A mantel has plenty of decorating potential during the holiday season. Christmas mantel decor can shape the look of the room.
Accessories give mantel decor a way to show personal style. On a white mantel, drape green garland, then combine pine embellishments with vintage pieces for a rustic look.
Try bottle brush trees in vibrant colors, along with bright-colored stockings. Leave some space for nostalgic ornaments.
Illuminated Trimmings on a Modern Fireplace
A standing shelf beside the fireplace holds minimalist decor. The living room fireplace has a modern white mantel and black tile, with a small illuminated pine tree beside it. Green garland with twinkle lights adorns the mantel.
Fireplace Surround with White Shelving and Cabinets
Illuminated trees sit on stained wood flooring. In front of the white sofa, a wood chest serves as a coffee table. The black living room fireplace is surrounded by white cabinets and white shelves.
Brass Mantel Decor Above Wood Flooring
A white brick wall stands behind a wood mantel with a rustic Christmas style. Brass candle holders rest on the mantel, and a planter filled with holiday foliage rests there too. Gray stockings hang above the wood flooring, with brass bells hanging there as well.
Rustic Living Room Christmas Display
Black and cream mark the rug under a rustic wood crate used as a coffee table. Beside a Christmas tree lit with colorful bulbs, rustic Christmas mantel decor includes a vintage carousel horse and wood ornaments.
Colorful Rustic Christmas Decor
The green background brings the red and white frames and ornaments into view around the Christmas mantel decor. At the base of the sparse tree, multiple rustic chests are placed together. For a nostalgic Christmas style, use rustic accents with vibrant colors.
Candlelit Greenery Mantel
A bucket in an off-white tone sits beside the fireplace hearth, holding multiple long sticks. On the wood mantel, green garland is paired with multiple white pillar candles. An additional white candle rests on the hearth, completing this winter mantel with green garland and white pillar candles.
Bottle Brush Christmas Mantel
A circular mirror has multiple bottle brush trees and nutcracker ornaments in front of it. The white mantel nearby has garland over one side, while multiple stockings come in pink and white. The Christmas tree stands close to the mantel and has twinkle lights and a bulb decorating it.
White Shiplap Wall Contrast
Across the living room, a platformed fireplace has a flocked Christmas tree beside it. The mantel is wood and holds multiple white stockings, while the mantel decor has a farmhouse style. The white shiplap wall contrasts with the black fireplace wall.
Vintage Sled Christmas Tree Setting
By the Christmas tree, multiple traditional ornaments fill the branches. Beneath the tree is a vintage sled. The black mantel supports rustic Christmas mantel decor, multiple white bottle brush trees, and multiple knit stockings, while a wood rocking horse sits on the fireplace platform.
Dark Flooring and White Stone Fireplace Wall
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A white cube ottoman sits beside the circular wood coffee table. The white stone fireplace stands against the dark living room floor, while green garland and multiple gold beads appear among the white Christmas mantel decor.
Oversized Mirrored Wood Table in a Beige Living Room
The oversized wood coffee table has a mirrored surface and sits between a cream sofa and two cream armchairs. Above the white brick fireplace, white Christmas mantel decor adds a seasonal detail. The beige wall extends to a tray ceiling bordered by white crown molding.
Black Freestanding Fireplace and Neutral Christmas Ornaments
A black freestanding fireplace is set within a green wall framed by a white mantel. Multiple neutral Christmas ornaments stand beside it. A circular mirror is paired with garland that includes lights.
Neutral Gifts Beneath the Mantel
Multiple reindeer ornaments join the white Christmas mantel decor. The display also includes multiple brass candle holders and small pine trees. A feature sits beneath the mantel, while garland circles a white sign carrying light gray lettering.
Christmas Garland with White Stockings and Golden Reindeer
A Christmas garland holds multiple colorful flowers and multiple Christmas ornaments. A golden bead strand hangs between the multiple embellished white stockings. Multiple golden reindeer sculptures stand around the base of the fireplace.
Wood Mantel with Tasseled Stockings
Garland and multiple tasseled stockings rest on the wood mantel with decorative columns. Beneath it is a pine arrangement that includes vintage pieces. Rustic Christmas decor can be included on independent mantels.
White Brick Fireplace with Sliding Barn Doors
On a wood mantel, greenery, multiple tree ornaments, and multiple white stockings are displayed. Natural Christmas decor rests on a third feature. One element is installed on a second element and appears on both sides of that third feature.
Bedroom Mantel with Antique Sconce
Multiple crystal candle holders sit among the Christmas garland on the white bedroom mantel. Faux fur trimmed stockings hang from the mantel, while multiple wooden frames with floral images hang above it. An antique candle holder supports two candles.
Stone or Brick Fireplace Wall
Rustic Christmas mantel decor is displayed on the fireplace wall, which may be made of stone or brick. A green garland, a wooden ornament, and a faux fur trimmed stocking sit on the wooden Christmas mantel. Next to the cube-shaped ottoman is an undecorated Christmas tree.
Vintage Mirrors for White Christmas Decor
You can see multiple vintage mirrors with the white Christmas mantel decor, along with multiple farmhouse accents. In the living room, the wicker chest coffee table sits on a plaid rug in white and gray. The Christmas tree is next to the painted brick fireplace.
White Armchair and Faux Fur Throw
A faux fur blanket lies over the white armchair. The flocked Christmas tree is associated with a wreath at the window and garland at the mantel. Multiple brass sconces sit on either side of an arched mirror, which rests on top of the white fireplace mantel.
Greenery on a Stained Wood Mantel
A detail rests on the beige fireplace. Above it, a black-framed round mirror is mounted next to a rustic white display cabinet with a glass front.
Multitone Stone Fireplace with Beadboard Wainscoting
A light gray upper wall holds a neutral painting. Below it, pinecone garland is draped over the wooden mantel, which is associated with the stone fireplace. The fireplace surround uses multiple stone tones and merges with white beadboard wainscoting.
Frame Arrangement Wall Decor
In the living room, an entertainment console sits beside built-in shelves that extend to the fireplace mantel. White Christmas decor rests on the mantel, while a light wood coffee table sits on a gray patterned rug. A display of frames in various colors adds wall decor to the living room.
White Board-and-Batten Room with a Flocked Tree
A green garland and white stockings decorate the wood mantel above the fireplace, which also holds Christmas decor. The flocked Christmas tree stands beside a wood coffee table on a beige carpet.
Red and White Tree in a Farmhouse Shiplap Room
The farmhouse-inspired living room has a white shiplap wall and large windows. On the fireplace mantel, green pine garland sits with stockings in red and white. Nearby, the tree is towering and carries ribbon with red and white stripes, ornaments in red and white, and a large star.
Christmas Stockings on the Mantel
Green pine garland is spread across the mantel, and a flocked Christmas tree is beside the stone fireplace. The fireplace has various-colored stone and rests against a white wall. Red and green stockings hang from hangers set in a row.
Subtle Christmas Decor on a White Mantel
A small wood stool is beside the fireplace, with a potted plant sitting on top. The white board and batten fireplace wall has subtle Christmas mantel decor. On the same surface, there is a wood plank along with a Christmas tree made of barn board.
Light Blue Wall and Fireplace Mantel
White wainscoting runs along the light blue walls, with striped curtains nearby. In the room center, a circular coffee table holds metal house-shaped ornaments. Farmhouse decor sits on the white fireplace mantel, and metal lanterns are beneath Christmas lettering.
Black white ornamented living room
A snowflake decoration sits beside a flocked Christmas tree. Twinkle lights illuminate the tree, while accessories and garland cover the fireplace mantel.
White shiplap fireplace
The living room has a wood floor and a tile hearth beneath a white shiplap fireplace. A wood mantel tops the fireplace and holds rustic Christmas mantel decor. Varied-pattern stockings are paired with garland and a wood-framed picture.
Mantel with Handmade Garland and Bottle Brush Tree
A textured white wall stands behind two wood floating shelves. The shelves are against the wall, while handmade garland is fastened to both sides of the mantel. A bottle brush tree and a brass candle holder are displayed along its lower section.
Exposed Wood Beam Living Room
A gray sofa and a wood coffee table sit in the living room. Above them, an exposed wood ceiling beam crosses the room. The brick-walled fireplace has a wood mantel with flocked garland and a vintage candle holder on top.
Pine accent on a farmhouse bedroom mantel
An antique accessory and a pine accent sit on a farmhouse mantel. Among the white Christmas mantel decor are a framed picture and an arched mirror. Bedrooms can have mantels or faux fireplaces.
Black and white plaid armchair by a stacked stone fireplace wall
The living room has a circular farmhouse chandelier trimmed with pine garland and a fireplace wall of stacked stone in one corner. Christmas mantel decor is on the wall. An armchair with a black and white plaid pattern has a white throw pillow and a knit blanket on it.
