Ideas for Decorating your Fireplace this Holiday Season
When it comes to the holidays, a decorated fireplace makes your home look inviting and festive. Beautiful mantel decor turns your fireplace into an eye-catching focal point. In this month's blog, we share some inspiring ways to beautifully and safely decorate your fireplace this season.
Safety First
As you begin to plan your mantel decor, now is also a good time to get your fireplace ready for the burning season. A cleaning and inspection are critical to ensuring your fireplace is safe and ready for the months ahead.
Decorating Staples
When creating a festive mantel, there are several holiday decorations that serve as a staple design element. Garlands, wreaths, lights, and stockings create a good foundation when decorating your mantel.
Garlands: Whether fresh, artificial, gilded in metallics, or lit, nothing spruces up a fireplace for the holidays like a beautiful garland.
Safety Tip: Securely affix garland at a safe distance to prevent small children from tugging at and potentially getting hit by falling objects.
Wreaths: Display an eye-catching wreath above your mantel that complements the rest of your holiday decor.
Stockings: Stockings are a cherished tradition, even in homes without little ones.
Safety Tip: Remove stockings each time you plan to burn a fire. Return them to the hearth when the embers die off.
Candles and Lights: Add battery-operated candles or string lights for that extra sparkle to light up your holiday.
Add Your Own Personal Style
Incorporate one or more of these design ideas to make your home uniquely yours this holiday season:
Silver and Gold: Silver and gold metallics can make a big impact and a celebratory style on your mantel. Contrast your metallic choice with hearty evergreens.
Creative Colors: Think outside the traditional color palette and experiment with pastels. These lighter colors offer a soft and cozy element to your mantel. Consider garlands and trees in pinks, aquas and more.
Safety Tip: Holiday decorations are made of flammable materials, so it’s important to keep them more than 3 feet away from your wood or gas fireplace, or wood-burning stove.
Winter Villages: Create a tiny holiday village on your mantel. Use battery-operated tea lights to illuminate the houses. For an added winter dimension, lay down fake snow first.
Festive Fruit: We all know holly berries are a seasonal decor element, but apples, oranges, and lemons can add a fresh look on your mantel. Affix oranges or lemons onto your garland. For added height on your mantel, place fruit in tall vases.
Opt for Ornaments: If you’re like us, you probably have too many ornaments for your Christmas tree. Spread the cheer and add extra brightly colored baubles to your mantel, embedded in garland, or adorned in vases.
Framed Artwork: Another popular idea to decorate your fireplace is to use rustic signs with seasonal statements. Hang them above your fireplace or place them on the mantel.
Chimney Cleanings and Inspections in NH & MA
Contact Admiralty Chimney today to schedule your cleaning and inspection; and rest easy this holiday season knowing your fireplace has been cleared for use by our CSIA-certified and CCP-certified professionals. We inspect, clean, and repair chimneys throughout New Hampshire, including the towns of Amherst, Atkinson, Derry, Londonderry, Merrimack, Nashua, and Windham. We also service Massachusetts, including the towns of Chelmsford, Dracut, Groton, Pepperell, Townsend, and Westford.
*PHOTO CREDITS:
Featured Mantel: 50-christmas-mantle-decoration-ideas-entertaining-chimney-decorations-harmonious-10/
Cardinal Wreath: midwestliving.com
Metallic Mantel: themeadowbrookblog.blogspot.com
Fruit Garland Mantel: betterdecoratingbible.com
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