A Fall Mantle: Decorated in Silver, Gold, Pale Blue and Off White

The blue lantern I just had to bring home!

I wanted to do something a little different than I normally would do, decorating-wise.  In my great room, I usually use rich, saturated colors but I wanted to try a color scheme I never use – blue, silver and gold.  I came across a beautiful lantern in HomeGoods – and that started the whole thing!

{I apologize in advance for the dark pics.  We have no electricity and my great room doesn’t get an inordinate amount of natural light.  I hope we get our power back soon}

Adding a neutral, textural wreath with painted berries and a brown velvet bow would be the centerpiece. You can see some of the scrapbook paper butterfiles that I made as well.
Here’s a little rundown of what I did…

1. I found an aluminum-type lantern with some burlap covering – but, wrong color

2. I painted it Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Duck Egg Blue + spray painted some weeds white

3. I decoupaged some items to add an antique flavor

4. Made some butterflies from some scrapbook paper

I added some antique books, some silver pumpkins and gourds, some painted pumpkins, acorns and fall leaves. I also painted a small wicker chair Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Duck Egg Blue – and added some excelsior for the painted pumpkin to sit in.

Hope you enjoyed the long awaited Fall Mantle.  Prior to my photographing it, we also had some plywood on the windows becuase of Hurricane Sandy – making it impossible to take any shots.  At least with the plywood removed – it improved my pics somewhat…but the room is still fairly dark.

You may also like how I gilded and antiqued the fireplace mantle.  If so, click here.

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