French Vintage Friday – Spring Mantel

I’ve managed to take down all the rest of the winter things I have all over my home but I can’t say every last thing is put away in the rafters for next year.

I’m still working on that.

It takes a special kind of agile to balance on the ladder with a large box or bin tipping precariously on my head while I hoist myself up into the rafters of my garage to store my seasonal decor.

I tend to put it off.

Indefinitely.

Until my car can’t fit in my garage anymore and then I make myself do the dance.

With all the plants and trees budding and leafing out I decided it was high time to do my mantel with spring feels and some cheerful flowers.

I realize that lavender is not the sort of flower to be one of the first to bloom in the spring but I can’t help it – I love lavender. It was made for French decor and for making a space feel fresh and clean and it was MADE for being best friends with white tulips.

Is anyone else as obsessed as I am with this silky soft, blush pink, chunky yarn?

My obsession with white tulips continues…..

Of course vintage books, birds, tiny nests and eggs……all play into the fresh look I was craving after all the overdecorated winter months.

A few sprigs of lavender tucked (not glued) into a grapevine wreath compliments this mantel perfectly but allows for the wreath to be reused over and over again.

Emily’s Inspiration

To see Emily’s spring mantel inspiration just click on the photo below.

Thanks for stopping by to see our mantels…