Hi there!
While everyone else in blog land is posting their Valentines mantel.
I just finally finished my winter mantel!
Yeah!!
Go Me!!
You see God delivered me a little gift...via an early morning (or late night) thunderstorm...including full on tornado warning in the middle of January. This storm was so fierce that during one lightening strike our house shook like a tornado...it vibrated the entire house...the next thing we hear...is glass breaking!! Hubby jumps out of bed...and checks every room in the house, including the basement...and we could not figure out what broke...I decided to investigate a little deeper...come to find out...a whole bunch of seashells that were nestled in a GIANT heavy glass flower bowl...that was sitting atop 2 silver plate trays...shimmied and shook right off the shelf in my storage closet...otherwise known as the hoarders den...once known as the exercise room. If you're ever in need of sound effects...and need to recreate the sound of breaking glass...you now are equipped with the know how!
Let me just say...
this sceered the bejeebers out of me!
Anyway...the next day we realized that we had lost a tree outback. A Poplar tree. This was the gift from God part I was talking about... for 2 reasons, first being, I wanted branches...had looked at Hobbly Lobby for some...but did not find what I was looking for...and I knew I could find real ones for free, and secondly I did not like where this tree was planted...and am happy to have it down.
So, I grabbed up some of the branches...and rearranged the mantel a bit. Remember the sweater candle/vase covers, I showed you here. I had not put them away...because I thought they were just to cute...and could be left out for the winter. I did have candles in them...but I took those out, and put the branches in instead. It is so gray and blah outside...we are just not getting any snow...not any that will stick around anyway...so bare branches on the mantel is very fitting!
Gotta have a little sparkle...and a little dust and grime on your mirror apparently, since I can see it now in the picture and can't with my bare eyeballs!
I love these birds I had picked up at Michael's during Christmas...so they, and the mercury glass candleholder add the sparkle...and the promise of spring!
I guess I should tell you about this mirror too. I picked this up at a yard sale a couple of years ago for a measly $3.00!
This is not plastic or lightweight!
This is SOLID heavy wood!
It originally was blonde wood, and I spray painted it black. The only problem with the mirror...is that I have about 10 different places I would like to put it...and can only put it in one place at a time!
Sorry no pictures of the before...since it was long before my blogging days!
So there you have it...very plain and simple...not much color...just like the great outdoors right now!
This is where we spend out winter evenings...here cozy-ed up next to a roaring fire!!
why can't I seem to quit talking and end this post?
I have 2 questions...
1. Should I paint my fireplace white? My trim is white...but my kitchen cabinets that are opposite this fireplace are not...I am seriously considering it. What do you think...PLEASE give me your opinion and your advice...not that I will take it...ask the hubby...he always wonders why I bother to ask his opinion, and never do it his way. I don't understand why he doesn't get it.
2. This mantel is extremely long...almost 7 1/2 feet long, only 7 1/2" deep and the room is only a normal 8' tall so there is only 35" from the top of the mantel to the ceiling.
Anyone have any ideas? I hate when everything looks like it's squatty and lined up in a row, like a bunch of soldiers!
I just happened to think why possibly I can't quit talking...not to long ago...I drank a bottle of 5 hour energy....
I think it works!
I hope you have a lovely cozy evening!
Goodbye till next time!
Sharon
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