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While we agree that the kitchen is the heart of the home, there is also another place in a home that always makes us feel warm and cozy during the holidays. That place is right by the fire. It’s where we all gather after dinner to watch a holiday movie, play games with our friends and family and where we open presents on Christmas morning.
There’s just something that is so special about this space in our living room and decorating it with some gorgeous holiday decor is not even a question. We’ve rounded up 11 simple ways to decorate your mantle for Christmas. Everything from gorgeous garland, colorful bows and cozy light-up decor — the possibilities are endless and these ideas will hopefully inspire you to create a similar look in your home.
Keep scrolling to read how to recreate these Christmas mantle decor ideas.
11 Simple Ways to Decorate Your Mantle for Christmas
1. Pink and Green Christmas Mantle
This pink and green Christmas mantle is 100% the vibe we try to achieve every year. We love the girly, pink thoughts throughout the garland and on the wreath above the mantle. The fairy lights woven into the garland and the addition of a couple of candles add a warm glow.
Recreate this Christmas Mantle Look:
9ft real touch garland
pink velvet christmas bows
2. Boho Red and Green Christmas Mantle
If you love to spice things up during the holiday and decorate your otherwise neutral house with some pops of color, then this boho red and green Christmas mantle will inspire you. Drape some garland and fairy lights across your mantle, hang some holiday pom-pom garland and stockings and add several bottlebrush trees on top.
Recreate this Christmas Mantle Look:
9ft real touch garland
red & pink felt garland
christmas bottle brush trees
fairy string lights
3. Minimalist Christmas Mantle
This one is for all the minimalists out there! If you’re looking for a cozy way to decorate your fireplace mantle for the holidays, this is such an easy, minimal way to do it. Add some fresh garland, fairy lights and sprigs of red berries.
Recreate this Christmas Mantle Look:
9ft real touch garland
fairy string lights
red berry stems
black metal reindeer
4. Coquette Christmas Mantle
The coquette style has been making waves in the fashion and home design world and we’re here for it! We love the simple whimsical, girly touches that this look adds to a space. It’s so cute.
Start by draping garland over your mantle and thing pink and blue ribbon to hang down on either side. To tie the look together, add some taper candles to the mantle and a ribbon on the mirror above.
Recreate this Christmas Mantle Look:
pink velvet ribbon
flameless taper candles
5. Orange & Moody Christmas Mantle
Orange garland is one of our favorite things to make for the holiday season, and adding it to a mantle is so beautiful. It adds such a stunning, natural look to your living room. Plus, we love how the light-up stars on the mantle add a warm glow to illuminate the mantle decor.
Recreate this Christmas Mantle Look:
9ft real touch garland
brown ornament set
diy orange garland
light-up star decor
6. Maximalist Moody Christmas Mantle
While this Christmas mantle may lean on the maximalist side of things, it’s not that hard to achieve. Simply position the garland more to one side of the mantle, hand some golden bell garland from it and decorate the mantle with taper candles and stockings.
Recreate this Christmas Mantle Look:
9ft real touch garland
gold bell garland
fuzzy white stockings
tall flameless candles
7. Rustic Boho Christmas Mantle
Do you love rustic home decor? If so, this is the perfect Christmas mantle decor idea for you. All you need are a couple pieces of garland to hang from the mantle, beaded garland, some red taper candles and a few Christmas village decorative items.
Recreate this Christmas Mantle Look:
9ft real touch garland
beaded garland
red taper candles
ceramic village candle holders
8. Super Simple Christmas Mantle
Keep things super simple this year by recreating this Christmas mantle idea. You don’t have to go over the top to create something unique and cozy for the holidays. Add some green garland, neutral beaded garland and stockings to the mantle — so simple and easy.
Recreate this Christmas Mantle Look:
9ft real touch garland
beaded garland
9. Cute Boho Mantle
We absolutely love the adorable boho Christmas themes that so many people have in their homes. We decorated our apartment in this style for several years and it’s still one of our all time favorite looks.
Add some frosted garland to the mantle and layer in bottle brush trees and other tree figures to the top of the mantle for a collected design. Hang Christmas garland and stockings across the front of the mantle to complete the look.
Recreate this Christmas Mantle Look:
frosted green garland
christmas felt pom pom garland
‘merry christmas’ garland
6pc bottle brush trees
10. Golden Glow Christmas Mantle
We are obsessed with this Christmas mantle idea. It’s so simple, but so cozy. We want to jump right in, but for now we’ll have to recreate this look in our home.
To do so, add a small garland across the mantle. Layer in golden decorative items, light-up trees and string lights to create the “golden glow” affect.
Recreate this Christmas Mantle Look:
9ft real touch garland
string fairy lights
star lantern
gold bells
11. Colorful Cottage Christmas Mantle
We’re convinced there’s nothing cuter than a cozy cottage Christmas theme this time of year. It’s such a quaint, beautiful decorative style for the holiday season. To create this type of look in your home, we recommend keep your decoration simple but colorful. Add some orange garland across the mantle for a cozy, earthy element.
Recreate this Christmas Mantle Look:
decorative paper tabletop trees
