Rustic Christmas Mantel

Our family room is the most traditional room in our home.  The dark wood tones on the mantel and the stone fireplace bring a rustic and comfortable vibe to the room.  I decided to stay traditional on the mantel this year as well.  

The first thing I purchased for the mantel was the round mirror.  We don't have a lot of space between our mantel and ceiling but I have been looking for a mirror that would fill most of the space.  Everywhere I looked, the round mirrors were too big or too small.  I searched for weeks.  I gave up and bought a white windowpane mirror at Hobby Lobby, but I felt like I was settling.  Then, lo and behold, I saw this mirror tray at HomeGoods sitting on the shelf and I actually may have heard angels sing when it measured just the right size.

It is an acacia wood mirror (with cutouts on the side for handles) and I think it adds just the right amount of rustic elegance to the mantel.  I added the rustic pine cone swag to the top.  Next, I purchased the magnolia and berry garland at Pottery Barn outlet.  My oldest boy nearly had a heart attack when he heard the cashier say how much the garland was ($59).  I tried explaining to him that it was actually less than I would have paid at the regular Pottery Barn store and that sometimes, with things like faux garland, you get what you pay for :) 

After wrestling with the garland to get it to hang right (Command hooks just weren't working for me here), I added some battery powered LED lights.

 Then, I just added a couple of lanterns that were already in the family room and the seeded glass hurricane.  I used to have 2 of those seeded glass hurricanes from Crate & Barrel and I may have cried when there was an unfortunate accident with the glass and a toy light saber.  They are no longer available at Crate  & Barrel, but I do check every now and again to see if they get them in.  

I added a few cut up birch logs and some small mercury glass votives (from Marshalls) for shine.  And the antlers, for rustic-ness, to balance it all out.

I found the old wooden skis this past summer at an Upstate NY auction/outlet.  I have seen lots of expensive wooden skis in antique stores and even the Pottery Barn catalog.  These were just $15 and they have a lovely patina on them.  It was a good day when we found them!

I can't wait to show you the rest of the family room!  Here is a sneak peek.  

Want to see more of our holiday home?  Here are some links.

Family Room

Kitchen

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