Late Summer Mantel

I love summer,   but once August hits...... my mind starts spinning with fall ideas.

I resisted the urge to add a few pumpkins to my late summer mantle decor.....

BUT  I do think the dried sunflowers and  cute pink owl give a hint of fall to my centerpiece.   

The inspiration for my late summer mantel was all the gorgeous flowers that are in bloom in our back yard....

I gave one of my metal houses a mini makeover by embellishing it with some Flower Barn paper prints.

I added an Organic Sunflower sign to the roof of the flower barn....

I have noticed that barns in our area sometimes have signage on the roofs and I wanted my barn to have some too....

The other metal piece received a similar makeover....

It is now the Melody Springs Farm barn....

 

I am delighted with the fresh late summer look I created for the mantel.    And I am very proud of myself for not tucking a few pumpkins into my vignette....lol!

This is how the barns looked on the mantel in the family room a few Christmas's ago....pretty plain Jane!

In my next post,   
I will share close up's of the sunflower quilt that I have on the bed....see you soon!