Happy Fall! Today I am sharing my rustic fall mantel with you.
I hope you are enjoying the crisp air and sunny days. I know our family is here in WI. It is a magical time of year when Mother Nature starts painting another beautiful canvas.
With the cooler temperatures in the evenings, comes the desire to cozy up to the fireplace.
Unfortunately, we do not have a working fireplace.
When we first moved into our home, we did have one.
But, it didn’t work and we had to make a decision. We either invest in a new fireplace or a large picture window to let in more natural light to our living room.
The decision was to go with more natural light in the space.
I don’t regret it for one minute…
…but, I still wanted to have the feeling of a fireplace in our living room. Who wouldn’t?
So, we created a faux fireplace mantel and I am here to show you how I decked it out this fall!
Introducing my rustic fall mantel
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My inspiration for this rustic fall mantel came from these pillows that I picked up at TJ Maxx. These pillows are very similar.
The colors are deep rust, olive green, light blue, gold, and dark brown. The color scheme reminded me of what I see outdoors.
Above the mantel, I started with a dark green piece of vintage wainscoting I found at an antique store.
I loved the distressed finish and old charm.
Luckily,this summer I found an old windmill. I knew I didn’t want to use it outdoors as is, so I had the hubby disassemble it into three separate pieces. The windmill blades were added to the wainscoting as my starting point.
My favorite candle holders flank the windmill blades. A vintage squirrel & nut canister was added. These vintage label canisters would look perfect on the mantel and they can be used in the kitchen after fall decorating.
And a cute little distressed pumpkin adds that extra special touch.
Freshly painted white vintage picture frames were added. Pieces of cotton were strung to float within the frame. Nothing says rustic like cotton boll and galvanized letters.
I always try to add an element or two of the unexpected. This is why I used a few vintage incubator trays to decorate the empty white space of the fireplace. The space wouldn’t be complete without a galvanized metal suitcase turned on its side.
With this rustic fall mantel to inspire you, even if you can’t enjoy a real fireplace in your home. Stage a faux fireplace to look just as inviting….
…you will just need a few extra blankets to stay warm instead!
If you are looking to create this look, I have curated a few options for you below.
Shop the look-curated collection:
Looking for more inspiration? Hop over to my fall tablescape and my scrappy industrial pumpkins!
Enjoy your day,
There is so much I adore about this! The wind mill, the letters, the little acorns. I love it all! It is so creative and different, but still very much feels like fall. Gorgeous!
Thank you Emily!
I Love your mantel, faux or not. The design of it is very nice and with all your wonderful chotzkes it’s stupendous. My eye went right to that windmill, awesome, one of a kind. lucky gal. I really enjoy different elements on a display of any kind. Yours is fantastic. And incubator trays? another awesome element.
Love name of your blog, so cute.
We don’t have a mantel but do have a shutter shelf we made to take place of mantel. I have such a good time decorating it for seasons and holidays. Just kind of threw some stuff up on it for Fall but need to redress it a bit. Have to be in right state of mind. Happy days
Thank you so much for your kind words! I bet your shutter shelf is adorable. Happy Fall!
Beautiful! just beautiful….love your mantle and your chairs are gorgeous too!! Pinning this!
Christine, thank you so much for your kind words! Happy Fall to you….and thanks for pinning!
What a beautiful fall mantel you’ve created. Love the idea of the floating cotton pieces in the frame. Thanks for sharing at Vintage Inspiration Party.
Thank you Betsy! So glad you like it.
Stunning! I love all your ideas. And you must have a stash of decorating items like I do 🙂
Thank you! Yes, I do have quite the stash of decorating items. My husband thinks I am one of those hoarders.
Beautiful! I’m totally smitten with that large white pumpkin. It has such a unique shape. Creative use of the incubators, too!
There;s so much to love here – those letter are fabulous – that windmill incredible and I love the ” floating ” cotton !!!
Just beautiful – all of it !
There is so much to love about this mantel! I think I’m in love with those galvanized letters and the cotton bolls most of all! Thanks so much for linking up with us at Best of the Weekend again this week!
Thank you Jenna! So glad you like the mantel.
This looks so amazing! Pinned and tweeted. Thanks for stopping by and partying with us! I hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm, so we can pin and tweet your masterpieces! Lou Lou Girls
Thank you!
Hi Michelle!
I just love everything about your style! Every week I look for your link up and this week was no disappointment! I am pinning your beautiful fall mantle! Thanks again for linking up with us every week!
Cat
Cat, you are so sweet! Thank you so much. Have a great week.
Ahhh I love this so much! When we buy our own house, a ton of natural light is 10000000% must have and to be honest I don’t really love actual fireplaces…but I love mantels! This is the most perfect solution! You’re a genius! 🙂
Girrrrrl! I want to feature your projects every. single. week. at our link party. You’re so awesome. I love everything about this, Michelle!
Lauren, you are way too sweet. Thank you so much!!
This is absolutely gorgeous! You put it all together so beautifully! Thanks for linking up to the Handmade Hangout! I will be featuring this today on my blog when the new linky goes live at 6pm ET. I hope you’ll stop by to see your feature and link up again!