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    Home » Misc. » DIY & Hints » DIY

    My Fall Mantel - How I hide the wires.

    Published: Sep 15, 2022 · Modified: Oct 13, 2023 by Susan Moncrieff · This post may contain affiliate links · 5 Comments

    I always felt the need to put up some lighting on my fireplace mantel.  However, I didn't want to drill into the wood and add sconces.  Plus, I love the idea of being able to trade out the lighting seasonally.  I enjoy decorating my mantle for the fall!

    How to add lighting to a fall fireplace mantel.

    fall mantle with pretty wreath on a mirror

    It's funny, but when people see my mantel, they either assume that the lamps are wired into it somehow, or they try to figure out how I get the lamps to work. I love those lamps! I fell in love with mercury glass a few years ago.

    Looking for a few other fall decor ideas? Also take a look at this Fall Pumpkin Vase, my Neutral Fall Decor and this Simple Fall Decor on my Built ins.

    fall mercury glass decor on mantle

    Hiding wires on a mantel

    As for the lamp wires, I hide the wires well : )!  Spend a minute with me, and I'll show you how.

    There are lots of wires on the mantel.  They are from the two lamps, and I need an extension cord to reach the furthest lamp.

    messy cables on fall mantle

    I usually place a print or mirror in the middle of my mantel.  It gives me some height.  And it is an instant cover-up for most bulky wires!

    beginning to decorate mantle with large mirror and lamps

    Once I've placed the mirror in the center, it's not nearly as nasty of a wire mess!  But still needs some work.   Last year, I bought a moss-covered rope thingy.  I don't know what I originally wanted to do with it, but I used it for my mantle.  It does an awesome job adding some green and covering up most of the wires.

    using green moss garland to hide mantle wires
    Completed fall mantle with lights on

    Then, I usually also have a seasonal garland.  It adds the splash of seasonal color that I love.

    Completed fall mantle with lots of pretty mercury glass pumpkins

    Decorating my fall mantel

    And, of course, you need to arrange the garland so that some of it hangs down.  Oh, and take the tags off (or your type 'A' friend will do it for you when she comes over!).

    I love the colors!

    fall garland wit pretty pinecones, orange berries and colorful small gourds

    And, if you didn't notice, I also added the odd extra pine cone.  To fill in some spaces where the wires might be peaking out!

    And, of course, I added my mercury glass pumpkins that I've collected over the last couple of years.  Sparkly!!

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    fall mantle with orange candles and mercury glass pumpkins

    Oh, and one very important thing a decor guideline is always to have the taller objects left.  An important design principle of some sort : ).  Also, don't be afraid to repurpose things.   The two glass pumpkins on either side of the mirror were lost just sitting on the mantle.  I just elevated them using some candle pillar holders.   Now they get the attention they deserve!

    collage with mantle showing wires tucked behind a mirror and garland

    Looking for some more fall ideas for mantles?

    Check out the post I did last year showing both my mantel and that of my friend Mary (who has the twin house to mine)

    Fall Decor - Inside our Twin Homes

    Or, another home that is totally decked out for the fall!  More of a Halloween theme.
    Two Ingredient Pumpkin Muffins.

    Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope I've given you a couple of ideas.

    **Originally published Sept. 17, 2014

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    1. Margaret

      September 02, 2017 at 7:59 am

      How do you hide the electrical cord going from the mantle down the wall to the outlet?

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      • momcrieff

        September 04, 2017 at 11:12 am

        I stapled the electrical cord tightly along the side of the mantle. Careful you don't staple through the wire! Obviously, you see the cord go from the floor to the wall outlet - but, it's not nearly as distracting as seeing the cords at eye level!

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