I Love Fireplace Mantles!

Yep...I'm officially in love with fireplace frames/fireplace mantles! I certainly didn't need a second one but a second one I got...at a thrift store, of course! I fell in love with its truly old design so it came along home with me. I did like the yellow color but I'm still a die-hard shabby chic girl at heart.

- before -

 - after -

 I tried my favorite Gentle Rain by Behr but it didn't work with the rest of the room.

 I experimented with the decoration but that didn't fly either.

 So I ended up painting it all the same without shabby-ing it for now. 

Perhaps in another time in another place...

 This was my winter mantle. 

I have other plans for the backdrop which too will wait for another time and place.

And because of everything else going on in our lives, simple blue jars came to the rescue once more!