June 20, 2008

Is It Mantle or Mantel?

I have always struggled with decorating my mantle! Today I found a decorating blog (it's a total weakness for me) that asked you to share a picture of your mantle for others to see and get ideas from. So, here it is! I change it about once a month - and only one thing stays the same every time. The painting "Rescue of the Lost Lamb" by Minerva Teichert was a gift to me from The Hubby for our anniversary last year and I love it, even when nothing else seems to look right up there! Thanks Kariandkijsa for the challenge!






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12 comments:

kari and kijsa said...

Great job! Thanks so much for joining in!! Love how you propped the smaller pics layering your artwork- perfect inspiration!!

blessings,
kari & kijsa

The Queen Vee said...

Your mantel/mantle always looks fabulous. What fun and talented ladies kari and kijsa are. I checked out their site in between cleaning our bathroom and heading to the basement to iron a few, you know, jammies.

Nice post on RedDog, nothing worse though than an editing Queen from afar.

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Neutral Dwelling said...

Your mantel looks great!

Julie said...

Now you are going to have to keep updating us as you make changes. I'm amazed that you redecorate so often. I am so lazy.

Chris said...

Pretty mantel! I love the painting. Is it an original?

I see you have a grouping of finials, which I adore. Do you have others?

I have a small collection, 9 so far, that I am adding to as I find interesting ones.

I have enjoyed reading your blog and will be visiting often!

Chris
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Tobi said...

Good work Sam! Your mantle is beautiful just like everything else in your house.

I'm pretty boring myself when it comes to decorating. I just have tons of family pictures on my mantel. It's really the only place I have to display them.

becky said...

I love your mantel - and the picture is just beautiful! I found your blog through the "shared mantels" on Kari and Kijsa's blog! Thanks for sharing!

The Dragonfly said...

Chris from Refining Life,

The painting is not an original, but a glycee print - it's a copy printed with texture on high quality canvas to give it the look of an original.

I'm pretty sure the original is in a museum somewhere - Minerva Teichert was a famed Mormon artist.

Thanks for asking!

Scooterblu's Whimsy~Rhonda said...

Just getting around to viewing all the mantel posts! You did a great job with yours! Love the bird pictures. You have a nice blog...enjoyed my visit!

~Rhonda

Anderson Zoo Keepers said...

very pretty sammy.

i need a good mantle. its one of the things i'd like to change about my house - they did the old "put a hole above the fireplace to put a tv here" routine so I have a deep space to fill instead of just a nice mantle. I'd like to fill it all up and make it flat with a bookshelf or something. but this is another discussion for later...

Unknown said...

This is my first time on your blog. I think your mantel looks great!