My Christmas Wreath, other people's gorgeous wreaths, and Christmas mantel decorating ideas

Yup - another Christmas decorating inspiration post!  I've gathered up a bunch of wreath and mantel eye candy for you to enjoy!

Love this wreath of Noble Fir and Eucalyptus.  Love this one.
DIY here.

via Martha Stewart

A pretty glittery option - great if you're theme is white and metallics.

via Seasons of Joy

  The above is my first stab at wreath decorating.  After seeing the ones above, I can see I need a little practice, but I love the fuchsia ornaments! I also strung some fake pearls of various sizes together in little clusters, added some battery operated lights, and pinned on a few feathers I found at my parent's farm.  Yes - the greenery is fake, but it's from FMIL, so I had to make sure it was displayed...you know how that goes.

The Holiday Mantel, Demystified
from Eddie Ross for Country Living

The photo below has corresponding numbers with the tips for

1. Work what you've got. Ross started with the accessories that always sit on this ledge: the 1940s clock in the center and the matched pair of hurricanes at either end. 

2. Embrace asymmetrical symmetry. Moving inward from the hurricanes, he added objects that mimic each other, sort of.Note how the candlestick holding the textured gold ball is roughly the same height as the standing reindeer, though their shapes differ. Ditto the prone deer and the brass cup of paperwhites. 

3. Throw a major curveball. Next, Ross introduced items—the framed portrait and loving cup—that don't even pretend to parallel each other. The purpose: Infusing the whole scene with energy 

4. Fill in the blanks. The designer tucked gold garland throughout the arrangement. For a final stroke of genius, he draped glass beads from elk antlers hung on high. "The silver and gold strands help the mixed metals seem intentional," Ross says. 

 In the above photo: Ross purchased the silver-plate hurricanes at Costco, the deer figurines at Michaels, and the stockings on Etsy. The elk antlers are over 100 years old.

via Country Living

Love these canvases on the mantel , especially the one with the lights behind it!
via The Lovely Cupboard

via BHG

via HGTV

Christmas Tree Room decorating

Here are some simple steps to create a Shabby Chic Cottage Christmas by turning your house or apartment in a place of warmth this season!
1. Choose a palette of colors - white and cream are the basic colors for Shabby Chic style Christmas decorations and projects. They can be used either for creating themes casual or elegant. White can be used cans or warm up with beautiful pastels like pink, blue or lavender.

2. Fabrics - Using beautiful vintage inspired floral fabrics to meet your Christmas colors. Would improve and elegant damask theme, while padded quilted flowers, White Denim and cans are used for tablecloths and napkins clean cloth for a more casual setting.

3. China - Set your table with China wrong memory stick to your theme. Fri boxes that are made cheaply with the help of your local thrift shops and flea markets. Using simple flat white with accents of flowers in china seriously add a special charm of Christmas Shabby chic.

4. Candles / Lighting - IllumiWhite treenated Christmas lights is a crucial element in creating the atmosphere of heat. tree lamps are ideal for doors and coats. A chandelier adorned with glass prism reflects light. Candles of different sizes, beautifully rendered in old barrels or saucers will add extra Die

5. Christmas Tree Decoration / Floral - When entertaining guests, fresh flowers as Finishing Touches anywhere in your home. A bunch a flower here and there. Use of interesting things to show them in pots as tea, bottles, bottles of water. A single white rose in a small vase next to the sink in the bathroom remind your friends and family that you care about every detail.

6. Pillows - Set your decorative pillows with floral white or cream chairs, benches, and an unexpected areas inviting comfortable atmosphere, while adding an extra seat.

7. Cushion covers - If you have no furniture and slip-covered and pre-made covers are relatively inexpensive boxes purchased in various stores. The benefits of your furniture covers protect your furniture during the holiday season occasional spill. Just take off and throw them in your washing machine, Pls your guests have left.

decoration in a shabby chic cottage Brings joy and elegance of the Christmas holidays. It is a charming family, friendly, and relatively inexpensive. Decorate with the things you love and warmth of the season fill your home seriously. Happy Holidays from our house to yours.