I’m so happy to be back in the swing of things with a festive and classic Christmas mantel that I’m sharing today as part of the Decorate Your Mantel blog hop!
My friend Amy at My Life From Home has been hosting this hop for the last year or so, and I’ve loved participating. I missed the fall edition due to lack of preparedness, but now I’m ready to share my Christmas mantel! 
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So come on in and let me show you around!
I’ve always gravitated toward a more classic Christmas style, filled with reds and greens and your typical Christmas icons, like Santas and Christmas trees. What can I say? I’m old school.
My mantels in the past have reflected that (like this one, and this one), but I think that this year’s Christmas mantel is my favorite because it’s classic, simple, and fun all at the same time! 
My new favorite textured stoneware pitcher is pulling decor duty for this mantel, serving as a nice vase for my faux greenery. I like how the iced greenery coordinates with the glittery garland on the mantel!
And I’m so happy that I found a spot for my cute porcelain snow houses that I got at Target in Bullseye’s Playground (they should really rename that section “Breighanne’s Playground!”). Target doesn’t have those little houses anymore, but you can find some adorable ones here!
I propped those little houses up on the bottom side of my wood planter box to give them some height over the garland. They’re happy to be nestled in close to my cute Santa art print. This art print might not be everyone’s favorite (like my husband), but I couldn’t resist this vintage-looking Santa!
I moved the stockings to the bookcases this year (hey – all the song says is that they need to be hung “by the chimney with care.” I think this qualifies), and still need to add family photos to the photo stocking holders! Ooops.
So there you have it – my classic Christmas mantel . I hope you enjoyed seeing how I made the classic look work for me!
Vicki and Jenn 2 Bees in a Pod says
Bre – Your mantel is fabulous! We collect vintage Santa’s so we love the one that you are displaying – definitely a classic. And those darn houses from Target…we are both kicking ourselves that we didn’t buy more. They look perfect as a village on the mantel.
Bre says
I wish I would have bought more of those houses, too!!! I only bought two at first, and then they were gone, and then I randomly found a third on another trip. But I LOVE them!! And thanks, ladies – I am so glad you like my Santa, too! 🙂
Seana Turner says
It’s actually smart to move the stockings, especially if you have a real fireplace. My family once melted all the chocolate in the stockings because we lit the fire and forgot to move the stockings! Beautiful as always:)
Bre says
Seana that is HILARIOUS!! Oh no – I hope the stockings weren’t ruined!! 🙂 Our fireplace is a real one, BUT it’s so old that it’s in need of some serious repair, so we don’t use it. But I’m gonna pretend that I don’t want to melt our candy, so that’s the excuse I’ll use for having the stockings to the side this year. 😉
Meg Green With Decor says
You always crack me up – that darn Dollar Spot section is ADDICTING. Love your vintage Santa and those little houses! Merry Christmas, Friend!
Bre says
Dude, I am like an animal hunting its prey when I go in there. Like, I scope out what everyone else is looking at and swoop in as soon as I sense that there’s something I MUST HAVE (which is every time I’m there). 🙂 Thanks for stopping by, Meg, and Merry Christmas to you, too!