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20 October, 2010

My Pottery Barn Inspired Fall Mantel

IMG_3751 I am sooo excited! I have decorated my mantel for fall...for the first time ever! I know…unbelievable, but true! I usually only change my mantel at Christmas and then leave it pretty much the same the rest of the year. Want to see?


straight fireplace Here is how it looked on January 1 and that’s how it looked until today…minus the fire! (It’s still waaay too hot for that!) I love my sheep and that print reminds me of a little village in France called Norroy-le-Sec.  But how do you do fall decor around such sunny Provençal colors?


pb mantelI decided to have a look at the Pottery Barn website to see if I could find some inspiration (Yes...I know...I'm a big fat copycat!) and here’s what I discovered…I need a mirror! lol Yes, of course! I can replace my little French village with a mirror and then add seasonal decor through the holidays and into the winter months! 


mantel And here it is…my take on the Pottery Barn fall mantel! Of course, it’s not identical because I had to adapt it to my space. I had to use a horizontal mirror because of the configuration of my corner fireplace. And I used old-fashioned orange pumpkins instead of the turban squash. I just like plain old pumpkins. They say fall to me!


IMG_3744 The mirror is from an antique dresser or vanity,  I think. I found it at a flea/antique market for only  $37…not bad! Even the ones at Kmart were $30…and plastic! This one is very heavy and nice. It’s pretty simple and that works well for my little home.


IMG_3750 The garland came from Hobby Lobby…half-price. I love the little gourds! It's a nice, plump garland so it didn’t need anything added. I just plopped it on the mantel!


IMG_3755 The urns were also half-price at Hobby Lobby. I love the lion with a ring in his mouth…so frenchy!


IMG_3754 The wreath was the best deal…only $1.75 at Goodwill! I think no one had noticed it because it was all scrunched and ugly. I simply fluffed it and hung it on the mirror…which helps to make it look even bigger. I think I even like it better than PB’s faux bittersweet wreath…and theirs costs $59!  That’s my kitchen and breakfast nook that you can see around the corner! I think I am going to enjoy my new mantel! I’m excited!


IMG_3770However, our usually inquisitive co-host Baby Kitty was not impressed. He was too busy taking his afternoon nap to pay it too much attention. Maybe tomorrow…


IMG_3751 And there you have it…my new fall mantel!  I think the mirror is my new favorite thing! I am really enjoying watching the reflections change as I walk around the room and seeing the light play as the afternoon sun shines into the house! Can you tell I’ve never had a mirror on the mantel before? lol What can I say…I am easily entertained!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed a little peek at my project!  Please visit these wonderful bloggers and their beautiful blogs to see what they are up to and to find a list of this week’s participants!
Gina at The Shabby Chic Cottage for Transformation Thursdays
Cindy at My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday
Artie at Color Outside the Lines for Vignette Fridays
Courtney at French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday
Laurie at Bargain Hunting and Chatting with Laurie for A Few of My Favorite Things Saturday
Donna at Funky Junk Interiors for Saturday Nite Special
Stephanie Lynn at Under the Table and Dreaming for the Sunday Showcase Party
Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday
Marty at A Stroll Thru Life for Tabletop Tuesday
Linda at Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday
See you next time! A la prochaine!

88 comments:

  1. Beautiful mantel! You did a great job. It doesn't matter where you get your inspriation from, as long as it gets you going!

    I'd love to have you participate in my meme Seasonal Sundays. Your mantel would fit in perfectly.

    - The Tablescaper

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  2. Debbie, this is just darling! I mean PERFECT! You did a super duper job on this.

    And that picture of my friend Baby Kitty makes me want to hug him. Those pink pads on his feet! He looks so much like my former kitty. And that look on his cute face! He is my favorite cat in ALL of Blogdom. Love that sweet boy!


    XO,

    Sheila :-)

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  3. Debbie,

    It looks beautiful...love those urns and that thrifty wreath is soooo NIFTY!!!

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  4. Love the mantel. What a wonderful change. I like a mirror and the reflections! Great and thrifty! Purr-fect as Baby Kitty would say, if she cared and even noticed...sigh...kitties what can you do.

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  5. What a great job Debbie!! It really does look fantastic!

    And I love that you made it so pretty and on a dime too!

    bee blessed
    mary

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  6. Hi Debbie...

    Oooh...your autumn mantel is so pretty! You know, I think it's much prettier than the PB mantel...seriously! I love your antique mirror...it's gorgeous and so perfect above your mantel! The bittersweet wreath really does look beautiful on top of the mirror! Debbie, your new urns are fabulous and the pumpkins look so pretty sitting atop them! Girlfriend, you did GOOD!!! Autumn delicious! Thank you for sharing it with us!

    Warmest autumn wishes,
    Chari @Happy To Design

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  7. Wonderful!!! I keep an old mirror on my mantle...I love the reflections it gives off! You did a fabulous job...it looks so fun & autumny!!
    Purrs to Baby Kitty!
    ♥'s
    Sherry

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  8. Your mantle is SO nice and seasonal, looks great! Pleased you've found how great a mirror looks there too.
    What could be cuter than Baby Kitty's pile of pink padded paws :o)

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  9. Debbie your mantle looks great, love it all! It's so nice when we change one thing and it feels so good:@)

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  10. I love your beautiful Autumn mantel Debbie!
    What a great new look!
    The mirror is awesome and I think a very good deal!
    And congrats on another Grandbaby to be! That is so exciting!
    Hugs,
    Cindy

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  11. Love, love, love it! Score on the framed mirror. What a gem. Just perfect.

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  12. Debbie, Beautiful job. I love all the texture and natural elements. The mirror was a great find.
    Sandy

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  13. Your mantel looks beautiful! I think it's prettier than Pottery Barns!!

    I love your livingroom too! And, kitty looks like my Gizzy.

    hugs
    Sissie

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  14. GORGEOUS! You're going to be changing that mantle every holiday now.

    Baby Kitty looks so comfortable! La

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  15. Beautiful! I love your pretty mantle. Now you'll be inspiration for the rest of us! Thanks for your visit.

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  16. Debbie, from Mon. to Wed.....what a change! Encore bravo! trés, très jolie (la cheminée)....tu es "la nana créative"! Linda

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  17. I also got a garland at HL (at 1/2 off!) and decorated my mantle...need to post a pick, it's rather Pottery Barn-ish as well. I added a few faux pears and it looks so real!

    Judy

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  18. Debbie,

    Love the Pottery Barn look. We were in there yesterday and I go all sorts of ideas! Good job.

    Carol

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  19. Debbie, it looks great. I don't usually mess with my mantel either except for Christmas. It is this thing called blogging that makes us do it. Love that mirror up there. Have a great weekend.

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  20. Hi Debbie,
    I just love your mantel and I love your decorating style! Good job! Enjoyed the little peek at your kitchen in the mirror too.

    Blessings,
    Sandi

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  21. Debbie I think I will be a copycat and copy you! This is perfection. I like it better than the PB inspiration. Beautiful!

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  22. Debbie, How perfectly "autumnal", as Martha says. LOVE your mantel and the wreath reflecting in that great mirror. Well done!!

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  23. Your mantel looks great. I add a couple of fall things and then a couple of Christmas things, but basically my mantel stays the same because I like it the way it is!! I know, set in my ways, huh?

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  24. Haha... love that your little helper would rather be napping! So like a cat. My kitty isn't interested in decorating either, but wow, you should see how she bats around a stray leaf that blew in the front door the other day. I don't have the heart to throw it way because she's enjoying it so much.

    Happy Fall. Oh, and wonderful mantle makeover.

    :)
    ButterYum

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  25. It looks so nice Debbie. I love the urns with lion heads. I'll have to get some when I go to HL. Thanks for the anniversary greetings. If you have a chance, please come back and go down one post. I would really love for you to see my ancestral home. Thanks...Christine

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  26. Everything you decorate turns out so well, you have that touch, such creativity and good taste! Dressed for Fall, your mantle is just gorgeous!

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  27. GORGEOUS fall mantle Debbie!!! And that WREATH!!!!! LOVE THAT WREATH!!'

    Baby Kitty is just in too cozy of a spot to get too excited! lol

    This is beautiful!

    Lou Cinda :)

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  28. Your mantel is beautiful. I'm a huge PB fan ... you've done a beautiful job at replicating their inspiring Fall mantel !! *Becca*

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  29. You did a fabulous job! Wow is all that comes to mind. Thanks for dropping in.

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  30. Debbie -- I LOVE your mantel makeover. I kept hopping between your pictures, and the PB inspiration, and thinking to myself, "Yup, Debbie's is better...."

    First off, I LOVE the old fashioned orange pumpkins too. the white, gray, blue, green, whatever pumpkins are a novelty but ... for me, Fall means piles of fat orange pumpkins.

    I have a similar mirror, also off an old dresser -- love it! I buy old mirrors when I see them for less than 10-bucks; figure I can always find a place for one more!

    As for Thanksgiving here, we usually have 28 to 32 people here for dinner; we've hosted Thanksgiving since the year after we got married! Sometimes we have people we've never met, when a kid or a niece or nephew invites a friend or colleague with no where to go. This year, it's two grad students from Italy, but at least we know one of them already as she stayed with us two years ago.

    But Thanksgiving is BIG here, in many ways! I adore it. I start the planning weeks ahead, but don't cook until the last 2 days!

    Cass

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  31. Well done! Pottery Barn has nothing on you!

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  32. With results like that, I can't believe you haven't decorated your mantel for ALL the different seasons! I agree with everyone, yours is so much better than the PB, though I'm glad you found inspiration there! The mirror is perfect and love those urns...oh, everything is terrific!

    DD

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  33. You did great withe mantle. I love the mirror and the decorations. Great bargains too.
    Have a great weekend

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  34. Oh Debbie, I love your fireplace and the new fall decor is just gorgeous. Love the mirror and the garland is so pretty. The wreath hanging on the mirror is beautiful. I really like orange pumpkins too, so of course I love yours. Beautiful. See, it really is fun to change things up. Great job. Hugs, Marty

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  35. Your mantle looks so pretty and festive, Debbie. The wreath was such a good buy!

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  36. It looks beautiful! I love garland that you can just "plop" down. The wreath was such a steal and I love the mirror. We gave up having a fireplace when we moved into this house (we hate that) but I kept the mirror that hung over mine!

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  37. Girl this is so dang pretty what you did here...I love the way it reflect your kichen and dining room...don't you love all the fall colors right now...I pray all is well with your family my Dear friend...Have a GREAT weekend...Hugs and smiles Gl♥ria
    ps come by I'm having a BD party

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  38. Debbie, Your mantel looks wonderful! The mirror is great and what a pretty wreath. I also love the urns. Beautiful!
    xo, Sherry

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  39. Love the look!

    http://southerneclectic.blogspot.com/

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  40. Debbie, this looks terrific. I rarely change up my mantel, but you are giving me some inspiration.
    Thanks for the visit. Having lots of fun around here with Halloween.
    Wish you were joining us at the QCI Meeting.
    ~ Sarah

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  41. Great job! I love all the little surprises tucked into the garland!

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  42. Beautiful mantel! I love the plates on the front, the garland, and that wreath.

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  43. How lovely!! I've just made a note to copy the wreath hung over the mirror for my Christmas decorating. :D

    Your mantle looks so delightfully fallish & it all goes beautifully in your pretty home. I just love all that you do, Deb.

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  44. Frugal AND fantastic, Debbie! It's simply done, but it conveys the fall season perfectly. I am trying to make more of an effort to edit, edit, edit.... and for me, that is hard! ha ha
    hugs, Sue

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  45. Thanks for your help, Debbie. Crepes are a great idea. Maybe I'll do a dessert with those. I'm excited,but hosting is something that makes me so nervous, I'll have to keep it simple, so I don't freak out!LOL. We read Sarah's Key.It takes place in France, interesting but sad too. I'm so excited to use your music! Merci beaucoup, mon ami!

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  46. Hi Debbie,
    I looooove mantels...So much one can do with them, especially for the holidays. Yours turned out beauitfully. I love it. Have a wonderful weekend.

    Hugs and Kisses,
    ♥Ana

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  47. Beautiful, Debbie! My eye went straight to your wonderful wreath and mirror -- what bargains, and so effective together. I always say there's absolutely nothing wrong with borrowing GOOD ideas! ;)

    Hope you have a great weekend!
    Bill

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  48. Absolute perfection!!!!...oops sentence fragment...I love your mantle...it is perfect!!!

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  49. I pretty much like everything you do and the mantel is no exception. Beautiful. Beautiful. Beautiful. JAD

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  50. Hi Debbie!!! I just discovered a treasure today--YOUR BLOG!!! Oh my! I can't wait to read all of your posts! You've already inspired my decorating bug, which has been lying dormant for a year or so.... ;-)

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  51. I love your mantel. I really like the wispy wreath against the mirror. So cool!
    Carol

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  52. Love the wreath. The way you have it hanging with the ribbon is so eye-catching. Baby Kitty is interested but he just won't let you know it. Hugs to all. Deb =^..^=x5

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  53. Hi there- Your mantle looks just amazing!! I love the before too- but the after is gorgeous! Warm and inviting- makes you want to pull up a chair and sit for a bit of tea! I love the pumpkin topiaries and the berry wreath! Great find! Oh, and Bella says to send along a bit of info about Paco and she will consider a date... :) too cute! Thanks so much for joining Feathered Nest Friday and sharing this! :)

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  54. Beautiful mantle. I like your garland much better than PB. It is so rich and lush.
    I am inspired!
    I love a mirror above a fireplace. And I love that your's look so unique. So much nicer than the run of the mill mirrors.
    You must be thrilled with the final product. I know I love it!
    Such a nice stop.... it's been awhile.
    Yvonne

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  55. Debbie,
    You know what??? Your mantel looks BETTER than Pottery Barn's! Seriously! The round pumpkins are better, so is the garland and mirror. The way the mirror "doubles' the fullness of the wreath is great.
    Perfect. And easy to change with the seasons, as you said.

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  56. Debbie, your mantel looks beautiful! I love the urns with the pumpkins on top, and the mirror and the wreath were wonderful finds. I like your wreath better too. That beautiful garland for 1/2 price! Lucky you! Thank you for linking. laurie

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  57. Love that airy wreath (and the price, too!)
    Beautiful space. Just lovely details.

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  58. Love it Debbie! It's just beautiful, perfect for autumn. The mirror is great, and I love the way it reflects your kitchen (which I don't think I've ever seen!). Baby Kitty looks quite content, those little pink pads remind me of Cait's new kitten. I don't think his little feet touch the ground much LOL. Kat

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  59. Hi Deb, your mantle looks amazing, you can say you copied it all you want I think you are one creative, talented lady!! Good to be home, missed you,Kathysue

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  60. Beautiful, just beautiful!

    Now, I have to get back to unpacking!!

    Hugs, Nancy

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  61. Debbie, I wanted to tell you to be sure to get the Coconut Cake recipe I put up late on my post from that week. I think you came by before I posted it. It is SO good. Lisa and I wanted to lick our plates when Nancy served it! So I begged for the recipe and got it! ;-)

    I haven't done the first fallish thing inside. I think I'm going to skip straight to Christmas! A friend of mine did decorate my kitchen table for me, and I did pup a scarecrow and some pumpkins on my porch... but that is IT.

    XOXO,

    Sheila :-)

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  62. Pup a scarecrow??? Make that "put up" a scarecrow! ;-)

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  63. Looks really pretty! I love the the pumpkins in the urns!

    Manuela

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  64. Debbie, your change is beautiful! I know how much the mirror can affect your space because I recently added a mirror over my living room mantel, replacing a painting of a french flower market! I was afraid I would miss the color, but the mirror reflects everything in the room. Your reflections look so pretty, and I do love the wreath! Linda

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  65. That's beautiful! You did a great job on that.
    Sherry

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  66. Debbie it looks gorgeous! I adore the way you placed the pumpkins and the wreath is very light and pretty. Great look inspired by PB.

    Thank you for Chestnut's sweet birthday wishes from you and your staff. You are the kindest blog friend and I know you understand how much we love him. Baby Kitty is gorgeous laying this way. Chestnut say *meow* and have a wonderful week.

    Blessings, ~Melissa :)

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  67. Love your blog and your kitties! Great fall mantle decor, I like it better than your PB inspiration photo too! Very nice!

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  68. Let's don't call you a Copy Cat -- let's call you The Master Adapter! You always take an idea and make it your own -- that's better!


    This looks beautiful.


    Scribbler at
    http://scribblerunfocused.com

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  69. Your mantel is so nicely dressed for autumn. Great idea to use a Pottery Barn picture as your inspiration - every design has to start somewhere :-)

    Kelly

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  70. Your mantel looks wonderful! And your marble surround is to die for!!

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  71. Your mantel looks great! Really like the urns and garland/squash, etc. Makes me wish (again!) that I didn't have the tv caves above my fireplaces. Love the wreath you found @ GW.

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  72. Debbie,I love your mantle and that you took what was probably a very expensive idea and made it your own. I have a GW find this week on my Met Monday post, a small basket I found at GW for $1.00. can't beat a deal like that. Tell you staff hello and hope you all have a great week. Patricia

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  73. Tres fall! Looks like you had a lot of fun with it. Jane F.

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  74. Your mantel turned out beautiful. So classy and elegant. I love the added mirror. I'll be featuring this today - stop by and grab a featured button if you like. Thanks so much for linking to the Sunday Showcase - I greatly appreciate it. Hope you have a wonderful week! ~ Stephanie Lynn

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  75. Your mantel looks amazing...even better than PB! I love the wreath from Goodwill for $1.75. Now that's my kind of decorating.

    Jane

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  76. Gorgeous. I really, really, really like that mirror. Perfect for that space.

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  77. Hi Debbie! I just found your blog thru Susan's Met Monday. What a great fall makeover for your mantel. reat job!

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  78. The wreath hung over the mirror is just the perfect touch. Beautiful Fall Mantel! Visiting from Coastal Charm. :) Michelle

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  79. Debbie,
    Pottery Barn has been one of my sources of inspiration over the past few years. Your Fall mantle is warm and inviting. Thank you for sharing this inspiring post!
    fondly,
    Pat
    P.S. Unlike Baby Kitty. . .Maurice was more entertaining than usual this morning. Of course, I had to leave for work early and couldn't enjoy her playfulness!

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  80. Very lovely! You weren't copying PB. You were merely inspired by their decor! ;o) Thanks for sharing. Visiting from Coastal Charm. Happy Thrifting! Larri at Seams Inspired

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  81. Your mantel is awesome, makes me jealous!

    I hope you'll enter it in the Copycat Challenge that I'm hosting, there's lots of great prizes :). You can go to sewmuchado.blogspot.com for all the details!

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  82. I don't have a mantle but I changed the top of my bookcase for the first time to a Fall theme. I too only change it for Christmas and leave it the same the rest of the year. I think I will be doing this again more often for different times of the year. Your mantle looks great.

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  83. Love your fall mantle! The garland, urns and wreath and just perfect!

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  84. Beautiful job of using PB inspiration to work for your home. Great deal on the wreath. Very fallish.

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  85. Debbie, What a beautiful mantle! I also love the mirror and the urns are wonderful.
    Hugs,
    Sherry

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  86. It all looks so beautiful -- I LOVE the wreath -- it caught my eye first -- what a DEAL that was!

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Thanks so much for stopping by and taking the time to comment! I appreciate my wonderful readers!... Debbie