One of my most captivating girlfriends, has purchased her first home! While I was so excited to hear about her most recent big news, we both were thrilled at the opportunity to decorate a blank canvas. As many of you know, styling & decorating a house takes a lot of time & money to turn it into a home. Lucky for her, she has a beautiful family for inspiration & within no time we will turn her new place into a home with a few intimate touches!
While looking through some pictures of her new house, I came across an interesting layout for what would be their family room- included with a fireplace & mantle.
The age old question- What to put above the fireplace?
The 3 most common items are: Mirrors, Televisions, & Art. The key to answering this question for yourself is, "What is the main purpose of this room?"
Mirrors are often used to make a space look larger than it actually is...
When placed above a fireplace, rarely are they actually used for looking at yourself...
If you feel the need to make your space look larger or simply find a mirror with a beautiful frame, then I believe a mirror is a perfectly suitable option...
If your fireplace & mantle are more included within a gathering room, sometimes a flat screen television mounted above, fits perfectly in the setting...
While it is intended to be a comfortable gathering room, amenities like a television would be a realistic addition to the space...
The best part about having a television above your fireplace & mantle is that it is a multi-versatile room still. While it may just be you & your family cuddling up to a movie one night or quite possibly turned off with themed decorations placed around it for an fun event on another night...
Lastly, the third most common attribute place above a fireplace & mantle would be, art. Sometimes intended to be a large focal point of the overall room...
Or also often decorated with photos of friends & family to keep the room quaint & personalized...
Yet, often the art is simply garnished within the color palette of the overall room...
While mirrors, televisions, & art are all fabulous ideas for sprucing up that hard-to-deco area, here are a few fun new ideas to change it up a bit...
Which style of fireplace/mantle decorating do you guys prefer?
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