Halloween Mantel Decor
I am ready for Halloween and today I am sharing my Halloween mantel decor! Â Last year the birds invaded my front porch. Â I think over the past year they died and all that was left was skeletons of the birds and a buzzard looking for any leftovers.
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I have this big television above my mantel which is convenient for watching but not so convenient for decorating for the holidays.  You can see the fireplace in its normal state back when we first shiplapped it here.  With some help from my Dad, I took a large art canvas and added some trim to it so it can hang over the television easily for holiday decor.  I covered the canvas with purple fabric for my Halloween decor.
Once I put the purple up there, I realized it looked very dark, so I added some gauzy fabric from the Dollar Tree to lighten it up. Â
To that I added one of my Ikea plastic frames which I had painted a with a chalky gray spray paint. The gray color and the chalky finish both add to the spookiness of the frame. The focal point of the frame is a large bat skeleton that I found at Target.
I left a couple of my coastal jars, two on my mantel and one on the hearth. Â I found scraps of trees from local landscapers and sprayed them all black. Â The “ball-moss” we find on trees in Florida looks extra creepy when painted black, kind of like spiders. Â Taking the time to find the right branches is what helped it look as if the branches are framing my entire display. Â After arranging my branches in the bottles I took some black and white leaves I got from Michael’s, cut off the individual leaves and hot glued them sparingly to the branches. Â
I had both the black and white pumpkins and the ornate black frame that I added to the mantel. Â The image of the black raven in the frame is from The Graphics Fairy. Â If you have never browsed around her website, you really should check it out!
One big buzzard that is not yet to skeleton stage is paying homage to the deceased bat and watching over a tiny bird skeleton.
One of my favorite parts of my Halloween mantel is my skull garland. Â I threaded my skulls on black tulle to make a garland. Â Check out the Halloween Skull Garland DIY tutorial for details. Â
To enhance the garland I added small arrangements of purple and black flowers with purple bats and black sparkly spiders, also from Dollar Tree. Â A coordinating arrangement sits on the center of the mantel. Â
There was no reason to stop at the mantel and added some of additional dollar store skulls along the hearth, because you can never have too many skulls, right? Â We were having a crazy severe rainstorm the other night and I found I needed some more skulls. Â I texted my husband while he was out at an appointment, “I am going out to get some more skulls.” Â He pointed out that if anyone else were to get that text they would wonder what the heck I was up to!
Shop this project:
Black branches – found locally
Skulls – Dollar Tree
Frame – Ikea
Gauze – Dollar Tree
Black Tulle – Joann
Bat Skeleton – Target
Black and White Maple Leaves – Michael’s
Purple and Black Flowers – Dollar Tree
Little Bird Skeletons – Dollar Tree
Large Buzzard – Michael’sÂ
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That is such a clever way to hide the TV! This has been my design plight for YEARS. I’ve never thought to cover it! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Danielle! The best part is that part can be taken down and put back up easily! Someday I will have that fireplace re-done and have the tv recessed with some barn doors or something like that hiding it!
Chloe, this is so cute! My kids would love this! I hope you have a wonderful and blessed day!!!
Clever and creative way to hide the t.v.. What you have done to the mantle and hearth is amazing. I love those Dollar Tree skulls and have several myself. Beautifully spooky. Love it!
Chloe, what a cute Halloween mantel! Great way to hide the TV!
I love it Chloe! I want that buzzard! I’m going to pull out my Halloween decor today and start decorating. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks Dawn, the buzzard came from Michael’s!
Chloe, I love your creepy camouflage for your TV and spooky Halloween decor! I’m lovin’ the purple color too!
Thank you Mary! Someday I am going to hide that TV with sliding barn doors or shutters!
Love it! Such a great idea to put the canvas over the TV…stopping by from the link up.
Thank you Sarah, I hope to do something more permanent one of these days!
Chloe,your mantle is amazing and so creative.I usually do mine with crows but I think I will add a buzzard thanks to your inspiration.
Thank you Kathleen! It has been a fun project!
How about a beautiful fall mantle? We no longer have children at home, not one trick or treaters ever comes by, and our granddarlins live out of town so we don’t do Halloween anymore, however, fall is my favorite season because it is my favorite mix of colors and, drumroll please…it is finally cooling down here in NW FL! Summers are miserable and I do think this one was one of the worse in years!
Oh Donna, thank you so much for asking! Being a blogger, I already have the Halloween mostly down and ready to change over to Fall to keep it up through Thanksgiving! I am looking forward to sharing a mantel, my front porch and a Fall home tour! I hope you saw my Fall tablescape! You can see it right there: http://celebrateanddecorate.com/autumn-tablescape-blog-hop/
Love all the detail! I hope to get started on my much simpler mantel decor today.
Love the Halloween mantel decorations. So creative the way you hid the tv. My favorite: the big buzzard
You did it again Chloe…..the mantel is perfectly scary. Great idea with the cover for the TV and you can change the color of your backdrop by draping another color over the purple or do you have it so you can do that already?
Either way, good job.
Hugs
Kari
Once more Chloe you did not disappoint. A very creative way to hide the TV. Nice display all in all.; as somebody mentioned it earlier, my favorite piece is the buzzard. Neat Job!
This is a lot of fun, and not going to bust the budget…great post!
Where on earth did you find that buzzard? I bet your little girls are loving this. Great styling Chloe!
Thank you Sandra, I found him at Michael’s last year!