Pretty Christmas Mantel Decorating Ideas

Make your home merrier this holiday with inspiration from these pretty, real-home Christmas mantels. We reached out to bloggers for tips on how to create a gorgeous Christmas mantel -- use their expertise to re-create these pretty displays or to inspire a display that's uniquely yours.

Country-Theme Christmas Mantel

An old barn door makes a unique focal point for Laura's (findinghomeonline.com) country-theme Christmas mantel. She achieved a simple and rustic look by spray-painting wooden letters silver and hot-gluing them to the door. She hung two sets of sleigh bells on the door, one old and one new, pairing the older set with greenery and a pretty Christmas bow. To finish her mantel, she placed greenery, snowflakes, ornaments, and a small tree around the barn door.