Decorology

Category: fireplace surround

  • Mantel decorating ideas for spring and summer

    Mantel decorating ideas for spring and summer

    Mantel Decorating

    My favorite part of decorating the house is bringing in small personal touches that make me smile each time I look at them, or showing off a collection I’ve grown over time. Mantel decorating is a great way to do just that, because nothing is permanent! You can change out a mantel like you would a shelf and make it the centerpiece of a room.

    Here are some great ideas to welcome spring via your mantel:

    Love the mantle and pouffe

    via theinspiredroom

    If you are really open for change, painting your mantel and fireplace surround in a warm white is a great way to brighten it up for spring. Just make sure you are really committed if your surround is brick, as stripping paint off of brick is pretty darn tedious.

    Loving this very clean and simple mantle with the white and gold accents.
    via Pinterest via Centsational Girl

    Mantel | Home | Design | Decor | Style | Fireplace...this looks very similar to our family room walls. Like the chalkboard on the mantel

    via interiorsbystudiom

    You can’t go wrong with a quote. Make it something you want to remember each day or your latest mantra!  Got a cool set of pottery or ceramics? Showcase it on your mantle.

    Adding a chic mirror above your mantle is a great way to make the most of precious natural light and makes a stunning focal point.  The coral on the mantle is also a nice homage to summer.  I always like to decorate with natural objects whenever possible.’
    via BHG

    Use your mantle as a revolving art gallery.  I have way too many prints and little pieces of art from my travels to have all hanging at the same time, so I rotate them every few months.  The mantel is a great place to do that.

    via BHG

  • Start your week off right: Elegant interiors with historic drama

    Start your week off right: Elegant interiors with historic drama

    I grew up in an early nineteenth century telescope house on the eastern shore of Maryland, so I LOVE homes with old bones and details that only existed when we had time for details.  The interiors below evoke the same nostalgia for me.  Enjoy!
    That ceiling with those herringbone floors and green walls?!

    Definitely Mediterranean.  The doors of Spain are works of art. 
    The floors and wainscoting are a bit dark for me.  But I love the wide doorways and the view into all of the rooms right down to the ornate fireplace surround.

    Knotty hardwood floors, exposed beams, a chair that also serves as an objet d’art.

    THIS really reminds me of the house I grew up in.  Colonial style furnishings, and chandelier lined hallways with rooms lined up one after the other.
    The patina of the walls and the old hardwood floors are dreamy.
    All images via Disc Journal

  • A stylish modern family home white and full of light

    This home is beautiful.  Supposedly children live here.  I don’t see how with all the white, but maybe with a maid it’s possible to mix little kiddies and gorgeous gleaming whites.

    Love the pop from that black and white ottoman.

    Without the wood island this kitchen would be too white, even form me.  The subway tiles and glass front cabinets are just gorgeous!

    I have white upholstered dining room chairs and an infant – they are splattered with beets and apricots.

    I love the contrast of the warmly textured rug with the glossy photography, fireplace surround, and coffee table.

    I really like this round rug, but I’d always be getting chairs stuck in the cut outs.

    Well, what do you think?  Too much of a good thing, or a picture of perfection?

    via Style at Home

  • Spring and summer mantel decorating ideas

    Spring and summer mantel decorating ideas

    My favorite part of decorating the house is bringing in small personal touches that make me smile each time I look at them, or showing off a collection I’ve grown over time. A great place to do that is the mantel, because nothing is permanent! You can change out a mantel like you would a shelf and make it the centerpiece of a room.

    Here are some great ideas to welcome spring via your mantel:

    Love the mantle and pouffe

    via theinspiredroom

    If you are really open for change, painting your mantel and fireplace surround in a warm white is a great way to brighten it up for spring. Just make sure you are really committed if your surround is brick, as stripping paint off of brick is pretty darn tedious.

    Loving this very clean and simple mantle with the white and gold accents.
    via Pinterest via Centsational Girl

    Mantel | Home | Design | Decor | Style | Fireplace...this looks very similar to our family room walls. Like the chalkboard on the mantel

    via interiorsbystudiom

    You can’t go wrong with a quote. Make it something you want to remember each day or your latest mantra!  Got a cool set of pottery or ceramics? Showcase it on your mantle.

    Adding a chic mirror above your mantle is a great way to make the most of precious natural light and makes a stunning focal point.  The coral on the mantle is also a nice homage to summer.  I always like to decorate with natural objects whenever possible.’
    via BHG

    Use your mantle as a revolving art gallery.  I have way too many prints and little pieces of art from my travels to have all hanging at the same time, so I rotate them every few months.  The mantel is a great place to do that.

    via BHG

  • Patio inspiration

    Patio inspiration

    Love the ambiance of string lights outside.

    via Pinterest

    via Pinterest

    I’m also a sucker for non-outdoor style furnishings outside.

    via Pinterest via Stylish Living

     Love this spot under the trees.

    Flea market fab!  Check out the grasses growing in a salvaged fireplace surround, and a day bed turned into an amazing chaise.

    via BHG

    Have a great weekend!

  • Clean and glamorous

    Clean and glamorous

    The floors and drapes in this bedroom are gorgeous

    This bathroom is to-die-for!

    So many elements I love – the ornate fireplace surround contrasting with the angular lines of the chairs and minimal aesthetic of the coffee table.

    via Lonny Mag Dec. Issue

  • A super charming, relaxed & artsy home by a well-travelled mom and her little one

    A super charming, relaxed & artsy home by a well-travelled mom and her little one

    I really like this house tour out of Covet Garden. It’s a nice mix of personality and comfort.

    Read and see more about the space here.

  • Interiors that embody today’s “traditional”

    Interiors that embody today’s “traditional”

    I think the below interiors really capture what I might consider today’s “traditional” home. These are all real homes, so they aren’t the staged, sometimes unlivable, concepts we see in magazines.

    What do you think? How would you describe today’s “traditional” home?

    That little guy is the cutest!

    oh how I wish I had time these days to relax on a lounge with my fav magazines

    a very zen knitter’s nook

    gorgeous room, especially love the fireplace surround

    via Nesting Newbies