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Winter mantle with thrift store finds

Hello all! My name is Kimm, and I am a wife, a mom, a blogger (over at Reinvented), and a HUGE FAN of The Shabby Creek Cottage just like you. My style is rustic and farmhousey, my home decor budget is TINY, and my favorite place to shop is our local thrift store. After enjoying the festive color of the Christmas season, I am always broke ready for a quiet and cozy January, and want my decor to reflect that. I am thrilled to be here today to share our rustic thrifted winter mantel.

Amazing winter themed thrifted mantle

 

In the winter, our decor is neutral and cozy, with lots of texture and a little sparkle. With that in mind, I went shopping at our local Goodwill; choosing four chunky wood candlesticks and a couple of books, and spending less than $20.

I love using books for color and to add height to small stuff on our mantel, along with some old metal boxes I found at a summer flea market.

I pulled out some gray chalk type paint and gave each candlestick two light coats.

 

Amazing Winter Themed Thrifted Mantle

 

The details on the tall pair are amazing! I didn’t try too hard to get the paint in to the details because I’m lazy I wanted to highlight them.

 

Amazing Winter Themed Thrifted Mantle

 

After some dry time and a light sanding, these beauties were ready for their debut.

 

Amazing Winter Themed Thrifted Mantle

 

The old window is another flea market find. I love incorporating it in to every mantel design. To add some winter fun to my base of boxes, books and candlesticks, I added three faux snowballs, a few snowflake ornaments, and a glittery pine cone. My hubby created the largest snowflake from some scrap wood and I love how it adds some old wood warmth with the porch post finials on the ends. The other snowflakes I had in my stash.

 

Amazing Winter Themed Thrifted Mantle

 

My plan was to create this look to share, then take it down for Christmas and redo it in January, but now I’m not sure I want to part with it!

 

Amazing Winter Themed Thrifted Mantle

 

Tell me, what is your favorite thrift store purchase EVER?

Thank you so much to Gina for having me today! I hope to see you all again soon!

Check out more thrifty projects here over at my blog, Reinvented.

 

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About Gina Luker

Gina Luker is a writer, photographer and lover of all things quirky. She's usually found with a drill in one hand and a cocktail in the other while blogging along the way. She's addicted to coffee, polka dots, rock stars, Instagram, and everything aqua.

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Comments

  1. Kimm at Reinvented says

    December 11, 2016 at 8:00 am

    Ahh, this makes me happy in all the ways! Thanks again Gina for having me! πŸ™‚

    Reply
  2. Patricia says

    December 11, 2016 at 8:48 am

    Right now, my favorite thrift find is our round dinner table. We’re downsizing next month so needed a smaller table witha leaf. I found the perfect table with ugly scratches, single pedestal so no legs to get in the way. After some heavy sanding and multiple coats of stain, it looks better than new. And it cost $33.50. DEAL!
    I find the best furniture at Goodwill. The best toy selection at Value Village. Scored a darling wooden child’s kitchen at V V. A cute reading chair for the guest room my sis wants to take home with her when she visits at G W.
    Okay, I am having a hard time picking my favorite. Too much good stuff. But you do have to make repeat visits, because you never know when the perfect thing might show up.

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    • Gina Luker says

      December 11, 2016 at 11:10 am

      Good for you Patricia!! I find great stuff at Goodwill too, and yes, you have to make repeat visits and hope you’ll get lucky πŸ™‚

      Reply
  3. Toni | Small Home Soul says

    December 11, 2016 at 1:11 pm

    I love this Kimm, and there is no need to take it down after Christmas I think it will work right into Spring!

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    • Kimm at Reinvented says

      December 11, 2016 at 3:52 pm

      Thank you Toni, that’s my plan! I switched a few things out for red for Christmas, but this look will be perfect after that!

      Reply
  4. Joanne Obergfell says

    December 13, 2016 at 10:42 pm

    Loved the mantel remake. I love to see how people put things together. I just never had that talent!

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    • Kimm at Reinvented says

      December 24, 2016 at 12:24 pm

      Thank you Joanne! I follow a few “rules” I learned from Edie, at Life in Grace. “Something you love, something to lean, something “alive”, and something with sheen. πŸ™‚ Those guidelines work every time. πŸ™‚

      Reply
  5. Mary says

    January 6, 2017 at 6:56 am

    OoooI love it. Nothing more than thrift store treasures to make my heart swoon. Fabulous. I shared my Thrifty mantle here
    http://thriftytonifty.com/5-favorite-thrifty-decorating-posts-of-2016/
    Happy New Year!

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    • Gina Luker says

      January 7, 2017 at 4:19 pm

      It’s lovely, love the wreath!

      Reply
  6. Patrizia says

    November 16, 2019 at 10:49 pm

    My favorite thrift store find is an original watercolor painting by someone talented..but not sure who..its a landscape painting with a naked woman lying under the ground.. who to me signifies a mother earth angel….one amazing beautiful find among many 13.00

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    • Gina Luker says

      November 18, 2019 at 9:56 am

      Oh wow, that sounds like quite the find Patrizia, good for you!

      Reply

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