Christmas 2011: Family Room Mantel

Last Christmas I used a green/silver/white color scheme in the family room.  This year I went in a totally different direction.

The red and white are so crisp and bright to me!  Loving how this turned out.  Let's break it down shall we?

I scored these shutters on Freecycle and use them constantly to add height to the mantel.  For Christmas I made a red yarn wreath with thrift store yarn and a styro wreath form.  The JOY ornament came from World Market from $4 and makes the wreath!  I bought the stockings last year at Target and I'm so glad I chose white.  It goes with everything!

The branch is from my yard.  I added some sparkle with spray adhesive and glitter.  Totally free rocks!  But  I have to admit that the tall white vase was a splurge.  I fell in love with it and searched high and low for a lower cost alternative but came up empty.  Luckily when I broke down and bought it at World Market the sales lady gave me 20% off for joining the loyalty program (rationalize much?).

A new element that I added this year is the screen door card holder.  The door is another Freecycle find.  I painted it black and added the chicken wire.  I'm looking forward to displaying our Christmas cards in such an organized fashion!

Last but not least is my absolute favorite mantel decoration: the deer head!  The "canvas" is made of shims from the hardware store stapled together and stained.  Then I used my silhouette to cut out the deer head in two separate parts so that it would be large enough to fill the canvas.  Once the vinyl was positioned on the shims I painted over everything and then removed the vinyl.

When I started the project I wasn't sure how it would turn out but I have to say I'm thrilled!  I think I will be keeping my deer friend up all winter!

What's your favorite Christmas mantel decoration?

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