topic Re: CUTE FALL MANTEL in Holiday

CUTE FALL MANTEL

Oznell — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:13:09 GMT

Blogger "Inspired by Charm" was taken with this sweet picture, "Foxy on the Run", and decorated his fall mantel in his den around him--

He chose a walnut frame for "Foxy...", which is perfect for the colors, the wonderful brick backdrop, etc.

Love the iron candle sconces and the wicker-wrapped bottles. I've pondered such bottles in antique stores, loving the rich texture, but could never justify starting another collection, ha. But they look so great in fall.

The whole thing gives such a cozy feeling...

Am always so drawn to foxes. In fall, my favorite symbols are ducks ( and some shore birds), foxes, autumnal berries, quails or pheasants, and leaves. Do like pumpkins, but not quite as much.

If you have favorite fauna or flora in fall, would you share what they are?

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manny2 — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:48:20 GMT

There’s something artful in the way it’s arranged, a story told in textures, highs, and lows. Perfectly staged. It has great eye flow.

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luvzchiz — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:56:08 GMT

Although no puppy, it is nice.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 18:27:56 GMT

Nicely done. It's such fun staging a mantle or table top using you collection of treasures. Few people do it with such skill, however.

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happilyretiredgirl — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 18:52:01 GMT

beautiful and I love the fox...living in the country we see them all the time. I'm scared of them but they are such a pretty animal and I like to watch them from my windows. I bought a few fall decor with foxes this year. I got a really pretty fall flag with a fox and my grandson loves it.

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on the bay — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 19:02:44 GMT

I like the painting of the fox but not the frame. I like the couch!

I never like red brick. I think it's because when I was growing up we lived in old red/brown brick apts and sometimes even the school was red brick!

My favorite critters for fall are hedgehogs, chipmonks owls and Canada geese.

I like to see real foxes but a few weeks ago there was the largest grey fox I've ever seen racing through the grass and that was

scary!

It does need a nice dog!

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Spurt — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 19:29:31 GMT

@Oznell

My favorite Fall Fauna are ---squirrels, deer, owls....and of course CATS...always CATS

Flora---orange pumpkins, fall flowers, fall leaves

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PamfromCT — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 20:04:39 GMT

We keep our living room mantel pretty much the same all year round.

Our family room fireplace is brick to the ceiling, and we chose to change out appropriate prints for the season. I found a Billy Jacobs print called "Kids Will Be Kids" in a country gift store. It pictures a red barn in the background, a pile of hay, and goats scampering around - they are the "kids." The mantle is a large and heavy oak piece with dentil molding originally from a Victorian home. Permanently hanging next to that is an antique schoolhouse clock. I change out little figures on the top of the mantle from a little collection.

That I guess is my lazy woman's decorating.

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vermint — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 20:57:04 GMT

I am pumpkins and fall leaves all the way! Don't know why, but I've never used any animals in my holiday decor, except for a couple bunnies at Easter.

I do like this mantle, though!

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Bonkers1 — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:17:19 GMT

Unfortunately I find this display rather dreary.

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PA Mom-mom — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:28:13 GMT

@Oznell I love the fall colors, but for me the fox on a stark white background doesn't do it for me. We love our foxes in eastern PA, because they chase the groundhogs and sometimes the raccoons. But, we see them running through the tall grass, not on a blank canvas.

The demijohns were never my favorite. They were ubiquitous at farm and house sales when we were collecting in the 70's and 80's. Nobody wanted to clean them out, because we didn't know what was inside. Wine? vinegar? rat poison? My dad loved them, so we ended up with a few of them. Fortunately our oldest son loves them.

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Kachina624 — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 22:22:00 GMT

@manny2 wrote:
There’s something artful in the way it’s arranged, a story told in textures, highs, and lows. Perfectly staged. It has great eye flow.

@manny2. It appears to have been done by a professional decorator. Very sophisticated.

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AuntG — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 01:28:20 GMT

It is artfully done. Unfortunately, the foxes I've seen are usually ripping apart a chicken, so I wouldn't use one to decorate with.

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wagirl — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 12:54:09 GMT

I love foxes!! I have a Lego fox that my DD got me and I use for a fall decor----it really is cute---I know....LEGOS????Yes Legos--am a fan!!!

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Another new name Sue — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 20:09:01 GMT

OK, I think it loosk beautiful, and if I did it I would be proud. Love the fox too.

However, so much of what is on the mantel is the same tones as the brick. The only real contrast is the background of the fox. Maybe some greenery, some brighter colors...I don't know because I'm not much of a decorator. Just my 2 cents.

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Citrine1 — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 22:37:10 GMT

Beautiful! I would probably opt for slightly larger and fewer pieces on the mantle, but I love the colors and the feel of the room.

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Oznell — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 12:21:04 GMT

Agreed, @Citrine1 . I'm the same way-- my one quibble with the mantel as presented is I also have a personal preference for somewhat fewer, but impactful things on mantels.

This guy is edging more toward the French attitude-- they often like to cover their mantels with multitudes of seemingly random things, including invitation cards, mugs, pencil erasers ( ha), and so on.....

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Citrine1 — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 15:22:37 GMT

@Oznell That's interesting about the French attitude. I had no idea!

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shelbyshelbyshelby — Sun, 05 Oct 2025 19:00:54 GMT

To be polite it is her house , to do what she wants .

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Citrine1 — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:26:13 GMT

@shelbyshelbyshelby wrote:
To be polite it is her house , to do what she wants .

Yes, of course that's true. You do know this isn't the house of a fellow poster, don't you? I don't know if your comment was directed at me or not, but I would never say anything negative about another posters pictures/decor.