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14 Masterful Ways to Fake a Mantel for the Holidays

By: Brian Patrick Flynn

Missing a fireplace mantel? You can still bring the charming look and feel of a holiday mantel into your home with these faux fixes using furniture you already have.

Bring holiday style to the top of a piano or organ with a mix of gifts, greenery and unique objects. If itâ s used often, avoid using any delicate objects that could easily tip over or break.

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Photo: Brian Patrick Flynn

Play on a Piano

Bring holiday style to the top of a piano with a mix of gifts, greenery and decor. Pianos are similar in height to a mantel and provide enough depth to layer various elements.

Incorporate music-related accents to your piano ensemble. Here an owl metronome used for keeping time sits front and center.

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Photo: Brian Patrick Flynn

Musical Touches

Incorporate music-related accents into your piano ensemble. Here, a vintage owl metronome sits front and center for a charming touch.

Put a new spin on old sheet music by using it as gift wrapped accents. Mixing the black and white sheets with colored or patterned wrapping paper strikes up a perfect balance.

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Photo: Brian Patrick Flynn

Sheet Music

Put a new spin on old sheet music by using it as gift-wrapped accents. Mixing the black and white sheets with colored or patterned wrapping paper strikes up the perfect balance.

Add berries, greenery or branches to the vignette but keep the look clean and simple by placing them inside of opaque, sculptural vessels.

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Photo: Brian Patrick Flynn

Sculptural Shapes

Add berries, greenery or branches to your vignette but keep the look simple by placing them inside an opaque, sculptural vase.

One Thing Three Ways

14 Masterful Ways to Fake a Mantel for the Holidays

Play on a Piano

Musical Touches

Sheet Music

Sculptural Shapes

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