Stealing Christmas: Recreate holiday mantel displays

Create the perfect Christmas mantel with these inspirations from home bloggers. You’re sure to find the best fit for your style.

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This rustic country mantel is a little bit vintage and a whole lot merry. Set with a stag, burlap and a lot of pine and pinecones, this is a simple and serene mantel perfect for Christmas cuddles. Take this mantel into your own home by keeping it light on the actual mantel and doing your heavier decorating above and under the shelf.

• Reindeer sculpture ($59-$169)
• Burlap and faux berry garland (Pier 1, $40)
• Mixed country wreath (Wal-Mart, $17)
• Xavier hurricane (Pottery Barn, $129-$399)
• Burlap bow (Ballard Designs, $18)
• Reindeer cotton cushion cover (H&M, $10)

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Get holly and jolly with this vintage decorated Christmas mantel. With a sweet vibe that replicates something you may have seen at the sock hop, this mantel keeps it easy and bright. Create your own vintage look by choosing true Christmas red and delightful Kelly green mixed in with a few distressed finds.

• Candy cane knit stocking (World Market, $13)
• Bronze reindeer pillar holder (Pottery Barn, $349)
• Shiny red beaded garland (Wal-Mart, $5)
• Joy decorative word decor (Target, $10)
• Glitter grapevine tree (Target, $10)
• Distressed window pane (Etsy, $110)

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Nothing says Christmas quite like good ol’ fashioned winter white decor. Sparkling with relaxed white accents and fun metallic decorations, this mantel is frosty and charming. Recreate this space by mixing white and a favorite metallic hue to make your mantel shine a bit.

• Silver bell and bead garland (World Market, $10)
• Snowy garland with lights (Wal-Mart, $43)
• Faux snowy spruce tree (Pier 1, $20)
• Feather tree (West Elm, $24-$29)
• Gold shimmer shag tree (Pottery Barn, $79)
• Ceramic deer figure (Target, $15)

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By integrating tradition with modern decor, this fun-loving mantel is nothing less than merry and bright. With Christmas favorites of not one but two jolly old Santas and a nice arrangement of red and green ornament accents, this is a mantel that anyone could love. Make it your own by following tradition, but choosing a couple of accents that are trendy and light.

• Twig stag head (World Market, $50)
• Red and green ornament wreath (Pier 1, $66)
• Festive holiday garland (Macy’s, $336)
• Believe holiday block decor (Kohl’s, $70)
• Santa Claus tabletop decoration (Wal-Mart, $54)
• Pre-lit porch Christmas tree (Target, $70)

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