Halloween Mantel Decorating Tips
When
it comes to Halloween, there are so many themes that you could emulate when
decorating your mantel and your home. We chose to go with a creepy, haunted mansion
theme. All the items shown in this post were purchased at local stores such as Big
Lots and through an online bulk wholesaler, saveoncrafts.com
We
took our inspiration for this theme from movies like, “The House on Haunted
Hill” and “The Woman in Black.” Using items to create a neutral black and white
theme with subtle pops of color.
Here
is how we accomplished the look, with a few shopping tips to help make your
decorating fun and stress free.
* Shopping
tip: Before you go shopping, search online for rooms, styles and decorating
ideas that inspire you, on websites. Pinterest is one of our favorite sites
that can help you create a visual
shopping list so you can design a similar look.
With
haunted mansions as our inspiration, we used antique like items such as,
distressed and rusted picture frames and candelabras to add to the older look
and feel of the décor.
** Layered
Look Tip: To create our layered look, we used items of different sizes and
simply leaned them on the wall against one another to create this desired
effect. We used a black frame mirror, centered on the mantel, and layered it
with a smaller rectangular, distressed, white frame to give an added multi-dimensional
look on top of the mantel.
Some
key elements of our theme were spider webs and black ravens. Horror movies often
contain these classic elements. We also incorporated a black owl peeping out
from in front of the candlesticks. Webbing was placed on most of the mantel,
including the mirror, candlesticks and picture frames, adding to the haunted, decrepit
look.
We continued
to build on our theme by adding décor of different heights and textures in
order to give the mantel more depth and dimension. Shredded black cheesecloth
and spider webs provide creepy textures. A silver mercury glass skull and
vintage book tie together our haunted theme, while our scary tale of “Dr. Jekyll
and Mr. Hyde” and distressed glass potion bottles add in festive pops of color.
Start decorating your mantel today! Share photos of your finished look with us on our Facebook page and Twitter account @TwinStarHome
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