See my Mantel Decor Ideas including a watery blue, sandy taupe and shell white color palette mixed with driftwood decor to reflect my love of the beach!
If you’ve been following along with me here at Setting for Four then you know I have an obsession passion for decorating my fireplace mantel! Give me any excuse….like a change in seasons…or a holiday… and I’m switching things around and adding different pops of pattern and color to it!
While working on my living room makeover last week I also decorated my mantel with the coastal look and style I so love for summer!
As I mentioned before, I grew up on the sandy beaches of a northern freshwater lake and as a young girl I spent each sunny day collecting shells and driftwood, catching minnows and building huge sand castles!
Mantel Decor Ideas : Blue, Taupe and White Palette
(Here’s a black and white picture of my boys when they were little playing on the exact beach I grew up on!)
Our family also lived in Virginia for 3 years and we spent every minute we could by the ocean, at Virginia Beach, collecting shells and driftwood, catching minnows and building huge sand castles with our boys. Basically reliving my beach baby years as a child!
So when it comes to summer mantel decor ideas I just naturally gravitate to watery blues, driftwood decor to add beach-side flair.
When it comes to my mantel the star of the show is this beautiful faceted mirror.
This mirror is big and sparkly and simple but chic…and I love how much light it bounces around my living room!
Candles and glass votives in watery blues add a pop of coastal color while the big driftwood spheres remind me of my love for collecting driftwood by the beach!
Starfish add a pretty pop of creamy white and another hint of coastal decor. Mercury glass votives and candlesticks add more sparkle.
Adding a large cutwork basket filled with throws is a great way to add some easy storage to my living room and adds another pretty layer to my fireplace.
Decorating tip: Adding a lantern or basket to the hearth of your fireplace will give your fireplace a cohesive look! Did you know that your eyes naturally skim a room in an F Pattern? Adding decor with visual weight ( like a lantern or basket) to the hearth will help ‘connect’ the fireplace bottom with the upper mantel…. as your eye naturally skims from top to bottom in the F Pattern!!
I love how fab our fireplace mantel looks since we painted it from boring brown to elegant white (check out the fireplace mantel paint makeover). It looks so fresh and bright against our wall color (Sherwin Williams Mindful Grey) and with my new white drapes!
See all of my paint colors here.
Lighting the candles at night adds a pretty glow when we are relaxing in our living room after a long day! Ah – I can hear the waves lapping the shore right now!
I hope you like my Mantel Decor Ideas! How do you add summer decor to your home?
Want to see my new Quick and Easy Living Room Makeover and the Design Plan & Mood Board I created? Come take a look!:
Living Room Design Plan and Mood Board:
Quick and Easy Living Room Makeover:
If you have an obsession passion for mantel decor like me, you can check out last year’s summer mantel if you’d like!
I’m so thrilled to join 11 of my bloggy friends today for a ‘Fun in the Sun’ Summer blog hop! Check out 11 Amazing Summer Decor, Recipes and Craft Ideas at:
Domestically Speaking’s Easy DIY Beverage Tags ~ Debbie Doo’s Patriotic Pallet Flag ~ My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia’s Succulent Basket ~
Setting for Four’s Summer Mantel ~ Clean and Scentsible ‘s Summer Patio ~ Town and Country Living’s Summer Farmhouse Bedroom
DIY Show Off’s Birdie Garland ~ At The Picket Fence’s Water Fountain turned Planter ~ Cupcakes and Crinoline’s Golden Mason Jars ~
Sand & Sisal’s Cucumber & Melon Spritzer ~Fox Hollow Cottage’s Summer Banner Printable
Heather Luckhurst is the publisher and owner of the Design and Lifestyle website 
Jennifer @ Town and Country Living says
June 17, 2014 at 8:13 amLove the colors and textures! Soothing and cooling!!
heather says
June 17, 2014 at 4:24 pmI love a relaxed comfy feel to my home Jennifer – thanks for your compliments!
Vanessa says
June 17, 2014 at 11:21 amIt looks so pretty Heather! Those touches of blue really make it look so summer-y. Glad to be having ‘Fun in the Sun’ with you today friend! 😉
heather says
June 17, 2014 at 4:23 pmBlue is my go-to accent color Vanessa – it’s just so easy to decorate with! Thanks for you comments and yes – sooooooo fun to be partying ‘In the Sun’ with you this week!
Shannon @ Fox Hollow Cottage says
June 17, 2014 at 12:27 pmI always love the textures and pretty colors you mix!
heather says
June 17, 2014 at 4:20 pmYou are so sweet to say that Shan!! Thanks for the compliments – my mantel was so fun to decorate!
kristin says
June 17, 2014 at 12:31 pmHeather, I love your mantel and all the fun colors for Summer, just gorgeous! Pinned
XO
Kristin
heather says
June 17, 2014 at 4:20 pmOh thanks so much Kristin!!
Maryann @ Domestically Speaking says
June 17, 2014 at 2:08 pmBeautiful Heather! LOVE your color choices… so calming and beachy!
heather says
June 17, 2014 at 4:17 pmThanks Maryann – I wish I was at the beach right now!!
Kim @ Sand & Sisal says
June 17, 2014 at 2:30 pmPretty, pretty! You know I love the coastal flair you’ve given it! Those pillows are tripping me out! I had to take a 2nd look to realize what they were made of.
heather says
June 17, 2014 at 4:16 pmI’m glad you like my mantel Kim!! Yes we are both coastal lovin girls!!! 😀 Those pillows are so amazing I agree!
debbiedoos says
June 17, 2014 at 7:09 pmLooks sooo pretty Heather. I love the summer colors and vibe you have going on.
heather says
June 18, 2014 at 5:32 pmYou are so sweet to say that Debbie!! Thanks so much for the compliments – I’m just in love with my mantel updates too! Makes me smile every time I look at it!
Chelle Chapman says
June 18, 2014 at 12:08 pmThis mantel looks SO inviting. I LOVE those Summer, Beachy colors also! I have loads of shells, star fish, sand dollars, etc, from growing up on the coast of sunny San Diego, CA. We also were lucky enough to get to live on the East Coast in Beautiful South Carolina for about 10 yrs so our shell collection just got HUGE!! I should start decorating the top of my side board as I don’t have a mantel. 🙁 Thank you for such eye candy as your deco skills!!!
heather says
June 18, 2014 at 5:18 pmSounds like you love to collect shells too Chelle!! You could put all of those shells in bowls and large lidded jars to display them! Thanks for your compliments!
Mary Beth @ Cupcakes and Crinoline says
June 20, 2014 at 7:15 pmYour mantel perfectly captures everything beachy! I love it.
Jenn says
June 22, 2014 at 4:31 pmSuch a beautiful mantel and I love those rock photo holders!
heather says
June 22, 2014 at 6:54 pmThanks Jenn!
Lauren @ Mom Home Guide says
July 7, 2014 at 10:12 pmHeather, your mantel is very pretty! Visiting from Haven Mavens. See you in Atlanta!
heather says
July 7, 2014 at 10:54 pmHaven or Bust Lauren!!! Can’t wait to see you!
Heather @ new house new home says
July 8, 2014 at 11:45 amI love all the silver and blue – very summery without screaming beach!
heather says
July 8, 2014 at 8:59 pmOh thank you Heather!!!
Cathy says
July 8, 2014 at 2:52 pmVery pretty. One can never have enough watery blues.
Laurie says
July 24, 2014 at 11:13 pmI loved your Tip Me Tuesday link . {thanks girl!}
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heather says
July 24, 2014 at 11:36 pmWow!! Thanks Laurie for the feature of my mantel – I’m so excited! Heading over to fill out the info! Thanks sooooo much!