Transform Your Mantel for Fall With These Easy DIY Tips

For as long as I can remember, the fall season has been my favorite time of year. It's a season that reminds me of all the things I love most: football, pumpkin spice lattes, and chunky sweaters. We get some cooler weather here in Florida, but most importantly, we start to really enjoy family and friends.

A lovely and inviting fall mantel is also one of my favorite things, so I'm going to share mine with you today.

I used both of these pieces of garland last year, and I'm going to repurpose them this year, starting with my main piece. I ordered this piece last year and used it here on the mantel. It's from Pier 1.

Whenever possible, I try to use pre-lit garland. This one is pre-lit and battery-operated, saving you an extra step. As you can see, this piece is pretty on its own with lots of warm colors: browns, golds, bronzes, creams, and a couple of gourds. But I wanted to jazz it up and bring a little more color to it this year.

I found this magnolia garland last year at Michaels and used it on my tablescape.

It’s totally different on the table, but this year, I am stacking it on top of the Pier 1 garland. When you're building your garland this way, you want to make sure you really intertwine it so that it all looks like one piece.

The only new items I'm adding are these picks I found in the fall section at Hobby Lobby. They were on sale for 40% off.

I started by filling in the edges of the mantel that were a little bare because the original piece of garland was only six feet long. So, I filled in the end spots first with the blue picks and then moved inward with smaller pieces of the pick that I cut off. You can already see it starting to come together and take on a life of its own.

I thought it would be pretty to add some neutral-colored berry picks, which I already had in stock. I filled in some of the spaces with those as well.

I love building custom garlands because you can really just use your imagination—the sky's the limit! I always have a lot of fun doing these types of things.

To anchor the ends, I added in these gorgeous antique mercury glass pillar holders from Pottery Barn. I really like using these pieces because they're very versatile. I find myself using them all year round, and they fit in nicely here.

For just a little extra dimension, I added in neutral-colored pumpkins and premium flameless flicker candles from Pottery Barn as well.

What a difference, right? It doesn't even look like the same two pieces of garland. With just a few simple steps, you can create a beautiful custom piece of garland for your mantel or your tablescape.

Next, I moved on to styling the built-ins. They’re always a fun way to display your favorite pieces, no matter the season.

At the top this year, I added some bling: pumpkins! The gold pumpkins were actually found last year at Kirklands, as well as these chevron pumpkins.

Whenever possible, I try to incorporate elements of nature, like this gorgeous ceramic bluebird from Kirklands.

And nothing says fall like a ribbon for your favorite football team, right? I am a garnet and gold girl—go Noles!

I finished things off with this lovely farmhouse “Thankful” sign that I found last year at Kirklands. They are there again this year as well.

I sincerely hope you enjoyed this video as much as I enjoyed making it for you. I have a lot of really fun, juicy content to share with you this fall season, so I hope to see you back here soon. As always, until next time, I'm wishing you very much love and peace.

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