Wood Fireplace Mantel In The Living Room

I am so excited to be sharing this wood fireplace mantel today! When Carrie from Lovely Etc. asked me to join this fall mantel blog hop, I was so giddy because we had added this new piece to our living room and was eager to decorate it for fall. Whenever we change one thing in our home like this, it makes me fall in love with the space all over again. I have said it before, but I get bored with the same decor for long periods of time. Changing even the smallest thing fuels my decorating heart and motivates me to create different ideas for our home. 

I have been wanting to change things up at the top of the entry stairs in our living room, but didn’t know what I wanted to do. While we stopped at a thrift store in the Des Moines area, this wood fireplace mantel was welcoming me into the store. It was right inside the front door and I didn’t even hesitate. I took the price tag off and walked up to the check out. I didn’t want anyone else to grab it. The mantel came with the same faux logs we had in our home growing up! There is a red light bulb behind the logs so when you plug it in, it gives an amber glow to mimic a fire. I always thought those logs were magical.

The best part about the entire purchase was that it all cost me a whopping $2.99!!! I couldn’t believe it and that was probably the reason I didn’t even hesitate about buying it. 😉

This is what it looked like in the store (minus the rocking chair).

I could not wait to get the mantel home and start working on it. 

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We brought it into the space and measured it. It was too tall as it was so Matt cut it down so it would fit better. Then, I painted it in “Palmetto” from Dixie Belle Paint. As soon as I got the paint on the mantel, I knew I was going to love it in our living room. #greenismylovelanguage

Once we had the wood fireplace mantel installed, I couldn’t wait to “fallify” it. The first thing I did was hang an antique mirror above the mantel. I had found it at a thrift store shortly after I found the mantel. Then, I wanted to add something fall to the mirror so I created an easy fall garland to drape over it. You can find the fall garland tutorial HERE. I love this garland. It was so easy to make and very inexpensive. I see it showing up in different colors and sizes around here in the future. 😉

After the mirror was hung, it was time to open our fall bins and see what would work on the new mantel. 

I added a few things to the top and then got crazy underneath the mantel. Business on top and party on the bottom is what I was going for here. 🙂

I love to make candlesticks from old table legs. We made a bunch of them so I could use them as pumpkin stands under the wood fireplace mantel.

It looks better than I thought it would! I added some eucalyptus stems to around the stands and the look was complete.  

Most of the pumpkins I used on and under the mantel came from the Target dollar bins. I got the beautiful, fall pillow HERE and the eucalyptus stems were also a Target dollar bin find. 

I am telling you, I am obsessed with this new addition to our living room. 

For those that may be wondering: The logs that came with the wood fireplace mantel are still in the garage. I knew I wasn’t going to use them with the mantel. They are a nostalgic find for me and my mom told me that I had to keep them. I am not sure what I am going to do with them yet, but I am happy they made it home with us. 

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If you liked this wood fireplace mantel makeover decorated for fall, make sure to check out my friends’ fall mantels. You won’t want to miss a single one: