~ Summer Mantel with Shells & Garden Ornaments

The cement garden ornaments were actually outside at one time.  They have been inside for quite a while, either in the house or on the porch. They have been inside for so long, that
I really don't remember where they were outside anymore.

Somethings that you would usually expect to find outside, and especially for the garden, are very versatile for decorating in the house to bring that wonderful feeling of summer inside.  I picked some beautiful lime green zinnias too, and they are over on a table nearby.

I wanted the mantel to be very simple just letting white be there to keep the feeling of a "cooler" version of summer. Just because it is so darn hot almost everywhere. It is still very summery and a bit beachy just to remind me of the beauty of gardens, summer and the beach.

It was tough not to just do the same exact mantel that I did last summer which you can see here.
I really loved the old silver on the mantel. But I do like using a few more shells this year.


 

See Y'all Soon~

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