The Mantle - Then and Now....and In Between

I thought I'd do a fun little piece on the kitchen mantle since that area is about to undergo a change of sorts...

I wanted an area that I could change up seasonally just for fun, and to remind me to enjoy life, the changing seasons, etc. So I found this shelf at Goodwill a couple years ago and blogged about it here. Since then it's undergone the seasonal shift, here's a few samples...

FIRST MANTEL FALL 2011

 FALL 2012

 FIRST CHRISTMAS 2011

CHRISTMAS 2012

WINTER 2013

 
WINTER/ VALENTINES 2013

 WINTER/ VALENTINES 2012

SPRING/ EASTER 2013

 SPRING 2013 - removed the bunnies, etc.

 SPRING/EASTER 2012

RIGHT NOW - SUMMER 2013

As you can see, it constantly gets "tweeked" - sometimes a lot, sometimes just a little. Some seasons, I just change out a few things, like this year, since Easter was way back in March, I switched the bunnies for garden stuff, then into summer I switched in my chicken, washboard, etc... I love having this little area to express myself artistically. Since it's in my kitchen, I get to enjoy it ALOT.

LOOKING AHEAD... just for a hint, the space needs to be a been more functional for our school days, and I'd like my "mom central area" aka desk, etc to be more cohesive in the space, I got the idea of a chalkboard wall, first from Moni and then from Shannon...

I think I'd like it to look a little like this...

 or this...

 or this...

I guess you'll have to wait and see :)