Here are 20 great fireplace mantel decorating Ideas by Lauren Bern of Lauren Bern Interiors.

Since the fireplace is usually the focal point of the room, there are some principles which I think will help you. If you heed these it will hopefully not make you feel like you are “improvising” when it comes to decorating your fireplace mantel. Remember that ideally, your ideas should make sense within the decor of the room. Minimal room. minimal mantel. Crazy, quirky room. Crazy, quirky mantel.

Source unknown (love how you barely even notice the TV! brilliant!)

Source unknown (love how you barely even notice the TV! brilliant!)

 

(Sorry, I had the source for this, but lost it, but it’s someone English. [I know that’s extremely lame, but it’s getting late]. This was actually one of the more tame rooms in the home! There’s a part of me that kinda likes this because it’s real and feels very personal and that to me, is a wonderful home! But yes, even so, that mantel is a bit too overcrowded.

(Sorry, I had the source for this, but lost it, but it’s someone English. [I know that’s extremely lame, but it’s getting late]. This was actually one of the more tame rooms in the home! There’s a part of me that kinda likes this because it’s real and feels very personal and that to me, is a wonderful home! But yes, even so, that mantel is a bit too over-crowded.

Fireplace mantel decorating ideas

  • It’s not brain surgery– display what you love!
  • But do not over-crowd!
Some layering is good, but this is over-kill! No?

Some layering is good, but this is over-kill! No?

 

Too much going on here and too much stuff. (although, a lot of it, I love!) The clock doesn’t work either, IMO

Too much going on here and too much stuff. (although, a lot of it, I love!) The clock doesn’t work either, IMO

  • Do not make overly symmetrical
This mantel decoration seems overly symmetrical

This mantel decoration seems overly symmetrical

  • Do not over-mix materials, such as glass, with pewter, with gold, with driftwood, with porcelain
  • Less is always more
  • One fabulous mirror might be all you need
  • Or one fabulous painting might be all you need
  • Or one fabulous TV :]
  • Or maybe the moldings will be so incredible, that you won’t need anything else! (except lighting, of course!)

I did not credit those images  (above) because I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings. These are only my opinions and if you like the way they look, that is fine. (If other photos below are uncredited it is because I could not find the original source.)

Alright… here are my do’s  and some wonderful fireplace mantel designs!

Here is one of my all-time favorite rooms. Everything about it is sheer perfection. It is the work of the incredible Alexa Hampton who has really come into her own in the last few years. If you don’t already know, she’s the daughter of the legendary, late Mark Hampton. Obviously, she inherited every ounce of his enormous talent!

Here is one of my all-time favorite rooms. Everything about it is sheer perfection. It is the work of the incredible Alexa Hampton who has really come into her own in the last few years. If you don’t already know, she’s the daughter of the legendary, late Mark Hampton. Obviously, she inherited every ounce of his enormous talent!

 

Gil Schaefer | No need to gild this lily!

Gil Schaefer
No need to gild this lily!

 

This room is by Sarah Richardson, a Canadian Designer who you may have seen on HGTV. I love her rooms! They are always fresh, inspired, rooted in tradition, but with a slight twist which makes them very interesting. I love all of the architectural detailing and that she left the mantel largely bare. Perfect!

This room is by Sarah Richardson, a Canadian Designer who you may have seen on HGTV. I love her rooms! They are always fresh, inspired, rooted in tradition, but with a slight twist which makes them very interesting. I love all of the architectural detailing and that she left the mantel largely bare. Perfect!

 

Fabulous room by Hunter Barnes

Fabulous room by Hunter Barnes

 

I adore mercury glass!

I adore mercury glass!

 

And Venetian Mirrors!

And Venetian Mirrors!

 

Detail and room above by one of the best there is, the McGill Design Group

Detail and room above by one of the best there is, the McGill Design Group

 

Flowers and plants always a winner, but in proportions.

Flowers and plants always a winner, but in proportions.

 

Lamps on the Mantel

Lamps on the Mantel

 

Jessica Goranson via Lonny Lovely styling with just enough layering

Jessica Goranson via Lonny
Lovely styling with just enough layering

 

Love, love, love the murals and the simplicity of her mantel design by Phoebe Howard

Love, love, love the murals and the simplicity of her mantel design by Phoebe Howard

 

Lonny Magazine I love the mirror built into the mouldings and the entire feel of this sophisticated space.

Lonny Magazine
I love the mirror built into the mouldings and the entire feel of this sophisticated space.

 

Modern living room with one smashing piece over the fireplace by Charlie and Bunny Turner and Carmody Groarke Architects

Modern living room with one smashing piece over the fireplace by Charlie and Bunny Turner and Carmody Groarke Architects

 

Dujardin Design A bit of whimsy is always a nice touch.

Dujardin Design
A bit of whimsy is always a nice touch.

 

Lonny Magazine Simple, clean and fresh. It reminds me of San Francisco, for some reason.

Lonny Magazine
Simple, clean and fresh. It reminds me of San Francisco, for some reason.

 

Michael S. Smith Alright, I confess… the antlers might be growing on me. I dunno. I never use them, however, I don’t mind them here. I adore everything that Michael Smith does. He’s a true genius!

Michael S. Smith
Alright, I confess… the antlers might be growing on me. I dunno. I never use them, however, I don’t mind them here. I adore everything that Michael Smith does. He’s a true genius!

 

The team of Alexandra and Michael Misczynski are not only the most brilliant designers, but cleverly call themselves, Atelier AM

The team of Alexandra and Michael Misczynski are not only the most brilliant designers, but cleverly call themselves, Atelier AM

 

Victoria Hagan Another gorgeous Victoria Hagan design. Love the fireplace and the stone! oh, while I’m thinking of it. You know those awful, cheap, shiny brass thingy inserts you see so often? Ya know with the tacky doors that turn brown? Well, you can yank all that out!

Victoria Hagan
Another gorgeous Victoria Hagan design. Love the fireplace and the stone! oh, while I’m thinking of it. You know those awful, cheap, shiny brass thingy inserts you see so often? Ya know with the tacky doors that turn brown? Well, you can yank all that out!

 

This is one of my most popular pins on pinterest by Leta Austin Foster

This is one of my most popular pins on pinterest by Leta Austin Foster

 

New England Home Magazine Fresh modern-traditional-New England style living room.

New England Home Magazine Fresh modern-traditional-New England style living room.

 

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