Our fall mantel this year is a mixture of rustic-ness and elegance.
It all started when I saw a sign similar to the one below in a local shop,
for way too much money.
I knew I could make the sign myself for much less moolah.
And as it turned out, it ended up being totally free!
There are currently a bunch of new houses being built in our neighborhood and the builder had piles of scrap wood sitting out, waiting to be disposed of.
So I rummaged though the piles, found some scraps, made a few cuts, and nailed my sign together.
I already had some Minwax Early American stain in the garage,
which I used to coat my sign twice.
Then I used my good ol’ white paint pen to fill in all of the letters.
That’s it. Not a penny spent.
The book page wreath was something I made last year (using THIS fabulous tutorial).
The two mercury glass pumpkins were Costco finds (a few months back) as were the flameless battery operated candles (which I love!).
The glass pillar candle holders were from Ikea.
And speaking of DIY projects, I thought I’d share this chalkboard sign that hangs on our front porch to welcome guests.
It was made using an old white cabinet door found at Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
All I did was paint the center with chalkboard paint and added the rope to hang it.
Can you believe Thanksgiving is only 2 weeks away!?
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Very pretty Erin! Love your new sign and the mercury glass pumpkins too!
I love rustic elegance. Your mantel looks great. Nice combo of textures.
Love your mantel and the sign you made is awesome!
love your mantle. the sign is adorable and i love the covered books!
Thanks for the sweet compliments, ladies!!
love your sign! I just did a magnet with that saying on it a couple of weeks ago.
cute chalkboard too!
gail
Your mantel is gorgeous. I’m always drawn to signs and books (the wreath!). and who doesn’t like Mercury Glass??? Happy Fall Ya’ll from Houston, TX