Delicious Spaces: Reader Inspiration Help: Decorating the Mantel

It's Monday, and it's a good day here in the Salt Lake Valley. Over the weekend, I had a reader ask me, how can I decorate my mantel? I have no idea what to do with a mantel, can you help?

Thanks so much for submitting your question, I know decorating a mantel can be tricky, nerve wrecking, and so frustrating. How do you decorate an every day, casual mantel? There's holiday mantels, and super fancy and elegant mantels, in castles and mansions. But how about your average every day, mantel? It can be challenging when decorating your mantel.

Creat a TRIANGLE!

Here are a few elements to creating your Triangle.

1. You need a Center Piece, weather it be a big mirror, or a piece of art. Having a big statement piece will make your mantel the focal point.

Look at this awesome Decal, what a great idea!

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Or this awesome statement piece of art.

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2. Add Movement. What is movement? Movement is an important element in design, it will create excitement to your eyes, and will keep the eyes roaming. Movement provides interest, and hopefully curiosity. For example, how about a group of diagonal candles. Or pretty vases of different sizes?

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3. Add Visual Weight opposite to movement, to counter balance movement. This will create your Triangle.

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4. Layer. Layering will create depth, and a story within your display. Use books, decorations, picture frames to layer, in between, to the left, to the right. This will end your Triangle.