Modern styled all-season decorated mantel {1 mantel decorated 5 ways series}

Back with day 2 of the mini series – “1 mantel decorated 5 ways in 5 days”

Today I am sharing more of a modern/contemporary/clean version of an all season decorated mantel.  At least as modern as this non-modern girl can get!

Simple, more sleek accessories.   I left the hearth very simple with some baskets for magazine storage and a more modern looking garden stool.

 

Then a sunburst mirror (tutorial for that here) as the focal point with a few accessories on the side.  A plant in a hammered metal container and a collection of white vases for some sculptural interest. 

Then another urn for some sculptural, a mercury glass piece to balance the metallic on the other side and  another sculptural art piece in the J. 

Again, my style is not very modern or contemporary and I am just pulling from things I have in my house.  There are much more modern/contemporary pieces out there that would make this mantel look even more modern.

See that hammered metal container?  It is actually a Kleenex box cover turned upside down!  Sometimes you have to think outside the box (or upside down in this case ) with yard sale items.   

I can also see this mantel styled with some big floor pillows on the floor too sort of like this. 

Ok here’s the source list if you are interested:

• Garden stool – Kirkland’s clearance
• pillows – yard sales/thrift stores
• baskets – Michael’s
• Hammered metal Kleenex box cover – $1 yard sale
• Milkglass vases – yard sales
• Sunburst mirror – $4 DIY project – tutorial here
• J – yard sale
• mercury glass owl – Kohl’s clearance
• white urn – yard sale

Do you have modern/contemporary style?  How do you decorate your mantel? 

Don’t forget to come back tomorrow for mantel #3!