40 Best Spring Farmhouse Mantel Ideas You Need to See

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Do you have a fireplace mantel to decorate for spring? Here are 40 ideas to get you started – fresh inspiration for a new season! See all types of farmhouse styles from rustic to modern to minimalist and even a little boho!

Spring Mantel Ideas for a Home Decor Statement Piece

One of the most fun areas of a home to decorate is a mantel. If you are fortunate enough to have a fireplace or mantel in your living, kitchen or even bedroom, count your blessings!

We recently just had one created above our fireplace, and it’s my favorite place to decorate. It’s a great way to style an area for each season, with a little bit of decor going a long way. 

Today I have some beautiful spring mantel ideas to inspire you. spring mantel pin

 

How Do You Decorate a Spring Mantel?

Once you get the basics of how to style a mantel or even a long shelf, ledge, sideboard or console table, you can adapt it to spring. The concepts transfer over very easily! 

If you need some ideas for how to style a rustic mantel, here is a complete style guide for decorating a rustic mantel, with examples from each season!

Have a Look You’re Aiming For

When it comes to decorating a mantel for spring or for any season, really – I try to have a look or feel or vibe I’m trying to achieve ahead of time.

Sometimes it’s inspired by something I see on Pinterest, Instagram or a blog post like this.

Other times, I’ll see something in Hobby Lobby or Home Goods, and that one piece of decor sets a theme.

One time – I saw the flower display for spring in Michaels, and that inspired a ‘Fresh Flowers Market’ theme for my front porch! 

So rather than just throwing things together, try to articulate, even just to yourself, the look you want to go for – the colors, maybe. Or the style – like rustic or modern or boho.

Once you have that, you can start to put together your spring mantel. And I should say up front – for me, it’s always a work in progress, lots of trial and error.

I’m constantly swapping things in and out.

Often, I’ll pull together an area and there’s something about it I just don’t love. I’ll usually just keep playing around (often a day or 2 later, to see if I can pinpoint what it needs) til I get it right.

And REAL full disclosure – I don’t always get it right. Some seasons, it’s honestly ‘good enough’ and I leave it at that.

Items to Include in a Spring Mantel

Statement Piece

When it comes to a spring mantel, you want to have you statement piece in the center – or even slightly off center works fine as well.

This can be a sign, a framed print, a window pane, a wreath, a mirror – there are lots of possibilities.

Height on the Ends

You want to have some height on the ends of your mantel. This might include a tall vase or bottle with flowers, candlesticks or chunky candle holders, a lantern.

You can even add a stack of books or a riser for items that might not be very tall themselves.

Layering with Variety

Then, you want to fill in the rest of the area by layering, with items of different heights and sizes.

The possibilities are endless for what you can include.

Bottles and jars filled with flowers or plants, birds nests with eggs, more candles, stacked books, frame signs or prints, terra cotta pots – anything that feels like spring to you. 

You can even use non-seasonal decor. For example, your everyday home decor can work just fine if you have a few spring pieces here and there.

Or maybe your color scheme will say ‘spring’ even if your decor does not – pastel spring flowers, bright yellow forsythias – even a wood, neutral green, white color scheme looks amazing for spring. 

Add in Garland if Desired

Sometimes, a mantel still might look a little bare.

Garland is a great filler for some of the empty areas. If you know you definitely want garland, you can add it in the beginning and decorate around it.

You can use a flowering garland with some spring blossoms or maybe just a eucalyptus garland.

You may just want to drape beads on the shelf or hang them in front of the mantel.

A bunting type garland is super cute as well as a rag ribbon, pom-pom or other spring DIY.

The point is to make it feel like you. 

40 Masterful Spring Fireplace Mantel Ideas

Below you’ll see 40 different spring mantel decor ideas.

As you take a closer look at each of them, you’ll see different color palettes and different styles on the farmhouse spectrum.

The point is to take some of these spring ideas and modify so it fits in your own home.

This is the perfect place and time to envision some of these ideas on your own mantel and see how it works. 

Aren’t these just beautiful? I hope you found a gorgeous springtime mantel to inspire you!  So many easy ideas to incorporate!

More Spring Decor Ideas

And if you need even more inspiration for spring, take a look at these beautiful ideas!

30 Breathtaking Spring Tablescapes and Centerpiece Ideas

21 Farmhouse DIY Projects You Need in Your Home This Spring!

How to Create a Stunning Farmhouse Spring Porch (Cheap!)

Minimalist Spring Wall Art Printables {Farmhouse Decor You Need in Your Home}

30 Farmhouse Spring Porches You’ll Fall in Love With

25 DIY Spring Wreaths in Rustic Farmhouse Style (The Prettiest Ones Out There!)

21+ Rustic Farmhouse Spring Decor Ideas that are So Simple to Recreate!

 

More Mantel Decorating Ideas

If you are looking to bookmark some more mantel decor ideas for the other seasons, check out these posts:

18 Stunning Farmhouse Fall Mantel Decor Ideas 2021

30 Stunning Farmhouse Christmas Mantels to Inspire Yours for 2021

30+ Fresh and Beautiful Summer Mantel Decorating Ideas

 

If you try any of these looks, I’d love to see! Please tag me on Instagram @100affections or leave a comment on Pinterest!

Other thoughts? I’d love to hear them! Leave a comment below!

 

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