I just adore decorating for the seasons. But right now with three college classes, design work and running a household for my family most of the decorating I do must fall under the “Swifty and thrifty” categories. My mantle (err fantle~faux mantle) within our entertainment center was no exception. Here’s how to create A Fun Fall Mantel in Under 10 Minutes.
A Fun Fall Mantel in Under 10 Minutes
The biggest challenge is that the space above the television is so dark. It is like a black hole. To lighten things up I cut out some fall leaves from old atlas paper on the Silhouette and quickly tacked them up to the back.
I rounded up a pot of wheat that I had purchased last year at an after season sale at HomeGoods. (I did whitewash the terra cotta pot.) A simple white plate was dressed up with a maple leaf and the vignette was rounded out with white berries and a pumpkin.
I also grabbed every small white pedestal I owned and plopped a few more pumpkins down.
The good news is that this happy harvest scene will carry us until Christmas.
Are you a fan of quick creativity?
Laura
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Love this! It looks so classy and elegant. I am seeing a lot of white autumn decorations this fall. I wonder what I have I can do a little transformation work on…
Thanks for the inspiration! 🙂
This is very pretty, Laura. I love that it is quick and uses things that you already had on hand. Hope this is the start of a nice Autumn week for you and your family.
This looks SOOOOOOOOOO BEAUTIFUL Laura!!! I loveeeeeeeee those leaves you made with your Silhouette!!!! My house looks like a pastel explosion right now! LOL!! I made 25 tissue paper pompoms for our family room yesterday for Brookie's upcoming birthday party!!! 🙂
Perfect, Laura! I'm going simple this year myself and just plopped a couple of white pumpkins on my pillar candle holders on my mantle. A few faux leaves and I called it done.
Stunning in its simple elegance – love it!
Very pretty Laura!
I love the soft whites and the wheat, aren't you clever!
Hugs,
Cindy
It looks perfect for the season! I like using creamy whites most of the time too. I haven't pulled out the fall stuff yet. Hoping to get to it today!
Love the look. simple and elegant.. my kinda fall decor~!!
Yes, I'm a great fan of quick creativity! 🙂
I have the white and black fall decor on my table and the traditional pumpkin/browns on my hutch. I'm happy with the way the displays turned out – I'll be adding my Halloween items to the harvest items soon, and then removing those and returning to just the harvest items until Thanksgiving weekend. It's all coming up so quickly.
Linda
Simply charming, and it's perfect for the space—just beautifully put together.
Reminds me to go in search of another white pumpkin this year (I even found a luscious PINK one last year, all smooth-skinned and shining), and the whites are just so elegant in a graceful pale compote.
How very lovely—thank you for sharing such a sweet vignette.
rachel
I love it, it looks fabulous. Love the leaves, how creative is that. Hugs, Marty
Only you can pull of something like this in under 10 minutes Laura! Love it!
Laura, I love this! The leaves were such a lovely touch; and the white pumpkins really brighten the space! Very pretty!
Dear Laura, I love the white decor for the Autumn mantelpiece. The background leaves are perfect to brighten the area as well! You are so quick to come up with a beautiful change for your home!
xoxo
Karena
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I love the quick and easy decorating Laura. Love your mantle and your right it will carry you over till Christmas!
Your “fantle” looks great, Laura! I love the pot of wheat (I'm pretty sure I've admired that same thing at our Home Goods). Love your white pumpkins; it will soon be time for us to visit our local pumpkin farm.
Yes, I am a fan of quick decorating ideas. I hope you have a good week; it looks like you're back to your busy school schedule. 🙂
Hugs to you,
Denise at Forest Manor
Sweet.
Love those cut out leaves! They add such an amazing touch. Fantle – love it!
– The Tablescaper
It's classy, understated and oh, so elegant. Lovely mantle, Laura.
Love it…I love the paper leaves the best! That was a great idea!
Just love the white pumpkins! Your new header is great! Love the bits of bliss!!!
I'm going to do less on my mantle this year! (less is more?)
Warmly,
deb
Lovely, understated decor — so pretty, and I especially love that it's thrifty.
You rock!
Cass
Beautiful! I love the white. I am still working on my mantel, but so far it is lined with white pumpkins – just need to get creative for the rest. I also like the new look of your blog.
You had me at ten minutes! I love the book leaves I made need to use that for inspiration on plates I have! Jennifer
I love it! The swoop of leaves lovely, and white pumpkins are the only way to go for me. Unless I should ever find purple ones. 🙂
Swifty, thrifty…and gorgeous! Love it! 🙂
It's lovely Laura!
The leaves! I am so doing this! Absolutely love the way they “flow”, too! Thank you for the inspiration!
Very pretty! Simple and elegant. I love the white pumpkins!
Can someone tell me what a silhouette is and how I can get one etc.? Beautiful display, Laura!
Laura,
Your autumn vignette is one of the prettiest that I've seen. I especially like your 'leaves'. Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Your Friend,
Deborah
PS Karen (the commenter above me) a silhouette is an electronic cutting tool. http://www.silhouetteonlinestore.com
Love your display! and record time in creating it too. I have a post I am working on as well,,,,,project completed in about 15 minutes as well. Hope you will stop by soon…Happy Autumn!
I do like quick and easy! Your display rocks, and even though I have been visiting your blog for a few years now, you always have fresh new ideas!
I love the use of white. It will definitely brighten up the dark area.
visiting from Thrifty Decor Chick
Now come on!!! Where is your alliteration? A Fun Fall Fantle. Silly. Fantle/mantle, it's beautiful, I love the use of white. Ann
Cute! I love the leaves. Just the right touch! 🙂
~Liz
Oh, how pretty! Beautiful display! It takes me hours to decorate my mantle! LOL I have a new weekly link party which is live now and I would love if you stop by and link up this wonderful post! Hope to see you there! http://mariaelenasdecor.blogspot.com/ Hugs, Maria
Very lovely and very much my taste! (You wouldn't necessarily know that from looking around here, but if I could do it better, it would be my taste.)
Very, very lovely!