holiday mantles part 2

a few more inspiring holiday mantlescapes:

i'm pretty sure this mantle is from the home of charlotte moss.

i love those HUGE pine cones!

i actually have a whole tub full of huge

pinecones from allen's grandmother's backyard 

in alabama. i picked them up about 6 years

ago and pull them out every christmas.

they aren't as big as these suckers though...

 

the deep, almost copper/gold and soft silver/pearl ornaments

are a sophisticated color choice.

i love the bright colors of this mantle.

(also from charlotte's moss's home)

the orange and yellow look so festive and cheerful 
with the greenery.

and i am loving the fresh limes, lemon leaves and tangerines!

even if this mantle was u-g-l-y, i still would have posted it

 because of those amazing hounds tooth walls! 

what can i say, i am easily 

swayed by stripes and hounds tooth.

but, of course, the mantle IS gorgeous...

it has this glamorous woodsy feel 

that i think is stunning.

HELLO!

can you imagine having a mantle like this?

dripping with fresh flowers?

(and check out the arrangements on the tables!)

wow.

it's breathtaking. i think i might have one JUST like

this next year...i'll just tell the kids that 
instead of christmas presents,

mommy is going to have a REALLY pretty mantle. 
i'm sure they won't mind...

so, so classic. and so pretty.

i love the green clusters of ornaments...it's just perfect.

SO gorgeous and SO simple...

it looks like magnolia leaves and some pears.

of course, to pull of this kind of simple look, it really helps

that the entire room is elegant and beautiful.

FUN, festive and just darling.

i love all the shades of green together.

this is from a catalog, but i just had to post it.

it's literally dripping with ornaments.

very opulent and pretty, and the green + copper 

look great together.
ahh...don't you just love christmas decorations?