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November 26, 2019

Simple Christmas Mantel

It’s amazing to think how many different ways one can decorate the same mantel for the holidays! I looked back over the past 4 Christmas Mantels I’ve done in our home, to see the styles change over the years. The use of SO much stuff and then the more minimalistic ones. The more traditional ones and the black and white ones. This year I went with a simple Christmas mantel, one that includes lots of lush garland draped over it with pops of black, white and rose gold. I like the simple glam look happening over there this year, so let’s take a closer look.

I’ll also be joining many other bloggers today as we all share our Christmas mantel decor, so be sure to scroll down.

Simple Christmas Mantel

Learn how to create this elegant and simple christmas mantel using black amnd white holiday decor with pops of rose gold and metallics!

I wanted the overall feeling of the mantel this year to be simple yet elegant. I created a big focal point with the lush garland mixed with black and white and rose gold ornaments and then the rose gold Christmas trees. And I think it’s my favorite one yet!

Black and White Christmas Mantel

Simple Christmas Mantel using lush greenery over mantel and metallic ornaments tucked throughout.

Below are a few of the items I used on our mantel this year! Almost everything I already had on my Christmas stash, but I added these rose gold brush trees and gorgeous rose gold glass ornaments ( more on these soon!).

Garland Over Mantel

Neutral Christmas mantel using black and white decor with pops of metallic.

The other day, I watched Annie over at Zevy Joy give tips on decorating her mantel and she shared how she twists two strands of garland together to create a fuller look and I thought it was brilliant! I decided to try it out using some garland I had and it made such a difference!

Learn how to create this elegant and simple christmas mantel using black amnd white holiday decor with pops of rose gold and metallics!
Learn how to create this elegant and simple christmas mantel using black amnd white holiday decor with pops of rose gold and metallics!

Ornaments Tucked Into Garland

Learn how to create this elegant and simple christmas mantel using black amnd white holiday decor with pops of rose gold and metallics!

To give the garland a little more pop, I added little clumps of ornaments and ribbon. One piece of black velvet ribbon, and then a black, white and metallic ornament.

Decorating A Stone Fireplace

Learn how to create this elegant and simple christmas mantel using black amnd white holiday decor with pops of rose gold and metallics!

It’s not always the easiest to decorate a stone fireplace with darker features, a lot of decor gets lost on here, so I always have to keep it bright and and use lighter decor. I have been playing around with some ideas on how to update this whole fireplace in 2020!

More Christmas Mantel Inspiration

Welcome to the fourth week of the Seasonal Simplicity Christmas Series! Today a group of my blogging friends and I are sharing our Holiday Mantels and a few vignette decorating ideas, to help inspire you for the upcoming holidays. Click on the links below each image to be taken directly to the different posts.

The Happy Housie // Cherished Bliss // The Handmade Home Modern Glam // Craftberry Bush

House by Hoff // Rambling Renovators // Rooms FOR Rent Jenna Kate at Home // Just a Girl and Her Blog

The Turquoise Home // Sincerely, Marie Designs // Grace In My Space My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia // Zevy Joy

Lolly Jane // Tatertots and Jello // She Gave it a Go Jamie Costiglio //Southern State of Mind

Place of My Taste // Summer Adams Designs // Life is a Party We Are The Joneses // Kim Power Style

The DIY Mommy // Two Twenty One // My 100 Year Old Home This is Our Bliss // Taryn Whiteaker Designs

Amber Tysl // Styled With Lace // Happy Happy Nester Clean and Scentsible // My Sweet Savannah // So Much Better With Age

About Taryn Whiteaker

Hi! I’m Taryn! The voice behind Taryn Whiteaker Designs. I launched this brand over 11 years ago when I became a stay-at-home mom. What started as a small craft and mom blog eventually grew into a full time design and DIY site. My goal has always been to inspire others (especially women!) with design ideas, DIY tutorials, entertaining ideas and give you the tools you need to complete them yourself!

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  1. Kristin salazar says

    November 26, 2019 at 9:47 pm

    Your mantel is beautiful!!!! Happy Thanksgiving :)

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  2. Krista says

    November 27, 2019 at 10:54 am

    I love your mantel and can’t wait to see what you have planned for 2020. I am sure it will be good.

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  3. Michelle says

    October 23, 2022 at 1:25 pm

    Beautiful mantle! ? what size garlands did you use to look so full and extend on the sides? Also how many you used?

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