30 Perfect Christmas Mantels
Looking for easy Christmas mantel ideas? These fun and festive Christmas mantels will have your fireplace looking holly jolly, whether you love classic red and green, modern black and gold, wintery blues, or colorful Christmas decor.
No mantel? Here’s our favorite DIY faux fireplaces and mantels, plus learn how to hang stockings without a mantel or fireplace.
‘Tis the season to break out the pine boughs and holly and colored ornaments! Thinking ahead to your Christmas mantel? The inspiration is endless – whether you love rustic decor with natural elements, cheerful and whimsical designs in bright colors or a lot of glitz and glam – when it comes to mantels at Christmastime, possibilities abound.
There are no hard and fast rules for creating a holiday mantel, and we’ve collected the best looks out there with these 30 perfect Christmas mantels that will get you in a festive mood.
30 Christmas Mantel Ideas
Classic Farmhouse Christmas Mantel (with free printable poster!) // Twelve on Main for Remodelaholic
Clean and Modern // Just Bella
Mod With a Touch of Whimsy // Remodelando la casa
Vintage and Plaid // Country Living (Those apothecary jars! Swoon!)
Nordic “Ski Lodge” // Hymns and Verses
Rustic and Homey // The Lily Pad Cottage
Simple and Rustic // The Tomkat Studio
Vintage Rustic // Finding Home Farms
Modern Rustic // Jenna Burger Designs
Classic Rustic Simplicity // Landeelu
Easy and Rustic // Lillian Hope Designs
Simple Coastal // Uncommon Designs
Rustic and Coastal // The Lettered Cottage
All Natural Textures // Remodelando la casa
Calming Neutrals // It’s Overflowing
Monochromatic White // Two Thirty-Five Designs
Fun and Playful // Four Generations Once Roof
Whimsical and Bright // Positively Splendid
Colorful Glam // Shelly B.
Simple, Classic, Colorful // Sugar and Cloth
Simply Traditional // All Things Beautiful
Natural and Classic // 30 Handmade Days
Classic and Cozy // Hawthorne and Main
Traditional With Gold Touches // The Sweetest Occasion
Aqua and Muted Metallics // Refresh Restyle
Simple Classic Gold // Landeelu
Mixed Metallics // Centsational Girl
A Little Rustic, Black, White and Silver // Kelly Elko
Classic Black, White and Red // The Yellow Cape Cod
Festive Black, White and Gold // Monica Wants It
Gold Glam // Style Your Senses
More Christmas mantel & decor ideas
- Find even more Christmas mantel inspiration here!
- See variations on the black, white and gold Christmas theme, including mantel inspiration, here!
- Don’t miss these beautiful Christmas mantels decorated with nontraditional colors!
Kimberly Mueller is the “me” over at bugaboo, mini, mr & me, a blog that highlights her creative endeavors. She especially likes to share kid crafts, sewing attempts, recipes, upcycled projects, photography and free printable gift tags/cards. When she’s not enjoying being married to her best friend, chasing after the natives (AKA her three kids) and attempting to keep the house in one piece, you can find her with a glue gun in one hand and spray paint in the other. Aside from DIY pursuits, she also enjoys writing, reading, music, singing (mostly in the shower) and the color yellow. Kimberly recently published a craft book entitled Modern Mod Podge. You can also find her on Facebook, Pinterest, Bloglovin’ and Instagram.
