Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Our Christmas Mantel

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Our fireplace is 3-sided which makes a nice division between the living room and dining room, and is wonderful for heating the main living areas of our home.  Unfortunately, having such a small back wall and not having a “front” makes it extremely tricky to decorate – at least for me!

This year I decorated for the holidays in classic red/white/silver.  I used some mercury glass vases and candle holders (from West Elm last year), some red vases (from Ikea), candles, a KWO smoker (from Germany!), and some inexpensive glass ball ornaments.

Here’s our fireplace, looking in to the living room:

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Hubby’s aunt works in sales and used to be a rep for the KWO line and she has given us a couple KWO smokers over the last few years.  You can see another one in our office, here.

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 Isn’t he cute?  I just love the classic look of this guy!

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 Next year our fireplace in the basement will be ready for holiday decorations – I can’t wait!

I would love some new ideas of décor for the 3-sided fireplace – any suggestions?

Linking to: The Lettered Cottage, The Shabby Nest, Ten June, Uncommon Designs

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