My Very Colorful Summer Mantel: ‘The Potting Shed’

I am really enjoying changing out my mantel for the seasons!

I even find myself thinking of different things to do before the next season even gets here.

That is why I went ahead and decorated my mantel for summer…

even though summer is about a month away.

I guess you can call it Mantel Mania!!

In fact… for summer… I am thinking about doing two different mantels with two different looks!!

For this mantel…

I made a picket fence.

Very easy to do.

You can buy these for @ a $1.27 at Lowes and all you have to do is cut them.

I made mine to fit my mantel.

Anywho…

when I think of summer, I think of words such as…

 bright, colorful, happy…

and that is what I put into this mantel…

((for at least the first part of summer)).

Let’s just say… I’M NOT AFRAID OF COLOR…LOL!

I call it ‘The Potting Shed’.

Do you see the bird’s nest Mrs. Robin left me in my cherry tree?

Lovin’ it with some painted eggs.

The shutters… a great find at Habitat’s Restore for $2.00 a piece.  I used some last year to make shutter signs on another wall in my entry way…CLICK HERE.

I debated painting them… they were a natural tone… but glad I did… I actually still have more unpainted ones to use elsewhere.

But I love these colors for the summer!

I’m wishing I had lots of colorful throw pillows for my sofas… I may have to come up with something!

My husband thinks it’s very tropical looking.

I agree…

Maybe it’s a potting shed you would find in the tropics?  Ha!

In fact…

this color infusion in my living room makes me want to go on vacation already!  I must have been subconsciously thinking about the beach when I created this mantel…LOL!  :)

So there you have it…

my VERY colorful summer mantel.

Hope you like it… lots of color… lots of joy!

But because I have mantel mania right now…

I may do ANOTHER mantel for the second part of summer!

We’ll see!!

stay tuned…

Are you having trouble getting started with your mantel display?

Here are some tips I offer in a two part post on prop styling in your home!

Click here to read!

Here is a slideshow of seasonal mantels I’ve created in my home…

Pretty Flower Boot Photos…

Just wanted to share some pretty photos with you today.

NOTE:    I DID NOT TAKE THESE PICS.

I believe a possible photographer named Richard Day took all three.  Maybe?

I got them from my mother-in-law.

They were a gift to her from her cousin many years ago.

I have seen many pics on the internet with flowers in old boots…

and have always loved the concept and look.

The cousin wrote Richard Day as the photographer on this photo…

which was framed for my mother-in-law.

I like this one a lot.

Look at that old Dodge truck… and the rusty kid’s dump truck.

Aren’t these GREAT?

Now… as I share these photos…

I guess because of the boots and flowers…THIS is what they make me think of!

Just wanted to share…

Have a wonderful weekend!!

My “Country Living” Spring Mantel

 

YAY!

Spring

has sprung here in Tennessee…

and so has my “Country Living” themed mantel.

You will see that I used some old relics I had on hand (thanks Mom!) to create my

spring explosion of country living.

Watering can, birdhouse, old washing board, flowers…

things from past and present come together

to celebrate the outdoors in springtime and create the feeling of farm life!

  

Along with some sprigs of flowers tucked in between the stones,

I used an old lantern, an old rusty colander and a metal birdcage (for a punch of color)

to adorn the front of the stone fireplace.

I love using old metal and wood together.

It was lots of fun creating my “Country Living” Spring Mantel this year!

Hope you enjoyed seeing spring explode here at Creative Ambitions…

Now…

off to clean up my messy living room I created in the process! LOL!

Happy Spring Everyone!