Our Simplified Holiday Mantel

I know, it's really strange that we would have two different Holiday mantels in one year.

Here was my mantel decorated for the Home Depot style challenge:

We had to turn in our images super early (before Halloween) and I took down the mantel since I was hosting a Halloween themed book club the next day.

We are traveling for the Holidays this year, so I decided to go a lot more simple with my actual Holiday decorating. I bought a mini real tree instead of dragging down our large fake white one. The plan is to use real materials that I can just toss before we leave town.

We have these trees lining our backyard, and I don't know why I haven't ever thought to use them before!!

This was my inspiration picture (shown last week):

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So I cut some branches...



And I twisted them together with green ornament hooks:

And added two wooden candlesticks I already own, and done!

 

It was so easy, I don't know why I haven't done this before! And even better.. it will be just as easy tossing it at the end of the season :)