Spring Farmhouse Living Room

Spring has been around for a while and we are edging toward summer feels with each passing day, so we wanted to put together a new look in our living room. Something with a nod toward summer while still keeping all the spring touches in place. For this look, we went with a really simple fireplace look and lots of flowers around the room. 

For the mantel, we kept it really simple with a framed picture in the center, an antique cocoa urn filled with cotton and a cute chicken figurine. On the other side, we repurposed some garden decor and a crystal cross. We place the smaller garden decor piece on a white crock and wrapped a bit of greenery around it. Along the front of the mantel, we hung a simple egg garland [Find the tutorial here] and an adorable welcome to our nest sign in the center of the mantel.

We dress set our smaller galvanized chicken feeder with small nests, little plants, and a rooster figurine. We wanted to keep the decor really low so that it doesn't block people sitting on the couches view. I love how it pulls some of the colors of the table up into the decor on top.

On the side table, we placed our purple garden globe and a vase of fresh lilacs and an antique candy bowl to brighten up the table. 

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Neutral Vintage Spring Farmhouse Mantel

Transitioning decor through the seasons is one of my favorite tasks, this week we are tackling our mantel. We had a lot of these colors and textures already up here but we wanted to give it a bit of a facelift. Our last look was early spring when the world hasn't quite woken up yet and nature still has a bit of that winter chill. For this one, we wanted to give a nod to spring planting, and new life while still keeping those rich neutral tones.

We kept the clock and the books at the center of the mantel, we placed a cute framed picture of our ducklings on one side and a creamy mock french birdcage on the other. We placed some cute nests here and there with blown quail eggs and a little duckling figurine. On either side of that, we sat our egg wreaths and small terracotta pots filled with moss in it that we nested our chicken and bluebird figurines in. I think it gives it such a classic farmhouse feel!

This mantel was super fun to put together and we hope it inspires you to try some decor that isn't always thought of as decor! Stop by our Instagram for all the behind the scenes fun that goes on at the Cottage.

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Farmhouse Spring Mantel

Spring is in the air around here, the Bradford pear trees in the neighborhood are about to burst into full bloom and the tulips we planted last year are poking through the soil to show off their own colors. Spring is probably my favorite season, I love the colors and the freshness of new beginnings so of course, I had to bring some of those same colors from outdoors into our living room. 

For this look, we placed galvanized buckets filled with light pink miniature roses on either side of the fireplace. I hung this sweet welcome to our nest sign we picked up on sale at Hobby Lobby last year from the center of the mantel I love the feel it gives this space. I strung our egg garland across the length of the mantel [Check out our tutorial to make your own]. In the center of the mantel, we sat this gorgeous framed porch shot.

To this side of the mantel, we placed crocks filled with gorgeous live flowers and a crown of thorns. It's getting close to Easter so I wanted to incorporate that into our decorating.

On this end, I filled a galvanized bucket with reindeer moss and hot pink hydrangeas, I also added a piece of garden art from our yard with a piece of greenery wrapped around it. On the inside, I placed a crystal cross and sweet little nest to keep with that spring look we've been going with around the house.

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Eclectic Spring Farmhouse Mantel

You guys know how we feel about antiques, and so, of course, they showed up in our spring decor! A lot of our neighbors to the north are still snowed in (sorry guys) and we still are expecting some chilly weather over the next few weeks but the official start of spring is just a few weeks away! So we wanted to put together a look that reminded us of early spring, a little cooler with that hope that sparks when the bulbs start to poke above the ground, and this look was born!

We reused our thrift store mirrors that we had up here for the Christmas mantel we did, moving them to the very edge of the mantel in between the two we hung this gorgeous egg wreath with all those gorgeous colors of spring. You can make your own using our Tutorial or check out our Shop.

When decorating your mantel you want to keep either end balanced with like colors, textures, and sizes. It's ok if they vary a little but don't put something tall on one end and really short on the other.

For our mantel, we used dark metal candle holders to set the tone, from there we layered inward with lighter colors and darker colors mirroring the other side of the mantel. We used a beautiful mock french birdcage on one end to give a pop of lighter color and on the other a gorgeous cream candle holder with a bird painted on it. Both of these finds are from Hobby Lobby several years ago. We followed that with egg wreaths, they aren't identical but add a touch of color to the mantel while still being similar. Next, we stacked several antique books, the covers are in the same color family as the rest of the pieces on the mantel so they fit in nicely. We also added a vintage photo of a dog and lamp in the snow and a tray and beautiful metal creamy metal piece to mimic to colors in the picture on the other side. In the center we placed this vintage clock we picked up a couple years ago and we also placed a few small nests with blown quail eggs in them here and there along the mantel.

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Do you decorate for spring? Leave us a comment to tell us what you think of this mantel look! Stop by our Instagram for all the behind the scenes fun happening at the Cottage!

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