Redressing The Mantel

Since I took my mirror down to be painted, I took everything off my mantel.  With the mirror going back up, I thought I’d do a post about decorating it.  Let me just tell you that this is a difficult room to photograph, flash or no flash.  I’ve got windows and a set of french doors, as well as two skylights in here, so trying to avoid a glare is near impossible.  So I apologize for the pictures and the ceiling fans reflected in the mirror.

Here it is as a blank slate. 

My hubby made this mantel and did the tile surround.  I love the decorative moldings he used.

Let’s get the mirror back up there and in place.  Lovely!  So glad I painted it the Oil Rubbed Bronze and did the Rub n Buff.

Since I know my topiaries are going back up there, I’ll do them first.

Then the mantel clock I bought at a Florida flea market 15 years ago.

Now I’ll layer in my pictures that I did here, with the frames that I painted in Oil Rubbed Bronze.

Some books, and those fleurs and orbs I found at the dollar store {also painted in . . . you guessed it, Oil Rubbed Bronze}.

So happy I painted that mirror!

Linking up to the Vignette Party over at Beth’s, The Story of A to Z!   Didn’t Beth do a pretty button for it?  Be sure to come by and see what everyone else links up, too!