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The three types of fireplace mantles
for the outside
Traditional fireplace mantles:
- A large pine mirror centered on the wall
behind the mantel to set the tone
- Symmetrically balanced objects
- A combination of metal, ceramics, books and
wood
- To anchor the left, a tall fruit topiary in a
wooden box
- To anchor the right, tall brass candlesticks
- For a casual effect in the middle, ceramic
apples next to a horizontally placed book topped with a ceramic leaf
and eyeglasses; silver picture frames with family photos
- On the floor by the right side of the
"fireplace," a big basket of firewood adorned with pine cones
- A child-size pine chair on the homemade brick
hearth
Country
fireplace mantles:
- A country print in a red frame on the wall
behind the mantel--in this case an oversize nesting chicken--to set
the tone
- A symmetrical treatment with a lot of
wonderful "country" objects
- To balance the left, tall green candles in
rustic wooden candlesticks
- Next to the candlesticks, a houseplant to
provide a round shape and fills the space between the mantle and the
picture above it
- A painted wooden tray, tilted upright, to
balance the round shape of the plant on the right
- In the center, vintage books stacked
horizontally to form a platform for a ceramic bird and a weathered
piece of wrought-iron work
- Shaker clock
- Green watering can
- Symmetry reinforced on the hearth, with a
large basket of colorful flowers placed right in the center; to the
left, an old rusted galvanized watering can.
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