New Mantel Art and Fall Inspiration

"It's not really free but it's not new money."

Buzz Kill!!

I was relishing in the cute factor of my new mantel art. 
I was using words like "awesome" and "amazing". 
I finally said that I love free from the garage.

That was Bill's response. 
"It's not really free.... blah, blah, blah."
He is such a banker. 
:)

If you ask me it's an insult to all of us that love to repurpose stuff. 
Stuff that was in the Goodwill pile!

I had this picture.

It is a copy of a gorgeous painting we saw at The Met in New York City.
The Calmady Children by Sir Thomas Lawrence. 

I saw this copy at Kirkland's shortly after our trip to New York and I fell in love with it all over again. 
It was in my room for a while and then I moved it to Bekah's room.

I re-did her bedding with more blue and the print didn't have any blue except for the satin ribbon around the older sister's dress. Sometimes colors will pop out of a painting when in a room with like colors. Not this time. The ribbon was really the only blue.
 I put a $1.00 Aubusson print of herons in a frame and that became the new art for her room. 

I set the Calmady children in the garage and thought I would give it to the thrift store. 
I was waffling because it has such a nice, sturdy frame.

I took some photos of the mantel on Saturday to show off my no sew pumpkin. 

  

This morning I decided I needed a brighter white piece for over the mantel. I went out to the garage to look for stuff and I found the frame. 
I also found an old piece of tin ceiling tile from Old Home Supply in Fort Worth.

It fit perfectly!!

PERFECTLY.

What are the chances of that?

I smooked a little white primer on both

 and put up the new "art".

A project that I thought would take all day was done in a hour. 

I am loving the texture and simplicity of this piece and I can't wait the do some seasonal changes on this mantel.

Right now I have some faux pears and dried look grass and my darling burlap sunflower.

I also styled a non-spooky Halloween Mantel.
I got the raven in Alaska this summer so I will be using him as we get closer to Halloween. 
I am loving this mantel decor. 

I made the fall banner last year and never even showed it on the blog. 
It is no-sew. 
I will do a tutorial soon.

The mantel on Saturday.


The mantel today.

In spite of Bill's no new money spent philosophy,
I love it!

Katie

Don't worry I will show off more of the Halloween mantel in another post. 

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