Ok, I know what you are thinking. I just posted my mantel the other day and so why am I posting it again? In my defense, I'm crazy. I can't help it. I get in such a hurry to get something done and I will love it and post about it prematurely. I think I have something called premature decoration.
Then I will pick at it over and over til I change it. And to be honest I knew it still needed some tweaking. So, I added 2 candles to my Mariposa Z Gallerie candlestick holders and silver leafed my thrift store find scales. I also added 2 bookends to the mantel that you can read about Here.
The bookends are for my bookshelves. My bookshelves do not exist right now and are a figment of my imagination. See, I told you I was crazy.
The bookshelves are an up and coming project and I just happen to be collecting things to put on them when I do finally get them. So, my mantel, like everything else in this house, is a work in progress.
As you can see, this is what I have so far, and just for future reference, I reserve the right to tweak my mantel and post about it again, until I deem it "ready."
What I might change about the mantel. The glass on the scales is cool, it's different, but it looks yellowed. I may just silver leaf right over the glass and see how that goes. I also need more black and white books to put between my bookends. And I may just stencil a pattern on the wall of the fireplace. So, just saying.:)
Just in case your new to my mantel madness, the rhino busts are from Z Gallerie, candle holders are Z Gallerie as well, scales and equine bookends are thrift store makeovers.
Your mantel looks great..Im guilty of posting to quick myself!
ReplyDeleteSarah
www.budgetfriendlydecorating.com
Thanks, Sarah:) I'm definitely glad to hear I'm not the only one.
ReplyDeleteI love the Rino's!
ReplyDeleteThanks, I love them, too!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing, please come back Wednesday night to relink where you will get a lot more traffic. I surprised and confused everyone with a linky party on Monday on a specific subject--stretching our creativity with a few specific challenges.
ReplyDeleteYou are a woman after my own heart, this mantel is awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm definitely thinking it's too busy for me, now. I think I'm definitely going to move the equine bookends to their new home, "the imaginary bookcases."
Deletelove the grey white and black! Classic!
ReplyDeleteThank you! And it's easy to add pops of color to, for Spring.
DeleteI love that mirror! Oh, and everything else!!! ~ Barbara
ReplyDeleteThank you, I love your black and white living room, too!
DeleteI love your premature decoration comment!! Made me laugh out loud! And I love the rhinos. I need to find a way to use them in my house and you gave me some ideas. Thanks for stopping by to visit and I am a new follower!
ReplyDeleteKim @reposhture.blogspot.com
Ha! Thanks! Glad to know you enjoyed that one! Thanks for the kind comment about the Rhino's. I seem to have a thing for them! I'll head over and check out your blog some more!
Deletelove it looks great and totally get the planning ahead it will come great job
ReplyDeleteThank you! That's really kind. Thanks for taking the time to visit my little new born baby blog!
Deletelooks great! i'm in a constant state of tweaking, so you have company on that front!
ReplyDeleteOh, thanks for your comment! I always feel a little weird with my tweaking obsession. Nice to know I'm not the only one:)
Deletelove the surprise factor - rhinos!!! Thanks for linking up. Black and white is always classy!
ReplyDelete{haha see, I can't stay off your blog- I had to go to another post!!} I LOVE your black and white mantle! It's so chic and sophisticated! And oh we are too much alike- I do the exact same thing- write a post one day about how I rearranged something, and then the very next day I'm sheepishly writing again to say "Uh, I changed it again...." Seriously, look through my archives- you'll see a whole lot of titles that have the word "Again". It's a sickness.
ReplyDeleteLOL, I'm definitely going to have to go through your archives! Your blog is a lot older than mine, so I figure yours is what mine is going to look like in a year or so! I'm so bad at changing my mind constantly. Thank you for the compliment:) And you are completely right, it is a sickness! Ha!
ReplyDelete