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Valentines Day Mantle

01/07/2013 16 Comments

This year I really wasn’t sure whether or not I would do a Valentines Day Mantle, as much as I was saddened to put away all my Christmas decor I was enjoying the not so cluttered feel when it was all put away.  With a little thought I decided I would go ahead and do a Valentines Day Mantle, but on one condition…that I wouldn’t spend more than a couple bucks to do it.  I wanted to reuse some of my previous years mantle {HERE}, so with that in mind I started brainstorming and rummaging through my house.

I started by putting up one of my favorite things from last years mantle, the heart doily garland that I very carefully saved.  I simply used brown twine and strung the inexpensive paper doilies.  They are simple, yet make a big statement to me.  I then grabbed a piece of foam core board that I had in my stash and cut it so it would fit the amount of left over gray & cream chevron duckcloth I had from the throw pillows I made this past year. I just taped the fabric to the foam core to create a backdrop for the mantle.  I knew I wanted a clean color palette, so I stuck with the gray, white & creams.  None of the traditional red & pinks for me this year.
I also reused the heart from last years mantle, I just gave it a quick coat of acrylic paint in a soft gray color.  I then added the cute little canvas and easel I purchased from the Dollar Tree a while ago, I just spray painted the easel gray.  I added my two little love birds that I have in my bedroom usually, and a couple white jax from my son’s room.  The large mercury glass candle holders are from Christmas, I didn’t like the look of the candles that were in it so I took two little white vases I had and placed them inside.  A little odd I know but I like the look of it.

The only thing I purchased for this mantle was the paper mache letters to spell “love”.  I got them at Hobby Lobby and spent $7 after my coupons.  I know I will use them all the time so I figured why not.  I just gave them a quick coat of a metallic silver spray paint and placed them front and center.  

So what do you think?  I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out for a quick project.  It’s simple, clean feeling, and I love the color palette.  

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Comments

  1. Chloe Moon says

    01/07/2013 at 2:45 PM

    Very cute!! The little sparrows are adorable and I love the doilies!! =)

    Ergo – Blog

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  2. [email protected] Another Day in Paradise says

    01/07/2013 at 7:49 PM

    I love that this mantel is mostly white! SO clean and simple! Saw it in several link parties and every time it caught my attention.

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  3. the cape on the corner says

    01/07/2013 at 4:36 PM

    you know what, i love that there’s nothing red in sight. definitely a good direction.

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  4. Alesha Haley says

    01/07/2013 at 11:38 PM

    OMG LOVE this!! So pretty.. am getting ready to do my Valentine Mantle.. Great Inspiration!!

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  5. Donna says

    01/08/2013 at 12:44 AM

    Looks LOVEly!!

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  6. Lori says

    01/08/2013 at 4:10 PM

    I love your Valentine mantle! Seeing this makes me want to work on my Valentine’s Day decor. You did a great job!

    Lori
    Thrifty Decor Mom

    Reply
  7. Em @ And Nothing Else Matters says

    01/09/2013 at 11:35 AM

    So so pretty! You have the best ideas!

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  8. Katie says

    01/10/2013 at 1:39 PM

    Super cute mantel! Love that its not the traditional red and pink!

    Reply
  9. Jenn AJennuineLife says

    01/11/2013 at 1:54 AM

    Another great project on the cheap! This would also be great for Thrifty to Nifty Thursdays at A Jennuine Life. http://ajennuinelife.blogspot.com/2013/01/thrifty-to-nifty-thursdays-2.html

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  10. Lauren says

    01/12/2013 at 6:14 PM

    I really like this a lot. Chevron is my favorite pattern and I love the grays and whites. Great job. I am hosting my fist link party and would love it if you could link up.

    http://ifitsnotbaroquedesignblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/my-first-ever-link-party.html

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  11. Taryn @ Design, Dining + Diapers says

    01/16/2013 at 12:18 AM

    I just love this! I’m always a fan of white and I think you did a beautiful job with this. And it just so happens that I just finished a project today using the same chevron fabric, great minds think a like 🙂

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  12. Domesticable says

    01/16/2013 at 3:39 PM

    This looks great. I’m planning my v day mantle and I’ve started making a garland with my sewing machine by embroidering little hearts. I found your blog through a linkup.

    Lura
    x

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  13. Carrie @ My Favorite Finds says

    01/20/2013 at 9:03 PM

    Super awesome adorable! I am going to include this in a Valentine’s day round up on my blog later this week. Thanks for sharing at Pinworthy Projects.

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  14. [email protected] says

    02/07/2013 at 5:39 PM

    Love the doily garland and using fabric covered board as a backdrop. I did that for my Christmas mantle~just covered an old piece of art from Target in muslin 🙂

    Reply

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