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Winter Wonderland Christmas Mantel Ideas

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These simple Christmas mantel ideas will transform your fireplace into a beautiful focal point for the holidays. Enjoy this winter wonderland Christmas mantel along with 19 other Christmas mantel ideas!

Christmas mantel with paper snowflakes, snowballs, and white stockings.

Christmas Seasonal Simplicity Series

Welcome back to week 4 of the Christmas Seasonal Simplicity Series! Can you believe there’s only 1 month left until Christmas? Each week my blogging friends and I have been sharing a variety of Christmas projects to inspire you for the season. So far, we’ve shared Christmas crafts and DIY ideas, homemade Christmas ornaments, and free Christmas printables, and, this week, we have some beautiful Christmas mantel ideas to show you! You can find all of the designs at the end of the post, so be sure to check them out.

Red and white living room Christmas decor.

Christmas Mantel Ideas

The mantel always seems to be a focal point when it comes to Christmas decor. Truth be told, decorating our mantel is one of the harder things I find to decorate. We have a very long mantel that extends over both the fireplace and the built in shelves on either side. I always find it challenging to find that balance between it looking to bare and making it look too cluttered. It usually takes lots of fussing and switching things around before I finally find what I like. 😉

Winter Wonderland Christmas Mantel Ideas

Today, I thought that I would share the steps for putting together this winter wonderland Christmas mantel. Hopefully, it helps to inspire you for your own mantel.

Winter wonderland Christmas mantel with snowball garland and paper snowflakes.

Choose a Focal Point.

I always start with one large focal point in the centre of the mantel and then build out from there. This year, I kept the same black metal arched mirror that I used for our fall mantel. I played around with adding a wreath or bunting to it, but opted to just keep it simple.

Winter wonderland Christmas mantel with black arched mirror.

Lay down the garland.

While I absolutely love the look {and smell!} of fresh greenery, I usually opt for faux greenery due to the practicality. This year I found these cute pom pom snowball garlands and thought it would work great on our mantel. Our regular faux garland was too thick to work with it, so I ended up using greenery picks instead. I used two different types of picks and just layered them in starting from the centre of the mantel and moving outwards.

Winter wonderland Christmas mantel with pom pom snowball garland and paper snowflakes.

Layer it up.

Once you have the garland fluffed up, layer on some other items to add more interest and fill in any gaps. I used snowy covered pinecones and the air dry clay stars that I made last year, but there are lots of other options. Pretty ribbon, ornaments, dried oranges, cinnamon ornaments – anything goes!

Winter wonderland Christmas mantel with black arched mirror.

Hang the stockings.

You can’t have a mantel without stockings! They’re the perfect way to add a pop of color or create warmth with some cozy texture. I bought these white knit stockings a couple of years ago and still love them. We actually have different family stockings that we hang on Christmas Eve, but these are what I use for the rest of the season.

White knit Christmas stockings hung from a winter wonderland Christmas mantel.

Add some height.

I always add something with height to the end of each side of the mantel. I got these black metal candlesticks for Christmas last year, and these battery-operated taper candles add the perfect warm glow! The candles turn on and off from a remote and can be put on a timer for 2-8 hours. You can also choose from a solid glow or more of a candle flicker light.

Winter wonderland Christmas mantel with black metal candle sticks.

Turn on the glow.

For me, lights are always the best part of the Christmas mantel. They just bring such a pretty glow and add that warm and cozy touch. I like to use the warm white lights and the more the better! These smart plugs that I bought last year make turning on and off the Christmas lights SO much easier – especially if your plugs are in awkward places. I have them linked to my phone and just have to click the button from anywhere in the house to turn them on and off. You can also use voice assistance with your Alexa or Google Assistant if that’s more your thing.

Winter wonderland Christmas mantel with lights.

Shop the Post

You can find all of the links to the pieces used in our mantel below. If you have any questions, just let me know!

  • battery-operated taper candles – Amazon {they come in white or ivory – mine are white}
  • black metal taper candle holders – Amazon
  • black arched mirror – Amazon
  • paper snowflakes – Crate and Barrel {I could only find the small ones online}
  • greenery picks – Michaels
  • snowball garland – Potters {local garden store}
  • rolling wood crates – DIY tutorial HERE
  • smart plugs – Amazon
  • white knit stockings – Urban Barn
  • air dry clay stars – DIY tutorial HERE


Winter wonderland Christmas mantel with black arched mirror.

Thanks for dropping in! I hope you enjoyed our Christmas mantel ideas and found some inspiration to decorate yours! I’ll be sharing the rest of our family room next week so be sure to come back for the full room tour! You can see some of our previous Christmas mantel decor here…

  • 2020 Christmas Mantel
  • 2019 Christmas Mantel
  • 2018 Christmas Mantel
  • 2017 Christmas Mantel

Christmas family room with winter wonderful Christmas mantel.

More Christmas Mantel Decor Ideas

For more beautiful Christmas mantel decor ideas and design inspiration, check out these gorgeous spaces from my blogging friends. You can visit their posts by clicking on the links below the images.

Snowy Natural Rustic Christmas Mantel Decor at The Happy Housie
Asymmetrical Christmas Mantel Garland at Maison de Pax
How to Create a Gorgeous Christmas Mantel Garland at Maison de Cinq
How to Design an Elegant Christmas Mantel at Grace in My Space

Festive Farmhouse Holiday Mantel Decor at She Gave it a Go
Colorful Holiday Bedroom Mantel at tatertots and jello
Classic Burgundy and Silver Mantel at Deeply Southern Home
A Traditional Red and Silver Christmas Mantel at Sincerely, Marie Designs

Elegant Holiday Mantel with Candlesticks at Modern Glam
Console Table Holiday Mantel at Rooms for Rent
How to Decorate a Rustic Christmas Mantel at The Tattered Pew
Neutral Christmas Mantel with Green Garland at Taryn Whiteaker Designs

Red and White Modern Holiday Mantel at This is Simplicite
Winter Wonderland Christmas Mantel Ideas at Clean and Scentsible
Asymmetrical Christmas Mantel Ideas at Life is a Party
Our Outdoor Fireplace at Christmas at This is Our Bliss

A Christmas Village Mantel at A Pretty Life in the Suburbs
An Elegant Christmas Mantel at Rambling Renovators
Green and Gold Neutral Holiday Mantel at Joanna Anastasia
Warm and Elegant Holiday Mantel at Life is Better at Home

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  1. Jo-Anna says

    November 24, 2021 at 7:12 pm

    Looks beautiful Jenn! Those snowflakes are amazing!!

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