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Plant Lover’s Winter Mantle

January 11, 2017 by Cassie 17 Comments

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Yesterday I shared with you some changes I’ve made to our living room just by shopping our home.  If you saw that post, you caught a glimpse of my very lush plant lover’s winter mantle, which I’ll be showing you today.  I know when you think of a winter mantle, the last thing you probably think of is loads of greenery and plant life.  If you’re like me you picture whites, mixed metals, and maybe some raw wood in there for an earthy and cool feel, more like last year’s winter mantle.  However, over the last couple of year’s my collection of indoor plants has grown.  I’ve sprinkled them throughout the house, and in the summer many live on the porch.  In the dead of winter though, the living room gets the most hours of natural daylight and it made sense to move them there when I noticed a few weren’t looking so good.  After relocating them to the living room, I decided to place them all over the hearth, and love the lush look it created.

Plant Lover's Winter Mantle- Eclectic Boho VibePinAlong the hearth, I’ve brought in several of my potted plants, and moved my vintage brass deer to the center.   They’ve got their own private jungle at the moment.Vintage Brass Deer with Plants on Hearth- Winter MantlePinLike my white fringe, these guys pretty much stay put right here.  I just love them against the black brick.Plant Lovers Boho Winter Mantle- hearth StylingPinI’m actually really proud of myself with some of these plants. Do you see that cactus?  I picked him up at a farmer’s market this summer and he’s grown quite a bit, and even has a new… growth?… in the back.  Not sure what to call it without feeling like I need to wash my mouth out with soap.  But see it there?  Way to go, little guy!Potted Cactus on HearthPinAnd this little plant I purchased at the farmer’s market as well.  The vendor told me it was low maintenance and it was named the ponytail palm.  Well, how cute is that name?  Sign me up!  I need one!Ponytail PalmPinMany of the other plants are Ikea specials.  I love shopping their plants, and have found a few that are near death and on deep discount that I’ve revived.  That’s such a rewarding experience for someone who used to kill all plants. In fact, that plant with the large leaves to the left of the hearth came from their discounted section and was very brown when I brought it home.  A little trimming and water and some time in the summer air, and it was good as new!Modern Boho Plant Lover's Winter MantlePin

On the mantlepiece, I brought in a couple of potted spider plants.  I actually potted these this summer with offshoots from my hanging spider plant and they’ve done really well.  Blue and white pots, and blue vintage books bring in the blue of my sofa.Pin

The crystal star candleholders were purchased as Christmas decor, but I love them and think they suit a winter feel, so I moved them to my mantle for the season. (You can find similar vintage here.)Pin

Here you can see the colors of the hearth and mantle unifying the rest of the space.PinI shared this view yesterday, but in case you missed it… not your typical winter living room with all of the greenery, but I really love how the plants breathe life into this space and keep it feeling alive and fresh.Eclectic Layered Bohemian Living RoomPin

I’ve done a little research on etsy and found some similar vintage items from my mantle for what I believe to be good prices.  You can check them out below and click on the image. (These are affiliate links).  Do you have plants in your home this winter?  Where do you put them?

 

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  1. Tereza says

    January 11, 2017 at 6:20 am

    Loving all the plants! I have way too many plants too (my boyfriend once – in a heat of an argument mind you – said that we have 34 plants in the kitchen! – mate, you’re counting it what?!! haha!). I know exactly what you mean by that rewarding feeling when you revive a nearly dead plant and when new leaves pop up. My little ficus bonsai lost all his leaves a few weeks back (it’s the one from IKEA) and now they’re growing back even bigger and better than what they used to be. That makes me so happy! (and relieved I haven’t killed it haha!). x

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    • Cassie says

      January 11, 2017 at 7:20 am

      haha! i love that he took inventory! that’s hilarious! and yes- i think maybe the feeling i have isn’t pride at keeping them alive, but relief that they’re not dead! 😉

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  2. Emy says

    January 11, 2017 at 8:05 am

    Zombie plants are the best (when you bring them back from the dead). I’ve been so proud of one that I thought was dead and has come back with new growth. Until… dun.dun.dun… A mishap with the water softener and salt. I’m hoping that I rinsed all of the salty water out of it’s system and it won’t die.
    Anyways, lovely mantle. We need all the green we can get at this time of year.

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  3. Shelley | Crazy Wonderful says

    January 11, 2017 at 8:33 am

    Love all the plants!!!! Super jealous at how they’re all full of life and well… living! I just lost all of my outdoor plants to a rare freeze. I need to start paying better attention to the weather. Stupid freeze.

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  4. Maggie @ Maggie Overby Studios says

    January 11, 2017 at 9:47 am

    Love all the greenery, its a great pick me up for the winter blues too. My mantle looks about the same right now since all my screen porch plants had to come inside for the cold snap and since I don’t have a fireplace screen I even have plants IN the fireplace. I’m not complaining!

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  5. Julia@Cuckoo4Design says

    January 11, 2017 at 11:14 am

    I really love the plants around the fireplace. It looks so good. I couldn’t do it in my house though because our’s is on all the time and the plants would die. So I’ll just have to keep looking at yours

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  6. Jamala says

    January 11, 2017 at 1:00 pm

    Great winter mantle..like you I surrounded my mantle with some and they’re all in my living room fighting for a window seat lol. I brought some of mine to work to keep me company on my desk. Your plants are looking quite healthy

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  7. Kirby says

    January 11, 2017 at 4:04 pm

    I’m with you…I don’t have plants in every room, but I’m working on it! Everything looks great!

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    • Cassie says

      January 12, 2017 at 5:00 pm

      thank you!!! i feel pretty good about this! 😉

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  8. laura janning says

    January 11, 2017 at 4:31 pm

    love how you have all those plants indoors and use them as focal point in your space. I was actually thinking about bringing in a few that I don’t think will make it if we have super cold temps again around here. hope you are havin a great week.

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    • Cassie says

      January 12, 2017 at 4:58 pm

      thank you so much, laura! probably wise to bring them in if it gets really cold again!

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  9. Stephanie @ Casa Watkins Living says

    January 12, 2017 at 9:05 am

    Oh I was sitting right behind you in plant killers anonymous Cassie. So glad that we’ve both made full recoveries. Lol. Beautifully styled mantel.

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    • Cassie says

      January 12, 2017 at 4:57 pm

      haha! we made it through all 12 steps!

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  10. Kim says

    January 15, 2017 at 9:22 pm

    I love seeing them all together. This is my year to grow houseplants. I actually brought in the plants in my window boxes last year and they are still going strong. And I just added three more. But I seriously don’t know what I’m doing. Hoping for the best.

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    • Cassie says

      January 16, 2017 at 10:51 am

      you can do it!!! water once a week unless they start looking like they want more. you have got this.

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  11. Gretchen@BoxyColonial says

    January 16, 2017 at 10:26 am

    It looks SO GREAT! and I’m totally impressed with your transformation from plant killer to plant whisperer! I can only aspire to getting there myself one day (no time soon, I fear (eyeing the perpetually droopy peace lily in my bathroom))

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    • Cassie says

      January 16, 2017 at 10:52 am

      you can do it. i have faith in you.

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