One of the things I miss the most about my 2 previous houses is that they had fireplaces. I really miss the one in our last house which was wood burning. I just love the smell of wood burning fireplaces and they put out much better heat in my opinion. When we moved here we had to rent because there was no way I was buying here (I have no intentions of staying long term) and we had to rent from whoever accepted dogs which means no fireplace here. *sniffle*
All of that is besides the point really... What I meant to talk about is one of the great things about having a fireplace is having a mantel to decorate for two of my fave holidays Halloween and Christmas. :) If you are lucky enough to have a mantel here are some great ideas to jazz it up some. If you are like me and oh so wished you still had one then there are always places you can do a little mantle style decorating (wall shelves, long cabinets, etc).
If you are not interested in going too Halloween heavy then this mantel is perfect. It has just a hint of Halloween in the witches spell design. I love those little brooms, too stinking cute.
If you do like your decorating more on the scary/spooky side then here are some cute ideas. A black cheesecloth is always a great touch. The spooky sign is pretty great as well. :)
If you are like me then you like something a little of both. A mixture of fall decorating with a few touches of Halloween thrown in but nothing really scary. I love this mantel it is the perfect mixture of both. When Halloween is over you can remove those pieces and still have a lovely mantel that will take you right through the rest of November and Thanksgiving.
I have also mentioned plenty of times that vintage Halloween is my fave when it comes to actual Halloween decor rather than fall decor. This mantel just screams the vintage look to me, so appealing.
Lastly, remember earlier when I said you don't have to have a actual mantel to get that same look? Here is a great example of just that. Inspiration for moms took her two wall shelves and created a little Halloween vignette. Super cute!
I hope you all had fun checking out the Halloween mantel's today. There are all sorts of great ideas out there so just go searching.
Do you have a fireplace that you decorated this year? If not then did you decorate something else with a mantelesque look?
Next Friday is our last Fall Friday before Halloween. I will be posting up my own decorating pictures of a few touches I put around my house. I will also be hosting a Halloween link up party for you to share all your decorating pictures or Halloween related posts. :) Be there or be BOOED!!
