Welcome to this month’s Pinterest Challenge and this time it is all about creating a springtime mantel project! I am honored to be working again with Cindy of County Road 407 who has picked out a really gorgeous inspiration piece for us this month…
Deborah of Hip and Humble Style (H and H) graciously lent us her beautiful rustic springtime mantel for us to use as our inspiration this month. I love how beefy but elegant her mantel is!
Here is a breakdown on what I took away from her vignette:
- large round transitional black-edged mirror ~ perfect for reflecting light around the room and also for reflecting the beauty of the objects placed infront of it.
- a soft living plant in a creamware tureen
- branches of faux cherry blossoms ~ a tutorial in her post!
- black candlesticks for height and scale to balance the branches’ height
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| Cindy’s latest Pinterest Challenge logo… Love it!!! {Of course, pink is my color!} |
If you are coming over from Carol at Bluesky at Home and it is your first time visiting me here at French Ethereal, welcome! For all of my returning friends, I am happy you are back for a visit!! I wish to thank all of you for coming and to Cindy our fearless leader in all of these Pinterest Challenges. If you missed any, just click on my sidebar and scroll through the past months to see more inspiration.
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I have just put up a number of mantel decor posts recently so I thought I’d do something a little different today…
Using the beauty of Deborah’s wood mantel as a starting point, I would like to share my Country French desk from the late 1940’s/1950’s made by Drexel Heritage with all of you. I found it years ago in Orange, California in the antique district.
If you are familiar with that area of Orange County in Southern California off the 91 Freeway, you know that is the area around the main circle roundabout where the trees are lit each year at Christmastime and also where you can find a really cool 1950’s diner to eat at for lunchtime. Yum!!!
But I digress… ;)’
My mantel idea uses the same principles as our inspiration piece in that:
- I have a large wooden piece on which to display my spring vignette.
- A large mirror hangs behind my display desk and reflects light and everything in my vignette.
- In place of candlesticks, I chose to display a spring message on the chalkboard I shared in a Valentine’s Pinterest Challenge last year and in this post.
- A large bouquet of roses and florals fit nicely in this French style tin flower bucket in place of those in Deborah’s photograph.
- A little spring rabbit found recently at Hobby Lobby on sale adds a little whimsy to this otherwise more formal French-style vignette.
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| A view looking outside our front door. |
The best thing about an inspiration piece is how will it inspire you?
I hope you will leave me a message and let me know how this post helps you move into springtime in your own home decor.
Thanks!
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Next up on our PC tour is Julie of My Wee Abode who has the cutest spring mantel display! I always love whatever Julie creates.
I hope you will take a few moments to visit the other ladies on today’s tour too as you have time.
Please stop back by to pick up the tour as needed, and you’ll find these same links at the end of each of our posts if you’d just like to hop from one post to the next… 😉
Happy touring, friends!
Oh that desk! Be still my French flavored heart. I love your interpretation!
Barb the piece you have in your entry way is fabulous. I love how you have it dressed for Spring. So pretty.
Great job Barbara. Love how you inspired us to do something other than a mantel. Your bunny sure looks happy. I would enjoy seeing this each time I walked through the front door too. Thanks for joining us!
Love that desk and it looks great decked out for spring!
What a beautiful desk. Those spring flowers are gorgeous.
That bouquet is just gorgeous, Barb! What a great idea to use that beautiful desk instead of a mantel. It must be a lovely sight as you walk into your home. Hugs, Crissy
Great idea to use your beautiful desk for the challenge, and your flowers looks so pretty in front of the large mirror. Lovely Barb!
What a happy, springtime vignette to greet you as you enter, Barb. Great idea to create it on a wooden piece of furniture; beautiful piece, too!
Well, that galvanized pail of roses is just gorgeous! It's always fun to decorate something that 'stands in' for another piece, right? And you know that I know where in Orange, CA you got that desk! Felix's is my fave restaurant in the Orange Circle! And the antiquing is amazing!
I love the desk set-up. A worthy mantel alternative. And those pinks are just glorious. Love the sign instead of candlesticks, too!
Beautiful look for spring! I adore that desk!!!