Moviehole-katietreasures: New Mantel Art and Fall Inspiration

"It's not really free but it's not new money."

Buzz Kill!!

I was relishing in the cute factor of my new mantel art.
I was using words like "awesome" and "amazing".
I finally said that I love free from the garage.

That was Bill's response.
"It's not really free.... blah, blah, blah."
He is such a banker.
:)

If you ask me it's an insult to all of us that love to repurpose stuff.
Stuff that was in the Goodwill pile!

I had this picture.

It is a copy of a gorgeous painting we saw at The Met in New York City.
The Calmady Children by Sir Thomas Lawrence.

I saw this copy at Kirkland's shortly after our trip to New York and I fell in love with it all over again.
It was in my room for a while and then I moved it to Bekah's room.

I re-did her bedding with more blue and the print didn't have any blue except for the satin ribbon around the older sister's dress. Sometimes colors will pop out of a painting when in a room with like colors. Not this time. The ribbon was really the only blue.
I put a $1.00 Aubusson print of herons in a frame and that became the new art for her room.

I set the Calmady children in the garage and thought I would give it to the thrift store.
I was waffling because it has such a nice, sturdy frame.

I took some photos of the mantel on Saturday to show off my no sew pumpkin.

This morning I decided I needed a brighter white piece for over the mantel. I went out to the garage to look for stuff and I found the frame.
I also found an old piece of tin ceiling tile from Old Home Supply in Fort Worth.

It fit perfectly!!

PERFECTLY.

What are the chances of that?

I smooked a little white primer on both

and put up the new "art".

A project that I thought would take all day was done in a hour.

I am loving the texture and simplicity of this piece and I can't wait the do some seasonal changes on this mantel.

Right now I have some faux pears and dried look grass and my darling burlap sunflower.

I also styled a non-spooky Halloween Mantel.
I got the raven in Alaska this summer so I will be using him as we get closer to Halloween.
I am loving this mantel decor.