Summer Mantel
The Lettered Cottage is doing a Summer Mantel party, so I thought I would join!
Summer for us, as is for many people, is about the beach. Our destination is always Long Beach Island, NJ. Not to be confused with the “Jersey Shore”, it is a peaceful, fun and family oriented place. I originally set out to do a patriotic / Americana theme, but I kept ending up back at the beach.
Yeah, I know, the lamp shade is totally crooked.
My starting point was to bring back my old barn door I have used in the past. However, this time, I turned it around. The side that I usually use is more of a brown, but this side is a beautiful beachy gray that made me think of old boardwalks.
Pretty much everything I used we had around. When digging for some zinc mason jar caps, I found these mason jar lids and they made me think of sea glass.
When we are at the beach we study the tide charts to know when it is low tide so that we can hunt for sea glass. It is a family tradition that I love.
We had the piece of heavy rope, which has a nautical feel, that I draped across the top. I glued or tied shells and the mason jar lids to pieces of twine and tied them to the heavy rope instead of doing a traditional wreath.
I am not sure what those branchy things are but felt they had a beachy feel as well. I had some additional shells and a blue bottle that I added as well.
Summer is a time of lingering, lighting candles and relaxing. I added a few candles between the blue mason jars. The mason jars also remind me of sea glass, plus I have such a love for them I thought they brought a nice bit of color.
I love my ladders too, so I just propped one up against the front of the fireplace since we aren’t planning on using it anytime soon.
Thanks for stopping by and come and visit The Lettered Cottage to see all of the other great summer mantels.
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58 Responses to Summer Mantel
Cute mantel! I too, love the beach!
Laura that is magazine worthy. Like your family we are regulars at the beach all summer, Point Lookout, Long Island, NY, so similar to LBI. Nice to be following a fellow East Coast blogger. Your mantel is truly gorgeous.
I love all these pictures. It looks really beautiful. Love the colors.
Kat
Love, love, love!!!! I love everything about your mantel. It’s fabulicious!!! I’ll probably do a beachy theme mantel after the 4th of July. For now, mine is patriotic.
Love it!
Love this look! So glad I found your blog! You take beautiful pictures. What kind of camera do you use?
It is so pretty Laura! I love the garland, it is perfect! Your mantels are still one of my favorites.
I hope that you are doing well and that you have a wonderful weekend!!
XO
Laura,
I grew up in Ocean County and still have a home on LBI.
Your mantel is beautiful. Truly reflects the serenity one only finds at the shore.
Deborah
This is stunning! I love aqua! Inspired today.
Saw this on The CSI Project. Love it! So very pretty.
Laura LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!
Hi, I’m stopping over from TLC linky party. I LOVE this mantle and your blog. Totally my style. I’m linky #6 or you can see my mantles here: www.yummymummykitchen.com/2011/05/pistachio-mascarpone-gelato-summer.html
Oh my gosh!! I love it!!
lovely! i love the string of sea finds… so pretty!
Yours is my favorite of all the mantels on the tour
I love this and the colors!! Beautiful!!
Love it!
i love this mantel. i love the old weathered look of it and the fact that it has such a pretty crisp white backdrop. it makes it feel even more like a relaxing day at the beach. i am totally jealous of the cool calm feeling in there right now. : )
Just love what you did with your mantel! So simple with the jars, but the texture is awesome. I think the “beachy” theme is a big hit this year. Great job!
Have a great weekend
this is soooo pretty. Simple, and serene:)
Very nice! Love this.
Sherry
LUV IT!!!!! What a clever and beautiful use of that barnwood and your beachy treasures!
xoxo laurie
Hi Laura – found you at The Lettered Cottage. I LOVE the wood – how cool! The garland is so colorful and beachy too – great job! I grew up about 10 minutes from LBI – I live in GA now, but have a trip planed up there at the end of June. I cannot wait to sit on the beach!!
– Jenn @ Social Salutations
Laura I just love this! I am a huge fan of hunting for sea glass, just glass in general. So so pretty! I used to live in Alaska and I have a bottle filled with sea glass from over 40 years ago, such a treasure!
Stopping over from TLC link party. Your mantel is gorgeous!!! I love the beach and sea glass. Thanks for sharing! It gives me some ideas for my home.
Gorgeous! I love the use of the jar lids!
Thanks so much Beth, hope you have a great holiday weekend. Been following y