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So when you have a fireplace mantel, just remember that you really have a very big opportunity
for a lot of different things. You have above the mantel which you can decorate with pictures,
artwork, mirrors. You can layer items. Like you have a larger piece hung on the wall,
but then you have smaller pieces staggered in front of it.
It doesn't have to just be about mirrors. It could be a large mirror with a really fun
artwork piece off to the left, then maybe a vase. It's all about the layering. But the
mantel itself is also a really great opportunity. Why? Because it doesn't have to be just one
color. You can accent and trim it.
So let's say you have, for instance, like a chocolate finish, mixed with a color. Let's
use hot pink for instance. That may sound racy, but if you do it in mostly chocolate
and then take the hot pink, and you just accent it in all of the different moldings that just
kind of protrude out, you make it a more interesting piece. Also you can use wallpaper. Use small
pieces of wallpaper that you can get from sample stores.
So you don't have to buy a whole roll. You cut them up and you just wallpaper in little
areas, like the little squares and little rectangles of a mantel, and then you have
a whole different focal point to your room. You know, have fun with it. Even though the
fireplace mantel is a traditional element in a home, it doesn't mean that it has to
look traditional.