Fireplace mantel
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Decorating a fireplace mantel
Reasons
You want your room to have a point where attention can be properly focused and the fireplace mantel provides you with just such an opportunity. Just like any other decorative surface, the fireplace mantel too is able to be decorated in either an asymmetrical or symmetrical fashion. If you are looking for a formal tone, then choose the symmetrical type. On the other hand, the asymmetrical type has odd-numbered objects grouped in different sizes as also types and for best effects it must have a proper balance.
There are a number of things one can do to enhance its appearance and some people even wish for a fireplace mantel that comes straight out of a page of a magazine. Creativity and fun are the keywords to keep in mind when choosing to decorate your fireplace mantel.
Occasions when to decorate
One of the better times you will want to decorate the fireplace mantel is around Halloween and use of lights as also decorations can make it look very unique and it will help add some much needed excitement to the place as well. Another great day when you may want to decorate the fireplace mantel would be Fourth of July, or on Labor or even Memorial Days.
Ideas
Though there is great scope for creativity when decorating your fireplace mantel, make sure that you do not choose any inflammable material and never keep anything that is inflammable close to an open fire.
You can use fruits to decorate the fireplace mantel and by placing lemons as also limes into an empty vase or pitcher you can add sparkle to the fireplace which can also do with some votive candles as well. Then, there is plenty of space below the mantel where you can use cones for decorations. Growing grass for the fireplace is another simple and inexpensive way to catch the eye. Another useful thing you could consider would be to place a mirror on the mantel that adds depth as well as illuminates the room.
In any case, remember to have different heights for the objects you are using for decoration because anything in a straight line tends to be harsh on the eyes, whereas the objective is to get the eyes to move in an up and down motion as they traverse various decorative objects on the fireplace mantel.