Valentine's Day Mantel Decor Ideas Looking for some cute Valentine's Day mantel decor ideas? Here are some beautiful and attainable ideas for decorating your mantel this Valentine's … [Read more...]
Christmas Decor Ideas: Gorgeous Christmas Mantel Inspiration
Start your Christmas decorating off early beginning with your mantel. This post has lots of gorgeous inspiration to help you get started! Admittedly, it is still a tad early to begin … [Read more...]
Cozy Traditional Christmas Decor in Dining Room: Christmas Village Mantel
Glean some Christmas decorating inspiration and shop my pictures to get the look of this cozy, traditional Christmas dining room and fireplace mantel with Christmas house village! This post is … [Read more...]
How to Build a Box Beam Mantel
How to Build a Box Beam Mantel No mantel? No problem! Create your own box beam mantel with this step-by-step tutorial showing you how to build a box beam mantel. What do you do when your order … [Read more...]
Christmas Decor Ideas: Christmas Mantel Ideas
15 Gorgeous Christmas Mantel Decor Ideas to inspire you! The Christmas season is finally here, and bloggers and like-minded decor enthusiasts are thrilled! Holiday decorating can be a … [Read more...]
Fireplace Makeover { How to Tile Over Existing Tile Tutorial }
Simple and minimalist fireplace makeover with a DIY stone hearth. Tutorial on how to cover up the existing hearth and how to tile over tile using pebble stone tiles and grout. Room makeovers … [Read more...]
Winter Mantel and Shelf Decorating Ideas
You've put away most of the Christmas decorations and now the house feels a bit bare and you are wondering how to decorate your mantel for winter! I thought I'd share some pictures from my winter … [Read more...]
Christmas Mantel
I wanted to share with you my lovely Christmas mantel and family room and the last installment of my 2015 Christmas home tour! If you missed the tour, be sure to check out the "related posts" at the … [Read more...]
Refresh Your Mantel for Summer
Thank you Kirkland's for sponsoring this post! The days are long and sunny, the kids are out of school, and dining outdoors is now the norm. Welcome back beloved summer! If you are a regular around … [Read more...]
How to Decorate Your Mantel after Christmas
You've packed away all of Christmas and now your home looks incredibly stark and barren. While the lack of clutter is refreshing it feels strangely undecorated. What do you do now? Do you decorate for … [Read more...]
Witch Halloween Mantel Tutorial
I am so excited to show you this year's completed Halloween Mantel. It has been a very long time since I have done a mantel post, and if you are a regular reader here at Home Stories A to Z then you … [Read more...]
How to Create a Wood Round Wall {tutorial}
Back in December, I added wood rounds to the wall above my fireplace and many of you requested that I do a tutorial. The process I followed on how to create a wood round wall was pretty straight … [Read more...]
Christmas Mantel
I am so pleased with how my Christmas mantel turned out this year. I wanted the mantel to have a cozy, elegant-yet-approachable vibe to it and I think I managed to accomplish my goal! I used fresh … [Read more...]
20 Halloween Mantels
Your Halloween Mantels this year were so creative and fun that it was next to impossible to narrow down the ones I wanted to feature! I enjoyed visiting each and every one of you who linked up to the … [Read more...]
10 Halloween Mantels {do it yourself decorating}
In my last post, How to Create a Vignettes {do it yourself decorating}, I taught you the four basic steps needed to create a gorgeous vignette. (If you've forgotten the four steps, click on the link … [Read more...]
Fall Mantel Reveal
Did you see my Country Living inspired fall mantel? Some of you might have missed it because it wasn't on the front homepage of the blog! Click here to see the entire mantel and to learn how to make … [Read more...]
Country Living Inspired DIY Halloween Plate Wall
Create a chic DIY Halloween plate wall using dollar store plates, glass paint, and stencils! Learn how to create this magazine look for less with my step-by-step tutorial. When it comes … [Read more...]
Modern Fireplace Makeover {One Project Closer Before & After Winner}
One Project Closer (OPC) hosts an annual before and after party with a mission. Here is how it works, OPC hosts one link party on their blog which runs for several months. Each week a new winner is … [Read more...]
11 Summer Mantels {decorating a mantel}
A few weeks ago, I hosted an impromptu summer mantel link party and over fifty of you linked up your amazing summer mantels and vignettes! If you love decorating a mantel as much as I do, then you … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Mantel Roundup
It was so much fun to browse through all of your lovely Valentine's mantels! I have chosen twelve of my favorites for your viewing pleasure :). Thanks to everyone who joined in the fun this … [Read more...]
25 Unique Christmas Mantels
Thanks to everyone who linked up to the Christmas mantel party! This is by far my favorite link party to host, and I had so much fun going through all of your links. It was difficult to choose only … [Read more...]
Christmas Mantel {homemade Christmas ideas}
This week, I'll be sharing several homemade Christmas ideas with you! I have been a busy Christmas beaver this past weekend, and I'm excited to show off my Christmas decorations. Today, I wanted to … [Read more...]
How to Decorate a Mantel
The question I am most frequently asked is, "How do I decorate my mantel?" Well, I'm certainly not the best mantelscaper in the blogosphere, but I might be one of the most enthusiastic! Decorating … [Read more...]
Thanksgiving Wreath {make a wreath}
I hadn't planned on creating a Thanksgiving wreath and mantel this year, but after finding a discarded pool noodle one thing just led to another! As any good wreath addict would do, I grabbed … [Read more...]
Halloween Mantels {Halloween Home}
We had so many fantastic Halloween Mantels linked up to the party last week! If you are still trying to come up with some last minute decorating ideas for your Halloween home, these bloggers have you … [Read more...]
Halloween Mantel Linky Party
Welcome to the 2nd annual Halloween Mantel Link Party! If you don't have a fireplace mantel but still want to join the party, no worries! Go ahead and link up your decorated shelf, sideboard, buffet, … [Read more...]
Cozy Fall Mantel {fall ideas}
The weather cleared for a good five minutes today, so I was able to shoot my fall mantel. I have to admit that I almost don't mind how dark and stormy it is outside now that I have this cozy area to … [Read more...]
Fall Mantel Ideas {autumn mantle}
This time of year always trips me up. Do I decorate the mantel for fall, and then for Halloween, and then back to fall again, and then before you know it it's time to decorate it for Christmas? I love … [Read more...]
Summer Mantel {mantel}
I am a tad late in putting together my summer mantel, but better late than never right? For this mantel, I did some serious house shopping. Since I've been collecting shells and coastal things from … [Read more...]
Gorgeous Spring Mantels {decorate mantel}
I adore mantel parties. You all never disappoint to bring it, and oh-my-wordy did you ever bring it this time! I had great difficulty picking my favorites from all that awesomeness! … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Decorating Inspiration {mantels}
I just couldn't resist doing another recap of more gorgeous Valentine's mantels and vignettes! Over 150 of you linked up to the party to show off your creative genius. Below are just a few … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Mantel Round Up {mantle}
I absolutely love hosting these parties because it gives me an excuse to visit so many new as well as "seasoned" bloggers! Your Valentine's mantels so far are amazing. The linky is still … [Read more...]
Valentine’s Day Mantel Inspiration & Party Announcement
Valentine's Day is just a few weeks away and I thought it would be fun to host a Valentine's Day Mantel Linky on Monday, January 24th! Uh...didn't we just decorate our mantels for winter? … [Read more...]
Winter Mantel Inspiration Ideas
The Winter Mantel Linky Party is still going strong so jump in when you have the chance! One of the things I adore about hosting these parties is that it gives me an opportunity to get out there … [Read more...]
Mercury Glass Christmas Mantel
I am repainting our entire level and wasn't going to do a mantel this year. Gasp! What??? Me? No mantel? I couldn't handle it. So approximately 1 1/2 hrs ago I … [Read more...]
Christmas Mantels in Review: Mantel Inspiration Found Here!
In preparation for the Holiday Home linky party (which kicks off at Layla's on Nov. 30th), I decided to host an impromptu Last Year's Mantels Linky Party! You all never disappoint! I … [Read more...]
Holy Halloween Mantels Batman!
Uh....peeps...this Halloween Mantel Party is off the proverbial chain! Do people still say chain? Am I majorly dating myself here? I wanted to show you just a few, and I mean it, … [Read more...]
Halloween Mantel Linky Party
I've already shown you my Halloween mantel (and I've actually changed it a bit since taking these pics), but the purpose of this post is to see YOURS! Go ahead and link up your decorated Halloween … [Read more...]
My Halloween Mantle Mantel
Last night I tried to put together my Halloween mantel and it looked just AWFUL. I sent out a tweet on Twitter graphically explaining my dilemma.Chris, my bloggy BFF, came to my rescue by … [Read more...]
Slipcovering Your Mantel and More
I have no idea how I let this get away from me, but I did. I somehow forgot to highlight my favorite vignettes and mantels from the "recent" linky party and you all so deserve the recognition so … [Read more...]
Ready Set Vignette Party #2
I have been so caught up in projects that I almost forgot it was time for our monthly Ready Set Vignette Party! If you are new here, this party is all about vignettes. Feel free to link up any … [Read more...]
Mental for Mantels
You know I love a beautiful mantel. And before Layla did her mantel series, before Kimba had a mantel linky party, and before Nester had one too, you and I were all about the mantel. We … [Read more...]
Mercury Glass Story
I just got back from a wonderful weekend in Virginia with my family, and I'll be returning again in a few days. For those of you just tuning in, my dad has been battling malignant melanoma for … [Read more...]
Mantel Party #6 Review and an Announcement
In my last post I asked for your feedback on the Mantel Mantle Party, and you overwhelmingly stated that it needed to move to once a month. Thank you so much for getting back to me, and phew, … [Read more...]
Mantel Schmantel
The Mantel Party is still going on, so if you haven't joined yet feel free to link up. This post is strictly to get your feedback, so please weigh in here. Attendance, visits, comments, etc. … [Read more...]
