Summer Mantel: How to Style
Styling a summer mantel needn’t be difficult. Simply arrange a few of your favorite things in a pleasing manner using a variety of heights.
Today I’m happy to be joining other bloggers as part of the Seasonal Simplicity Series organized by Krista at The Happy Housie! We’re focusing on summer mantels and you’re sure to find inspiration from everyone’s creativity.
The inspiration for my mantel started with a pair of rosemary topiaries that hubby gave to me on Mother’s Day. I re-potted them in birch bark-type containers to match the summer white vases. I used green and white in my summer colors tour, and the mantel continues the theme.
I placed a topiary at either end of the mantel – similar to book ends but instead of framing books, they frame some of my favorite vases.
I placed the white vases first, then added a couple pale green ones.
The summer mantel still looked a little bare so I added a couple faux white flowers, twigs, and spheres.
A little shabby chic picture gets placed at the back to fill an empty spot.
I like to stagger heights when grouping things together.
When necessary, I prop items on wood slices or vintage books for height variance, and I group things in odd numbers for visual interest.
My mantel is in my sitting room, which can sometimes be dark because there’s just one window in the room. So I swapped out the old window frame for one of my many vintage mirrors. The mirror reflects the light that comes through the window on the opposite wall. And now my summer mantel is complete.
For more summer mantel inspiration, visit my blogging friends below!
The Happy Housie // Home Made Lovely // House by Hoff // The DIY Mommy
Zevy Joy // Town and Country Living // A Pretty Life // Rooms for Rent // So Much Better With Age
Finding Silver Pennies // Vinyet Etc. // This is Our Bliss // Rambling Renovators
Paint Me Pink // Just a Girl and Her Blog // Jamie Costiglio // Newly Woodwards
Simply beautiful Jennifer!….I so love the pops of the celery green….so refreshing for that perfect summer look. Have a great day!
Thanks, Shirley! I never used to be a huge fan of green but my tastes are apparently changing! 😉
SO pretty Jennifer! I love the soft, summery mix of white and green. Beautiful decor and great tips! So glad you could be part of this series!
Thanks, Krista! I truly appreciate you organizing these tours. It’s always fun to be part of it!
This is so fresh and pretty! Love the light colors and those topiaries are almost too pretty to believe they are real. And I’ll bet they smell awesome!
Thank you, Kim! They DO smell awesome!! 🙂
Cool, happy and cheerful. Very pretty!
Thank you, Cindy!
Love the pop of green, so refreshing. Great tour series. I would love to join in on your next series.
Hi Marty!
The Seasonal Simplicity Series is hosted by Krista at The Happy Housie. Here’s the link to her blog: https://thehappyhousie.porch.com/ 🙂
Adore the mantle. Where did you find the topiary? Love the pots.
Cindy
Hi Cindy! Our local garden center sells houseplants and topiary. They also sell a variety of very inexpensive pots – like the birch bark ones I picked up. 🙂
It’s so fresh and beautiful! Love this look! Thanks so much for sharing, Jennifer!
~Abby =)
Thank you, Abby!!
Love all of that texture and those fresh colours together! But I’ve discovered that mirror envy is a real thing, WOW gorgeous!
Ha ha, Laurie! If you have mirror envy, you should come visit my storage shed. It has a bunch of vintage mirrors that I’ve replaced with other wall art. I go “shop” my mirrors in the shed when I need one of them.
Oh, Jennifer… you make everything look so effortless and beautiful! I adore your mantel!
Just the right amount of green bits to make it all come to life. So pretty, fun and casual.
This is so pretty, Jennifer! I love the greys and greens together.
Hugs, Jamie