i have a full size wood mantel above reddish brick fireplace, what to put there?
Apr 05, 2007 by DENISE | Posted in Decorating & Remodeling
i have a reddish, cranberry ,off white boarder-with sage green in background with a small amount of black on bottom of boarder. walls are wheat, couch camel, chair plaid with reds,greens,pinks,yellows,orange sounds bad i know , it's nice. my floor is laminate walnut in color. right now i have a picture of a white flower with greens surrounding just the flower, background of picture is like a crannberry drape, matting is dark green with a queer black frame. i'm so lost as to what to do, been trying to decide for 2 years now, sad i know!. anyway tried green big clock, tried 3 black mirrors. my house is a split and upon entering kitchen my family room is the first thing you see with fireplace the main focal point, so i wanted something with a wow! i'm a loser with decorating. ps. thankyou so much denise
I had the same problem for years. A mantel is really a focal point to a room. I had a beautiful collection of Large seahells at one point. I've also had a collection of crystal candle holders. Right now I think of finally got what I was looking for. I have a large oil painting hung on the chimney wall and just a series of four low candles centered beneath it that ight up the picture in the evening. It looks clean, well placed and is a definate eye catcher. I think a nice piece of art really accents a fireplace. I definately feel that less is more when decorating a mantel.
professor grey | Apr 05, 2007