Mantle is in the spotlight, with the fall and closer holiday season. Well -chosen decoration can complement your decoration and lift your spirits, but it seems right to get the balance of your display as it seems that it can be difficult.
We asked a designer to identify stuff and styling options that are secretly reduced to your mantle decoration – with advice on what to do instead of a beautiful and festive look.
Meet experts
Mary flyngan An interior designer and the founder of Mary Freunigan interiors in Houston.
Mantle crowded
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One of the most common mistakes is congesting a mental with a lot of small pieces.
“It can quickly look disorganized and distracted by the beauty of the chimney,” says the interior designer Mary Flolengan. A collection of small items by styling them together as a curated grouping with different heights and textures, she advises.
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Unseen scale
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“Scale can be a challenge,” says Flolengan. “The decoration that is very small, lost, while very large that are very large.”
For a successful design, layer accessories with different -size, heights and materials, ensuring the display ensure that it is allowed to breathe.
Low quality impure greenery
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She says that Flynigan “excessive artificial decoration – such a greenery bag warns to feel greenery, which feels plastic instead of natural,” she says.
“Today, there are Amazing impure greenery It looks and looks beautiful for touch. Artificial greenery has gone a long way – if it looks and feels authentic, it can be a wonderful solution for longevity. ,
Highly themed decoration
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Do not go to overboard with a note mental decoration, it should be an od for a crop or an od for natacker sculptures.
Strictly sticking to “a ‘theme – such as everything in colors or motifs, everything – a mental can feel flat and without thinking,” Flinigan recommends.
Slight restraint sets a long way. When there is doubt, edit below.
Clich styling
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While you should feel free Festive mental decoration ideas For inspiration, be sure to create a design that echoes the style of your home and feels personal instead of clitch.
“A mental is such a natural focal point, especially in the decline and winter, so set it to your home and set it without reflecting the weather that you need to repeat what you have seen in a catalog,” says Fleninign.
Overdue mental
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Have fun with your mantle decoration, but do not do it too much with anything from greenery to seasonal objects.
“Slight restraint goes a long way,” designers say. “In doubt, edit down. The most stylish mental feels intentionally, not overdone.”
Mass produced accessories
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The normal mass-produced decoration is evident that will give your mantle a deal form. Trade hello fall signal, plastic pumpkin, Turkish sculptures, and impure leaves for natural elements and timeless accessories.
Tips to style your mantle
Flynigan made some additional suggestions to help your mantle style like a supporter.
- Anchor design With some large, impressive pieces – such as a vintage mirror, a piece of art, or a sculpture vase.
- Balance with natural elements Such as branches, dried flowers, or seasonal greenery are layered in an organic way.
- Different heights and textures To make depth.
- Mix to candles or lantern To add heat and a soft glow.
- Think about asymmetry Very; A mental does not always need to be completely fully felt.
- less is more“I think the most beautiful mental is often draped greenery with a beautiful pop of color through ribbon or dried fruit,” says Flynigan.
