The house we are currently renting has a huge wall where the fireplace is. It took me a while to figure out exactly what I wanted to do with it. Here is the before picture:
You can see the twins next to it :) And how massive it really is!
Since I'm on a tight budget, I decided to make a shelf for the mantel. I bought to wooden brackets and a piece of wood at Home Depot. They cut the wood down to size for free. I then rounded out the edges of the board with my sander and then I primed, painted and distressed. Here's how it turned out.
I added a few items I already had on hand. The large frame was purchased at a thrift store for .25 cents and then painted white. The dark wood frame was purchased at a yard sale for .50 cents. The other items were found around the house.
I love the mixtures of colors and shapes.
And I love the little Autumn details.
Beautiful. Peaceful and perfect.
ReplyDeleteI love using open frames on my mantle. Yours look beautiful, and I love the addition of the wreaths. I plan on changing my summer mantel out this weekend. Thanks for the inspiration.
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