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Large Fireplace Mantle – Ask A Designer

Created On: June 20, 2013  |  Updated: December 30, 2014  |   1 Comment

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Reader Question:

If you are still offering design help for my mantle I would love some!!! My main issue is scale. The things I buy look huge until I get them up there… I’d also love for it to look less show home and more like a home with 4 kids. I don’t mind showing the phase I’m in- know what I mean? I’ve toyed with the idea of a quote on a chalkboard up there; etc.
I like the picture & boat but that’s about it!

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Here is the fireplace today.  It looks good, but she is right, it looks more showhome than family home.

teal shutters

The first thing I would want to add would be some color.  Nothing screams like a really family lives here than some color in a space.  I think you could find some rustic looking shutters, or if you or your husband is handy, they could be built really easily.  I would make it pretty large to fill the space (without dimensions, I can’t really give you a specific size, sorry!), I show them here in a tourquise teal color, but anything that catches your eye would work.  You don’t have any strong colors to compete with or compliment in this space.

Family picture

I would then use the shutters as a way to rearrange art on your fireplace mantle.  A large family photo would be fun, or a fun piece of art that you really like.  I think once you have a large enough focal point on the mantle, the sides will be easier.  You can change them up with some seasonal decor, place some larger (11×16) photos here as well.

 

Other design questions that might inspire you:

Front Door Paint Colors

Living Room Redesign

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Baseboard Paint Colors

Missing The Wow

Kitchen Paint Colors

 

Do you have a design question?  Need some inspiration? Feel free to email me.

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