Creating decor for a mantel doesn’t need to be complicated. By using only a few items, this simple spring mantel decor came together easily. It’s also no fuss with zero maintenance and will last throughout the entire spring season.
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SIMPLE SPRING MANTEL DECOR
After a long winter, I am always looking forward to a bit of spring cleaning and de-cluttering. The days get longer and fill up quickly with kid’s activities, and I am always looking for way to simplify things around the house.
Our living room mantel is one of those spots. Even though I didn’t overload it with winter decor, the warmer and sunnier days have me enjoying anything that feels fresh. That includes any greenery I can add for a new look.
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MANTEL GREENERY
After browsing my local Hobby Lobby, I settled on two bunches of dried eucalyptus. I first checked out the faux garland, but none of it interested me enough. My idea looked to be over with at that point and my mind was swirling with plan B. That’s when I stumbled upon the dried flower aisle and one look at the dried eucalyptus and I was wondering if it would work.
In a perfect world, I would use fresh eucalyptus. But we all know that would be dead in a week and I’d be replacing it or creating a new spring mantel look. Neither of those options interested me, and thus…the faux garland aisle. Which led to one aisle over and a few bunches of the dried greenery.
Once I had the dried eucalyptus home, I laid it on the mantel and guess what? It was perfectly flat. There was no dimension to it at all. Nothing. Well, onto plan C was my first thought. Until a quick a-ha moment and a little cutting and twisting.
The solution for the absolutely flat greenery was to first clip off each long branch. Using one thicker stem and a thinner one, I gently twisted them around each other. That seemed to do the trick and I proceeded to lay the stem bundles on our mantel. Overlapping slightly and adding stems that were stragglers helped give the illusion of a fuller garland than it actually is.
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POP OF SPRING COLOR
My ultimate spring mantel would contain fresh flowers. But as I mentioned earlier, my goal is simple, fresh, and no maintenance. Fresh flowers would need to be replaced quite often and that was not on my to-do list.
The next outing was a quick trip to Michael’s to check out their faux florals. As soon as I spotted these little pink flower stems, I was smitten. They have added the perfect amount of color, but have kept with the simple spring mantel decor theme.
Can I get bonus points for my daughter thinking that I had fresh flowers when she saw these from across the room?
They came in long stems, but I clipped the tops off and stuck them into the dried eucalyptus garland. I came home with 5 bunches, but only used 2 1/2. It felt like the right amount to add a pop of color, but also maintain the simplicity that I was craving.
ADDING CANDLESTICKS
Our vintage round mirror has been hanging above our fireplace for a year now and has become the focal point of my mantel decor. To help draw the eye up and to tie in with the black of the inside of our fireplace, I placed three iron candlestick holders on the one side of the mirror.
With the couch and decor on the right side, these three candlesticks pull the symmetry of our living room now to this side of our fireplace.
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LIVING ROOM PLANS
After hanging throw blanket hooks and adding artwork next to our couch, the other side needs a little love. Up until today, there was a giant peace lily filling the empty space. It felt like too much if I left it in here as it didn’t fit in with my goal of a simple spring mantel decor look.
Adding artwork below the left window is a possibility. Also, before next winter, a floor lamp would be a useful addition. There are no ceiling lights in our living room and it is definitely in need of more lighting. Since it is spring, I have many more months to work on a lamp, so I’ll see what I can do to fill this space until then.
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It only took a few decor pieces to pull this look together. And beyond this spring mantel, the dried eucalyptus can easily be incorporated into other seasonal decor. I’m looking forward to using it for a quite a while, so it was definitely a good investment.
The pink flowers could also carry over into summer or be stored for next spring. And these iron candlesticks have become a staple decor item throughout the past few years. These were also a great purchase and add the right amount of black and simplicity.
It was a lot of fun to put this spring mantel together. There were a few moments when I thought it would have to be scrapped. The key was in the twisting of the stems of eucalyptus and overlapping the bunches.
The pop of green and pink without the fuss of fresh foliage has me loving this simple look.
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