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Christmas Mantel 2014

December 8, 2014 by Albion

I’ve always thought of mantels as the quintessential space for Christmas decorating. When I didn’t have one, I pretended. I’ve never had one as big as our current one before, which has brought some challenges for decorating. It’s only our second Christmas in this house, so it’s both a work in progress and a learning curve, but I’m really happy with how our Christmas Mantel 2014 turned out!

Albion Gould's Christmas Mantel 2014

I knew that I wanted a lot of white and gold, but I can’t live without my pops of color. I wanted something that my girls would enjoy, too. I had the white tree luminary from IKEA in a box that was uncovered when I went on my big basement cleaning binge a few weeks ago, and that was my starting point. My Winter Wonderland Hoop Art added in my first pops of color and was the perfect addition.

Winter Wonderland Hoop Art

I wanted a bigger piece to catch the eye and absolutely love how my Christmas Canvas Art turned out. It’s just the look I was after.

Christmas Canvas Art

The white candlesticks are from Target from a few years ago. The three trees are from the dollar bin this year. The moose is The Alfredo from White Faux Taxidermy (and oh my gosh, do I ever love him!). He needed a little something for Christmas, so I strung up a small felt ball garland. Finally, I added in the Glittered Wooden Letters for the final touch.

Glitter Wooden Letters

Our mantel is simple but fun, and a lot of love went into it. Our elf, Sparkly Hearts, spends a lot of time hanging out up there. I think it makes the room instantly comfortable and inviting for the Christmas season.

Christmas Mantel

 

To continue with the Mantel theme, I joined with 14 top bloggers in the Christmas Mantel Blog Hop!

I hope you can take a minute to check out these beautiful Christmas Mantels!

1. Christmas Mantel: Collected & Made | Twelve O Eight
2. Christmas Mantel- Comfort & Joy | Landee See Landee Do
3. Christmas Mantel | Liz on Call
4. Christmas Mantel 2014 | Capturing Joy with Kristen Duke
5. Decorating with Christmas Photos and Frames | Nap-time Creations
6. Our Christmas Mantel + My Love of Vintage & Gold | Thirty Handmade Days
7. Christmas Mantel 2014 | Albion Gould
8. Whimsical Christmas Mantel | R & R Workshop

9. Red, Blue, Silver Christmas Mantel | Organize and Decorate Everything
10. 2014 Holiday Home Decor (Part 1) | Your Homebased Mom
11. How to decorate a Mantel for Christmas | Classy Clutter
12. Holiday Mantel | Chase The Star
13. Christmas Mantel | Blooming Homestead
14. O Holy Night Christmas Mantel | The Hankful House 
15. Christmas Mantel | The Idea Room 

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Category: liveTag: Christmas, decorate, fireplace, joy, mantel, reindeer, stockings, trees

About Albion

I’ve wanted to be an archaeologist, in theatre, a judge and to run a museum. I’m now in my mid-30s and have no idea what I want to be when I grow up.

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  1. Emily

    December 8, 2014 at 8:28 am

    very cute!! I’m loving those glitter letters, I need to make some!!
    Emily recently posted…Decorating with Christmas Photos and FramesMy Profile

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  2. Leanne

    December 8, 2014 at 11:13 am

    What a fun mantel! I love the luminary and all your awesome details.
    Leanne recently posted…Red, Blue, Silver Christmas Mantel and Blog HopMy Profile

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  3. Alyson M

    December 8, 2014 at 4:21 pm

    I love it! Everything looks great. I so miss having a mantel.
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  4. Marie

    December 8, 2014 at 10:35 pm

    This is so fun how you put it all together! Cute, cute!

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  5. Liz @ Liz on call

    December 9, 2014 at 2:52 pm

    I love the pops of color! I’ve got to have a little color too. That tree luminary is awesome!
    Liz @ Liz on call recently posted…Christmas MantelMy Profile

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  6. Rachel @ R & R Workshop

    December 10, 2014 at 12:10 am

    Wow your deer looks amazing! I want one now! 🙂 Love all the pops of color, too!! Thanks for joining in the blog hop, Albion!
    Rachel @ R & R Workshop recently posted…Whimsical Christmas Mantel and Blog HopMy Profile

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  7. Cori

    December 10, 2014 at 2:28 pm

    I love your mantel! The moose is so friendly — I want one!
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  8. [email protected]

    December 10, 2014 at 10:54 pm

    I’m loving all the glitter details on the letters and the moose. Looks great!
    [email protected] recently posted…January 2015 Calendar… A new year!My Profile

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  9. Mrs major hoff

    December 16, 2014 at 8:12 pm

    I love your moose and the hoop art is beyond darling!
    Mrs major hoff recently posted…Holiday Home Tour 2014 – The procrastinator’s versionMy Profile

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  1. Christmas Mantel: White, Gold and Warm | landeelu.com says:
    December 8, 2014 at 7:00 am

    […] Creations 6. Our Christmas Mantel + My Love of Vintage & Gold | Thirty Handmade Days 7. Christmas Mantel 2014 | Albion Gould 8. Whimsical Christmas Mantel | R & R […]

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  2. Christmas Mantel - Liz on Call says:
    December 8, 2014 at 7:01 am

    […] Creations 6. Our Christmas Mantel + My Love of Vintage & Gold | Thirty Handmade Days 7. Christmas Mantel 2014 | Albion Gould 8. Whimsical Christmas Mantel | R & R […]

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  3. Holiday Mantel says:
    December 8, 2014 at 8:01 am

    […] Creations 6. Our Christmas Mantel + My Love of Vintage & Gold | Thirty Handmade Days 7. Christmas Mantel 2014 | Albion Gould 8. Whimsical Christmas Mantel | R & R […]

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  4. 2014 Holiday Home Decor}Part One - your homebased mom says:
    February 22, 2015 at 7:12 pm

    […] Creations 6. Our Christmas Mantel + My Love of Vintage & Gold | Thirty Handmade Days 7. Christmas Mantel 2014 | Albion Gould 8. Whimsical Christmas Mantel | R & R […]

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  5. Red, Green, and Gold Christmas Mantel 2014 says:
    February 4, 2016 at 3:28 pm

    […] Creations 6. Our Christmas Mantel + My Love of Vintage & Gold | Thirty Handmade Days 7. Christmas Mantel 2014 | Albion Gould 8. Whimsical Christmas Mantel | R & R […]

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