel always looks so sad and pathetic. For some reason I have this aversion to just putting the previous mantel decor back up, I don’t know maybe it’s just me but I want something new and fresh for the New Year! Of course I can’t continue to keep buying things just because I get bored, so this year I decided to do a little hunting around the house to come up with something new/old for the mantel. If you don’t remember what my mantel looked like before all the fun holiday (and really why would you?) you can click here to check it out.
Here is the new look for the New Year:
Sorry for the poor quality photos my camera needs to be charged and I really wanted to share this! Everything except the large zinc K, I had in a different place in the house. This is a total mix match from old pieces that had a home somewhere else. I think it came together nicely. Here is the breakdown of what’s what.
Lantern: Pottery Barn this was a wedding gift and I never really could find a good place for it.
Large Zinc K: Restoration Hardware (on clearance otherwise I would never be ok with buying it!)
Clock: Pottery Barn another wedding gift and it’s the only clock we have in the room so it’s nice to know what time it is!
Bookends: Old hand me downs from my parents I painted them white (they use to be gold). It’s amazing what a transformation old things can take with a little TLC.
Books: I am sure we all have a bunch of hardcover books that we never read laying around.
Twine bottles: These were a DIY project that you can find here.
Pitcher: This is a left over decoration from our wedding, inspiration can come from anywhere!
Need a little more mantel pick me up:
- mantel madness… decorating for after the holidays (bambeco.com)
- Mantel Madness (ourhumbleabodeblog.com)
- Fireplace Mantle Redo (wateringcanblog.com)
Le Chic Elefant 
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