It’s that time again. Time to decorate the mantel in its fall best.
This year I went with a sexy librarian/quirky owl theme. Or old lady clutter. Either way. I like it.
I stole books (in fall colors) from our office. Hooray for in home shopping. The owl on the left is from TJMaxx (last season). (I used it last year's fall mantel.) The owl on the right is from Menard’s. The clock was also stolen from the office. It was originally purchased from an antique store.
Is your house ready for fall? Have you turned the heat on yet? We were tempted this week-end but toughed it out. Are you digging the sexy librarian/quirky owl theme? I need to trademark that one. A Décor and the Dog original.
Linking up to: Centsational Girl, The Inspired Room
I love how old, random books look on mantels or on bookshelves. All of my books are softcover and glossy. They would look really tacky on our mantel. Where did you pick yours up?
ReplyDeleteI pick them up at the Salvation Army or thrift stores. I try not to spend over 50 cents/book.
DeleteVery cute! I like how you added books to the display. Owls are quirky too (I'm really into them this year!).
ReplyDeleteWe haven't decorated for fall yet, other than a few potted mums outside.
I'm lovin' the old lady clutter, lol. And who would have thought that cute little owl would be from Menards! There are a few owls on my fall mantel also =)
ReplyDeleteRachel thanks you for supporting the sexy librarian theme. You know I'm down with book decorating... and channeling my inner-geriatric.
ReplyDeleteThis looks awesome. I like your **ceiling fan** too :)
ReplyDeleteOoh, I love the owls! Especially the one with his head cocked to one side. I love it. I don't decorate much for the seasons (laziness, pure laziness) but I love fall mantels.
ReplyDeleteI wish we had a mantle I could decorate. Love the owls, especially the guy on the right.
ReplyDeletePS - I hear sexy librarian/quirky owl is very in this season.
SOOOO cute! i love the books and of course those sweet owls!
ReplyDeleteLove it! Mine is done nothing too fancy! I said to my hubby this morning is 62 degrees inside cold enough for the heat....not yet! He likes to push it to October! Burr! Have a wonderful Monday!
ReplyDeletevery cute! I love the owls and books- I need to get my butt to Menards! We decorated inside this weekend, but I still need to work on the outside - we need to get some more stuff for that since we lived in a townhome last year, and weren't really allowed to do outdoor decorations.
ReplyDeleteI've broken down and turned on the heat a couple times. This morning it was 39 degrees, and it's been in the 50s for most of the day since last week. It's not up very high though. ;-)
Cute! I love that it's very warm and cozy without being overtly fallish. Looks great!
ReplyDeleteThe owl holding up the book is pretty much my favorite thing.
ReplyDeleteI'm loving the owls! And the books. I should've had you style my mantel while you were up here, because I can't figure out what to do. Awesome.
ReplyDeleteI caved and turned on the heat. It was 60* in our house and I was cold.
How cute is the owl looking up?! Love. I need a firplace just so I can have a mantel.
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome. I love the book/library look!
ReplyDeleteI usually hate birds. They're creepy. But that little guy holding up the book is pretty cute.
ReplyDeleteI hate birds too. Seriously. Huge bird phobia....like the real owl that lives in the trees behind our living room...creepy. I bet he's watching me as I type this. This cartoon owls I can handle.
DeleteIt's pretty! Very warm, and very "you".
ReplyDeleteI love the whole thing! But especially the owl!
ReplyDeleteI love it! Does it make me lazy to admit, I never decorate for holidays (I even skip the Christmas thing most years.)
ReplyDeletewe are toughing the heat thing out too, althought husband is gone for work most of this week so i might cheat!!
ReplyDeleteI love the librarian look...but maybe because im kinda old ladyish too!
I love your mantle...it's so pretty. The owls are adorable!
ReplyDeleteI'm relieved that it's sexy librarian/quirky owl and not quirky librarian/sexy owl. That would be weird. I love it :-)
ReplyDeleteLook at you, ignoring your bird phobia in the name of fall decor.
ReplyDeleteYour mantle is adorable. Or sexy. Whichever you prefer.
I love this, Michelle. Especially the books. I need some
ReplyDeleteMore old books in my life. My mantel still has 4th of July
Decor. I am awesome.
This is definitely sexy librarian! And that little quirky owl is adorable. It reminds me of the one from the Disney sing-a-long movies from back in the day...
ReplyDeleteLove owls, love books--so it looks great to me! I need to step away from the blog reading before I start doing crazy things like redecorating my mantle every season....I think it's too late, though--I'm already eyeing my oddly gothic mantle and picturing Halloween stuff there....
ReplyDeleteLove your mantle! I love when I see someone decorate around a TV, I'm always looking for ideas to decorate around ours. Thanks!
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I found you on Centsational Girl and as soon as I saw the tv above the mantel, I had to check it out! We have ours above the fireplace as well and it's a new challenge to figure out decorating around it. Yours looks great!
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DeleteHey that's why I'm here, too! I was hoping to see TONS of TV-above-the-mantles...but was a little disappointed.
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Thank you. I'm taking notes...the first one is: heighten the ceiling by about three feet.
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Looks good!
I love your mantel. I am a big fan of owls too. I am visiting from Centsational Girl. I would love for you to come and link up to my Fall into Fall party that opens tonight at 8pm EST. Hope to see you there.
ReplyDeleteAdorable owls and books! Love the room as well:)
ReplyDeleteHow pretty! I may be biased, but I'm loving the owls in fall decor that I'm seeing. I just added one, myself. :)
ReplyDeleteStopping by from Centsational Girl's mantel party! :)
Love the goofy looking owl expression on the right!
ReplyDeleteFirst off, I love the name of your blog--you have a cute dog. Second, what a lovely mantel--I love the array of books, the fun owls and that gorgeous vintage clock!
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