Oh, yes please! I love glittery antiqued bottle brush trees at Christmas time and I especially love them paired with mercury glass candle sticks. I'm not usually a flashy or sparkly kind of gal but this year I felt the need to glitz and glam things up for a change. My mantel this year is really over the top for me. But, I must say, I'm really digging the way it looks.
The rusty ceiling tile and flanking sconces are always there. Generally, I have the short skinny candle sticks on the mantel, too. The center piece changes often, at the very least, seasonally.
My mother made that turquoise tureen in 1969.
She used that groovy mottled finish on several different pieces. I used to think it was hideous, like a psychedelic nightmare, but now I love it. Actually, that tureen was the inspiration for decorating my living and dining rooms. I also painted the two canvases in my entry way that color.
I filled the tureen with bulbs I swiped from the Christmas tree.
Cheers!
Barb
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I LOVE it all! The aqua, the silver, the trees. Beautiful. And the shabby mantel. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThe tureen is fabulous, and you Mom made it that makes it all the better. Very glamorous display, and the ceiling tile fits right in.
ReplyDeleteWow! Gorgeous! Loving all that turquoise and sparkle!!
ReplyDeleteTakes my breath away! Thanx for coming to the party and Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeleteP.s I am your newest follower!:)
ReplyDeleteI love it all!! You are so lucky to still have that tureen!! And so true, it really fits into the hot color of this season!
ReplyDeleteI love all the sparkle on your mantel, Barb! Love the tureen!
ReplyDeleteHow neat! love the colors!
ReplyDeleteSimply beautiful! :)
ReplyDeleteEverything looks beautiful! Love the colors!
ReplyDelete-Lynn
Your mantel looks beautiful! Mercury glass & bottle brush trees...two of my favorite things.
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh, that tureen is amazing! what a fabulous mantle!
ReplyDeleteoh wow! the Tureen is gorgeous! what a focal point and one with so much meaning! thank you for sharing your beautiful mantel it is FABULOUS!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is stunning! I love the colors. Thanks for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteCan't get much better than bottle brush trees and mercury glass. Two of my favorites! Your mantle is gorgeous--so fresh and calming. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteBarb, This is beautiful!! I love the colors with the mercury glass.
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Sherry
To me, that pottery is stunning! (I hope you don't mind that I pinned it on Pinterest!) If I were shopping, that would definitely go home with me! The colors you've used are some of my faves. Looks great!
ReplyDeletewhere are your bottle brushes from? LOVE em!
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