The day is finally here! I finally got my mantle all done this past weekend…
Halloween Mantel
Today I’m in New York City at a conference for work and I scheduled in a little shopping time, it’s been a great day. Can’t wait to show you what I got.But before we go any further I must show you my Halloween mantel, a before, during and after. Kind of like a mantel evolution. So let’s start with what I had up there for the fall and for my sister’s wedding shower, some wheat, a mirror and silver frames with photos of them.This was after I took down the banner. And after we got a pumpkin 🙂
First I cleared it all out and you know what I noticed? Aside from that I get absolutely zero natural light in this space is that I am not in love with that paint color. I think it looks well, meah, in these photos.Since I painted the dining room I am in love with flat paint, so it’s been crossing my mind to do a little flat up there. But more on that later.
Back to the mantle. First I added a painting from my husband. I mean it’s a painting he did, he is an artist. It’s the cast of the Godfather, but I thought it was like a haunted mansion photo that you’d see above a dusty fireplace in an old abandoned house. Price for this decor item = $0.
Then I realized it needed something higher above the painting. Since we don’t have anything permanent hung in that space, it tends to be a little sparse when I change things up. On went the spiderwebs. One dollar so far for cost to decorate the mantel.
Then I put up some accessories. The bottle is a wine bottle I painted black {that was a fun decorating step 🙂 }, the candle holder thing to change a wine bottle into a candelabra was about $6. I wanted to use real candelabras but couldn’t find any, so I thought this would give a good effect. Maybe I should use wine bottles more often! I had the candles, and I wrapped the little busts I had with some gauze from the medicine cabinet.
Then the bats. Cost = zero. We had some black construction paper and I loved the ones I cut last year so I released them again.
If you look down, you’ll see this is the first time I’ve ever put wood in the fireplace. The Chef’s dad cuts it so I got a few pieces for free. Mantle costs running total = $7. I couldn’t resist the little crows at the dollar store so they got a home in the white branches. I got 2, so we’re up to $9.
Lastly I added Spanish moss I had a container of. I hadn’t used it so far and wanted more layering. If you ever use this stuff, keep the vacuum cleaner nearby. It is messy.
The pumpkin is from the Target one spot for $2.50. Maybe they need to change the name of that spot?
And for only $11.50 I have a haunted-house inspired foyer. What do you think? Ever add up the total of your decorations? Can you tell who the men are in the tuxedos? Release any bats in your house?
Happy Halloween! This month I’m doing 31 Days of Pumpkins. See the series here.
Very cute! Love the little mummy wrapped statues and the bats!
The candelabra bottle is adorable!
Hey there:) I honestly cant remember if that fireplace is a working one or not(bad follower, I know). But if it isnt, I think it would look great stuffed full of wood. Have you seen fireplaces like that in blogloand? If not, look on Pinterest. I wasnt sold on the idea when I first saw it but its grown on me more and more.
We cant do it to ours b/c we still use it in the winter. But its a great solution for any non-working one. Just a thought!
Have a happy weekend!