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3 Fall Mantel Decor Ideas

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3 Fall Mantel Decor Ideas each with inspiration from the season and our surroundings with vintage touches.

This week I am joining some of my blogging friends for the Bloggers’ Best Fall Home Tours hosted by my friend Kelly of The Tattered Pew. Thirty talented and creative women will be opening their homes up for you to tour all week long. You can visit each Fall home tour by clicking the links below at the end of my post.

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If you are coming over from my friend Kim’s waterfront cottage at Shiplap and Shells, welcome to our waterfront cabin called Camp Paradise. I love every virtual tour I get of Kim’s home and gardens and I her tour of Fall cottage touches was so inspiring!

For those of you new to White Arrows Home, I’m Kristin.

  • Mom of five kids ages 14-22
  • Shop owner, two years ago I opened my own own store full of antique, vintage and new home decor and accessories. You can visit or shop online.
  • I cohost a weekly podcast. Our new series airs in October! You can listen to over 70 of our episodes HERE.
  • My passions are faith + family, friends, fitness + food
  • I love encouraging others, reading, learning new things, date nights, coffee shops, boutique hotels…
Kristin Lenz holding zinnias

I love every season in The Northwoods of Wisconsin where we live. Fall is a glorious time when our woods come into their full glory bursting with reds, yellows and oranges. Decorating inspired by the nature surrounding our home is so fun this time of year.

Earlier this week I shared our Fall Porch.

Fall Porch Decor

I shared our desk spaces around the house decorated with Fall touches.

Fall Desk Decor

Today I’m sharing ideas for decorating a Fall mantel three ways.

3 Fall Mantel Decor Ideas

This year I simplified my mantel. I actually only added two things to make take it from Summer to Fall. I left up the green oars, some books and Wisconsin Resorts art. Then, I just added my two bunches of wheat. Easy peasy and I love the look.

Even though the ski and surf boats come out at the end of Summer, paddling activities like kayaking, canoeing and paddle boarding can last into the Fall and are a fun way to look at the colors. So leaving up the oars and artwork still works.

Here’s what the mantel looked like this Summer.

Spring Lake house cabin mantel

Our mantels are one of my favorite things to decorate, the one in the great room especially. I always change it up for the seasons.

There are a few things I always think of adding when I’m decorating our mantel.

  • Something with a bigger scale to make a statement
  • Something tall to bring your eyes up and fill the tall stone space
  • Something vintage
  • Something that nods to our Northwoods location
  • Something that ties the outdoors to the indoors

Last year I found the wheat bunches at Walmart and knew they’d be great to use in a vignette, on the dining room table or on the mantel.

I added a few of the vintage magazine framed art that we carry in my shop, White Arrows Home. You can visit my shop in person at our brick and mortar location in Minocqua, Wisconsin. We are open Monday-Saturday. Or you can shop anytime, from anywhere online.

Fall Cabin Decor

To balance out the art, I took a basic canvas I picked up at Walmart and covered in a plaid fabric of greens and browns taping it in place on the back. I put the plaid canvas behind and then did the magazine art in three different sizes showing Fall outdoor wildlife scenes.

Fall Mantel Decor

When we first moved into the house the kids would laugh at the mantel, they called it “the breadstick.”

This third way I’ve decorated the mantel from two years ago may be my favorite! The vintage reproduction paint by numbers were the springboard for the rest of the design.

I pulled in a few antique paddles and some of my vintage ducks and plaid thermos. My metal cattails were the perfect addition on the ends.

Carved wood mantel with plaid and duck hunting decor

Be sure to go back and check out all the posts shared today starting with White Lilac Farmhouse and then you can “hop” over to each of the other tours. It’s like a progressive dinner but with virtual tours. I loved the beautiful decorating ideas Tammy shared. They were so beautiful and cozy!

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Take the Tour

Bloggers’ Best Fall Home Tours

Monday’s Tours

Monday Bloggers' Best Fall Collage

The Tattered Pew // StoneGable // My Wee Abode

She Gave It a Go // Cottage In the Mitten // Simply2Moms

Tuesday’s Tours

Monday Bloggers' Best Fall Collage

Midwest Life and Style // Willow Bloom Home Blog // Bricks n’ Blooms

Cottage On Bunker Hill // Peacock Ridge Farm // Open Doors Open Hearts

Wednesday’s Tours

Wednesday Bloggers' Best Fall Collage

White Lilac Farmhouse // The Ponds Farmhouse // Eleanor Rose Home

Amy Sadler Designs // Shiplap and Shells // White Arrows Home

Thursday’s Tours

Thursday Bloggers' Best Fall Collage

My Thrift Store Addiction // County Road 407 // Thistle Key Lane

Cloches and Lavender // My Family Thyme // tatertots & jello

Friday’s Tours

Friday Bloggers' Best Fall Collage

Le Cultivateur // Southern Home and Hospitality // Follow The Yellow Brick Home

WM Design House // A Life Unfolding // Dabbling and Decorating

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Comments

  1. Heidi says

    You have the coziest fall home Kristin! I love how you styled your mantle and the easy plaid canvas you created. So beautiful! Happy fall, pinned!!!

  2. Rachel Harper says

    Kristin, your home is amazing!! I love the way you have decorated it. It is so warm and cozy and you can tell it would be an amazing home to live in. You have done an outstanding job creating such a special home!

  5. Cecilia says

    Hi Kristin! Your mantel ideas are so fun and cozy for the season! It’s always a pleasure to tour with you. Blessings, Cecilia @My Thrift Store Addiction

  6. Kim | Shiplap and Shells says

    I always love to see how you’ve decorated your cozy cabin for the seasons, Kristin. You do such a great job incorporating vintage finds. I think my favorite mantel is the one with the oars and thermoses. No one styles a thermos quite like you my friend. Happy Fall!

  8. Jen says

    I love all of the mantle ideas, Kristin. So pretty and the plaid accents are perfect for fall. Happy to be touring with you this week. Pinned!

  9. Cindy says

    Your mantels are always pretty. I laughed at the kids calling it a breadstick.

    Your falls must be gorgeous in tge Northwoods

    Great touring with you

    Pinned

  10. Kelly says

    Kristin I loved your mantle ideas and that cute picture of you too!! I always fall back in love with plaid when I stop by your blog. So much eye candy! Thanks for joining me this week!

  12. Yvonne @ stonegable says

    Kristin, you have the ultimate fall home! Everything in it exudes coziness and fall! LOVE the moose on the mantel and the way you incorporate and give center stage to where you live! I could curl up in those huge welcoming plaid chairs. Happy Fall.

  13. Kim says

    I just love when you share your home! The artwork on all three mantles are so perfect! The breadstick…so funny! Awesome touring with you, friend! Happy fall!

  17. Michelle | Thistle Key Lane says

    Kristin your mantel styling is remarkable, no matter what season we’re celebrating. I love the vintage items you selected for fall and every look has so much character and personality! The one with the green oars is my favorite! 😊

  18. Shawna says

    Kristin, these are all such cute ideas for the mantel. I have a soft spot for plaid, and the patterns you chose are lovely. You’ve created such a welcoming home. Happy Fall!

  19. Cindy@CountyRoad407 says

    Oh my goodness, you are so adorable in your rainboots! Love all of your mantels but I think the one with the tee-tiny lantern is a fave. So fun! Always love seeing what you do. Enjoyed touring with you this week. Happy Fall!

  20. Lynne Zemaitis says

    Kristin, your cozy cabin is so warm and inviting! I love your creative ideas for styling a fall mantle with your beautiful vintage treasures! It is fun to be touring with you. Happy Fall!

  22. Molly says

    I love to decorate our mantels for the seasons too, Kristin. I love all three of yours so much! You really have such a talent for arranging things and an incredible collection of fun items! You must have so much fun arranging the merchandise in your store!

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