40 Christmas Fireplace Mantel Decoration Ideas

Through the familiar route of September, October and November, December will soon be here, along with the festival of festivals – THE CHRISTMAS. It’s time to pamper your house, especially the fireplace mantle. The latter often takes the center stage of decoration to a visitor.

Among the popular themes the birth of Jesus is classic. With a few decoration pieces and dolls available in the market, you can recapture for the pleasure of your vision, the birth of Jesus Christ on the lap of Mother Mary, hemmed by the Magi. The children in the house will get the visual version of their knowledge about the event.

You can recapture the glorious moments of your past Christmas experiences with the help of a few photographs and one or two pieces of toys. It will not only give the eyes pleasing sensation but also invigorate the family ties. You can depict the snowy mountain with the help of cotton. Santa Claus standing in the midst holding toys in his hand.

Hang different color s of stockings along the edge of the mantle. It will give you a feast of colors in a special shape. The figures of a group of Penguin will not only complement those colors but also add to the forms. Keep them stand along the edge of the mantle just at the end of the stockings. Put colorful balls behind the penguins. Line the candles on either side of the mantle. A painting depicting a church on the snowy hilltop will put you in Christmas mood. Multi colored balls and candles will lend both colors and forms to the composition.

You can try even the theme of the short story, “The Gift of the Magi”. You need to get a male and a female figurine approaching each other with gifts in their hands.{pics from bhg, flickr and site}