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Count Your Blessings Thanksgiving Mantle with Living Room Tour (with Source List)

November 16, 2015 by Cassie 25 Comments

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Happy Monday!  Hope you all had a great weekend!  I had plans before the weekend to hit a couple of auctions as we are in full on Holiday work mode at Sweet Clover.  Buuuuuuuut….. then the weekend came, and I started it with a windy and cold hilly run Saturday.  Twelve miles of cold hard winds and climbs turned my Saturday auction plans into Saturday-stay-home-and-craft-and-be-cozy plans.  Staying in my toasty comfortable home with the family sounded like a much better idea!  And I enjoyed it so much, that I blew all work plans I had and instead stayed up way too late watching Eight Below with the kids while Chris watched Football.  Sunday’s auction went out the window as well and we headed out to see The Peanuts Movie.  I did take some time while the house was in order, er somewhat, to take photos of our “count your blessings” Thanksgiving mantle as well as a living room tour.

Count Your Blessings Thanksgiving Mantle in Black and White and Aqua with pom poms and tassels

When I was putting away Halloween decorations a couple of weeks ago, I wasn’t sure what I would do with the mantle.  I stumbled upon my numbered apothecary jars purchased from Anthropologlie several years ago, and the idea of an implied “count your blessings” mantle came to me.

I kept many of the same elements as my Fall mantle, but added the numbered jars.

Numbered Jars, Pom poms, and tassels on mantleFriday night while staying in enjoying a cold and windy evening indoors, I grabbed some of my chunky yarns and made a mint and ivory pom pom garland to add to the display.  I used the Clover Large Pom Pom Maker to make my pom poms, and threaded them onto a long piece of yarn using Plastic Yarn Needles.

I love the splash of color they add to the black and white mantle and fireplace.

Pom Poms & Tassels with numbered jars on Thanksgiving mantle in black and white

And of course, the disco ball and brass deer almost always stay in place on my mantle!

Black and White Thanksgiving Mantle with Pom Poms & TasselsThe rest of the space has minor updates that make the space feel warm and inviting to me.

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I’ve brought in my palm plant which lived outside all summer and loved it, but the weather has finally gotten too cold.

Bohemian Chic Living Room in Blue, Black, and white with natural textures

I am hoping it will survive in this space next to my other plants that are barely hanging on somehow still alive.  The top shelves of our industrial pipe built ins feature plants as well as clay creations the kids have made at school over the past few years.

Built in Industrial Pipe Shelves

I updated the chalkboard behind the sofa to reflect the feeling of the season.  I modeled it after a print I saw on Society6.  The sofa received a fabulous new lumbar pillow I ordered from Brittany’s shop, and a vibrant blue Mexican blanket my mom purchased for me a month ago when she was at the Mexican market in California.

Blue Velvet Vintage Sofa in Living Room with Thankful Chalkboard

This guy always overlooks our living room.  He keeps everything in order for me.

Thankful Chalkboard

In case that deer is sleeping on the job, I also have my tribal bear on the coffee table to help out.

Tribal Bear on Coffee Table

And I am thankful for so much in this world, so that simple chalkboard says it all.  I’m especially thankful for the three people in this photo with me…  (And someone better fill up Chris’ empty candy jar on his desk…)

Eclectic Bohemian Living Room in Blue, Black, WhiteI, for one, am looking forward to Thanksgiving so much this year.  It’s going to be a very special one for us as my brother and his family will be joining us and it will be the first time since I was in college that my parents, my brother and I will all be together to celebrate.  I just can’t wait!

I do get questions on occasion about where items come from, so thought I would create a source list for you.

Dove Gray Henry Velvet Sofa- West Elm

Bamboo Blinds- Blindster

White Curtains- Ikea

Patterned Rug- Overstock

Metallic Hide Rug- Rugs USA

Bentwood Chair (spare from dining room)- Found, Similar here

Oversized Wrapped Canvas Photo- Snapbox Prints

Blue Velvet Vintage Sofa- Sweet Clover

Seated Brass Deer- Sweet Clover, Similar here

Standing Brass Deer- Vintage Shop, Similar here

Bamboo Console Table- Sweet Clover, Similar here

Lumbar Pillow- Vintage Rug Shop

Leather Chair- Gifted, Similar here

Desk, Coffee Table, Bookcases, Antiques Sign, Accessories- Thrifted/Found

Mexican Blanket- Gifted, Similar here

Buffalo Check Pillows- Ikea, Similar here

Glove Mold- Found; Similar here

Tall Lamp- Ikea

Please let me know if there is something I’ve missed that you are curious about.  Have a great day!

 

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  1. Kirby says

    November 16, 2015 at 5:49 am

    Everything looks excellent, Little Cassie! I wish I could have two sofas face-off in our living room, but it’s a tad too wide. People would have to shout.

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    • Cassie says

      November 16, 2015 at 7:09 am

      haha! our home is small so we can just whisper to one another across the coffee table…

      Reply
  2. [email protected] says

    November 16, 2015 at 7:24 am

    So pretty! Your mantel is always my favorite! I can’t believe you guys haven’t been together since you were in college. That does sound special for sure.

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    • Cassie says

      December 3, 2015 at 8:05 pm

      thank you so much, julia!

      Reply
  3. Sarah dorsey says

    November 16, 2015 at 8:11 am

    Love the white layered over the dark fireplace! Great contrast!!

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    • Cassie says

      December 3, 2015 at 8:05 pm

      thank you so much!

      Reply
  4. Lisa @ Shine Your Light says

    November 16, 2015 at 8:53 am

    Cassie this room has evolved so much since you first moved here and I love where it’s at right now! The sofas, black fireplace, bamboo blinds, white curtains, and your personal touches all make it such a warm, cozy, friendly, happy looking space. Love it all!!

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    • Cassie says

      December 3, 2015 at 8:05 pm

      thank you so much, lisa! i do, too! i would love to create “built ins” like yours behind my sofa, but i worry about them competing with the pipe built ins. would it be weird?

      Reply
  5. Heidi @ Decor & More says

    November 16, 2015 at 9:54 am

    I would spend ALL DAY in there! And I have serious navy velvet vintage sofa envy. 🙂
    xo Heidi

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    • Cassie says

      December 3, 2015 at 8:04 pm

      thank you, heidi- we love to hang out in here!

      Reply
  6. Shelley | Crazy Wonderful says

    November 16, 2015 at 10:00 am

    How perfect are those numbered jars! That new lumbar pillow is gorgeous. Gonna have to go check out her stuff!

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    • Cassie says

      December 3, 2015 at 8:04 pm

      her shop is AMAZING.

      Reply
  7. Carol @ CAD INTERIORS says

    November 16, 2015 at 12:27 pm

    Wow, I love your living room! It’s warm, inviting, and collected!!! Love the layered mix of textures. 🙂

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    • Cassie says

      December 3, 2015 at 8:03 pm

      thank you so much, carol!

      Reply
  8. Amber @ Wills Casa says

    November 16, 2015 at 11:19 pm

    Love the textures on the mantel and in the room! I’ve been choosing stay at home and be cozy for about a week and we’ve only had like 2 cold-ish days so far. Activate hibernation now apparently.

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    • Cassie says

      December 3, 2015 at 8:03 pm

      thank you so much, amber! i think i need to activate hibernation, too!

      Reply
  9. [email protected] Chronicles of Home says

    November 17, 2015 at 10:32 am

    I absolutely love the idea of the counting your blessings jars. What a great use for those numbered jars. What a special year for your family – that is so nice. I always so look forward to spending holidays with my brother and his family too 🙂

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  10. Allison says

    November 18, 2015 at 10:06 pm

    Cassie, your home looks so pretty, warm, cozy and welcoming. I like the whimsical touch of the pom pom garland! What a special Thankgiving you will be having. There is nothing better than having the whole family together. Such a blessing.

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    • Cassie says

      December 3, 2015 at 8:01 pm

      thank you so much, allison! it was amazing! i hope you had a beautiful thanksgiving with your family!

      Reply
  11. [email protected] says

    November 20, 2015 at 9:55 am

    This is just lovely – so warm and inviting. I love those numbered jars best of all.

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    • Cassie says

      December 3, 2015 at 7:57 pm

      thank you so much, kim!

      Reply
  12. Krista says

    November 20, 2015 at 10:20 am

    It is such a beautiful space Cassie, and your mantle looks perfect for Thanksgiving – I love the pompom garland!!

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    • Cassie says

      December 3, 2015 at 7:56 pm

      thank you, krista! i should have known you would like the pom pom garland- it’s your colors!

      Reply
  13. [email protected] says

    November 20, 2015 at 2:14 pm

    Everything is so lovely, Cassie! I love seeing this room evolve over time as well as all the holiday touches!

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    • Cassie says

      December 3, 2015 at 7:56 pm

      thank you so much, brynne!

      Reply

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