Mantels can be used on any wall in the home, not simply above a fireplace. This cozy sitting area is accompanied by a free-standing mantel filled with assorted pumpkins. On the top shelf rests a combination of stacked antique mirrors, all featuring gold frames to match the early decor seen in the rest of the room. Incorporating this design trend will ensure your room exudes beauty and style.
21 Intriguing Examples of Festive Fall Mantel Décor
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Published: September 27, 2023
Updated: November 13, 2023
Those in the world who are lucky enough to possess a fireplace mantel may be wondering how to decorate it with intriguing, festive, and fun fall mantel décor. Pumpkins are always a no-fail option, but if you want to get creative with your space consider including mirrors, wreaths, candles, garlands, meaningful signs, or photographs, among other décor. Because fireplaces are one of the major focal points of the home, don’t be afraid to get creative and center your décor around what brings you joy as it is an area of the home that often stands in plain sight.
Fall is a season of reflection and peace, and an intentional interior can reflect that sentiment with the help of a cozy fireplace setting. Make it meaningful and personal as you enter a new season. With these tips, we’re confident you can turn your interior into a delightful autumn oasis.
02 of Leafy Fall Garland
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This quaint sitting room is home to a black and white fireplace mantel covered in a leafy fall garland. Filled with berries, corn husks, and pumpkins, a piece like this exudes the colorful, nature-inspired focus of the season. To balance out both sides of the fireplace, consider including opaque amber glass vases filled with autumn leaves to frame the artwork, television, or, in this case, clock on the wall.
03 of Fall Mantel Décor With Rustic White Candlesticks
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In a home that needs a small touch of fall, these petite white wooden candlesticks beside a painted wooden pumpkin do just the trick. Separated by a minimalistic leafy garland, this type of decor ensures that attention isn’t drawn away from the flagstone fireplace face that stands prominently at the front of the room. In addition, rustic white candlesticks like these can easily transition into every season, accompanied by decorations that change based on the time of year.
04 of Farmhouse Friendly Autumn Mantel
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Farmhouse-style homes set the perfect scene for Autumn decor because they focus on homemaking, harvesting, and gathering. This shiplap fireplace displays two identical pumpkin vases filled with autumnal blooms and elevated by white columns framing a repurposed antique headboard as the backdrop for a cow portrait. Achieve this look by selecting your favorite piece of artwork and framing it with faux or fresh floral vases.
05 of Warm Yellow Fall Mantel Décor
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A traditional fireplace deserves a fresh pop of color, and the designer of this mantel selected a warm yellow to contrast with the red brick and inspire their fall decor. Resting on a white shelf is a bold, framed mirror, a string of yellow leaf garland, and an oversized pitcher of daisies. To continue the color scheme, a basket rests on the hearth draped with a gold velvet throw and a seasonal accent pillow. Continuing a decorative theme to the floor is a great way to maximize space and visual interest, especially during seasonal changes.
06 of White Washed Fireplace Grounded in Gratitude
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Gratitude is the meaning of the season, and an adorable white brick fireplace proclaims this in a serene scene. Simple pumpkins are placed opposite a clear jug vase of orange and white flowers, framing a quote centered on the mantel. Level up a space like this by including warm colors like navy blue, brown, and orange as a sensible addition to an all-white fireplace that becomes the focal point of the room.
07 of Fall Décor on a Stone Mantel
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For a more rustic feel, spruce up your gray stone fireplace with a touch of pretty pumpkins. Two oversized wooden lanterns filled with adorable squashes are displayed on the hearth of this majestic fireplace below a shelf with trailing garland leaves. Two petite wooden lanterns with candles were selected for symmetry with the decor below.
08 of Transitional Autumn Mantel
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Working with a few transitional pieces that can be displayed from September through November is helpful in a home where autumn is everyone’s favorite season. Those include spicey candles, straw baskets, neutral garlands in red, orange, or brown colors, and maybe a petite pumpkin to set the scene for spooky season. Halloween decor is a commitment, and including pieces like these in the interim teases the excitement of what is yet to come.
09 of Pretty Velvet Pumpkins
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If you’ve browsed the fall section at your favorite store, you’ll know that velvet pumpkins are all the rage. A simple way to add a little glam to your traditional autumn spreads, velvet pumpkins come in different colors like pink, orange, white, brown, and even blue. The corner of the mantel shown here boasts a collection of white and orange pumpkins atop teal, gold, and white garlands. This design is so chic beside an antique gold mirror, and it has an easily replicable look in your home.
10 of Tassel Fringe Garland
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Halloween is coming in this modern home with a bohemian vibe. Tasseled fringe garland in black, orange, and white stretches across a white electric fireplace mantel below a mounted television. The dried pampas leaves, leaves, and corn husks surrounding the scene signify a change of season and are cost-effective for decorating a bohemian farmhouse on a budget.
11 of Autumn Wreath Hung on French Doors
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A set of distressed French doors painted in teal is displayed on this petite white mantel. Directly in front is a polished and pretty wreath with white, orange, and brown sprigs, a look that is pulled together with a leafy garland and miscellaneous decor in the color of burlap. Unconventional colors like teal and pink are acceptable fall shades in our modern farmhouse landscape, so feel free to get creative with your decor.
12 of Fall Landscape Above Organically Draped Garland
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If you find yourself in a home without access to a mantel or fireplace, never fear because bulky shelves are an excellent substitute. This makeshift mantel hung on an earthy sage beadboard is decorated with a dark brown leafy garland hanging organically off the left side. Just above is a gorgeous, detailed fall landscape that blends with the antique full-length mirror and copper pitcher accessorizing the wooden coffee table in the center of the room.
13 of Moody Fall Mantel Décor
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A moody living room scene is achieved with deep brown paint, built-in shelves, and a bright white fireplace with a fall-inspired mantel. Atop the mantel is a clay jar filled with sprigs, a stack of books, and a group of spooky candlesticks, an ideal decoration that creates the best ambiance for a Halloween-themed home centered on sophistication. The white brick hearth below is decorated with stacked pumpkins and clay vases filled with organic branches.
14 of Colonial Mantel Décor
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Colonial-style decor is very appropriate when used in a humble New England home. To honor this theme, the designer of this space selected a meaningful wood-framed quote beside a petite white pumpkin, a small nest of eggs, an authentic clay jug, and an antique oil lamp. This aesthetic is proven to be classic, simple, and historically minimalistic, and by honoring those traits, you can achieve a similar style in your home.
15 of Blue and White Chinoiserie Fall Mantel
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If you ever considered it impossible to maintain your existing design theme while still incorporating orange into a color palette, look no further than this living room working with blue and white chinoiserie print porcelain dishes and pumpkins simultaneously. It is a bold choice, but it works because of the medium brown tones in the fireplace mantel and built-in shelves that are the perfect warm backdrop for fall decor. Shamelessly tie a look like this together with an exuberant wreath and garland for a colorful fall paradise.
16 of Fall Mantel Décor Fit for a Country Home
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This refurbished white fireplace with a maple mantel houses two identical pillars that frame a rectangular antique mirror, ancestral portraits, candles, books, an antique clock, and a clear vase filled with orange leaves. Autumn is a meaningful season, and incorporating authentic antiques alongside faux leaves and flowers helps to achieve a purposeful and timeless look.
17 of Pink and Silver Pumpkin Glam
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Find a new appreciation for unconventional fall decor with a bold and glamorous pink garland for your white fireplace mantel. Accompanied by a popular gold arched mirror and oversized candlesticks, the whimsical sparkly garland is the backdrop for a set of textured glittery pumpkins. Femininity shines through this cozy corner, and it can be replicated either in a primary or guest suite, as well as your home’s living room.
18 of Modern Traditional Fall Mantel
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Would you like to make a statement without making it too obvious? A simple woven basket with bright red sprigs sits beside a trendy word board opposite a set of white pumpkins and candle stands. The shelf is complete with a chic, curved-edge contemporary mirror. This modern traditional decor does what it intends, clearly proclaiming the season without creating a look that is over the top or exaggerated, and these modern pieces can be found in any store near you.
19 of Dollar Section Mantel Trinkets
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Fall decorations are not all about grandeur, and this mantel proves it. Achieve this look by finding or DIYing a lettered garland made of felt fabric and string. Pair it with a miniature pumpkin painting and a few other fall-inspired trinkets! You have an adorable, seasonal nook that barely costs a thing.
20 of Soft Colored Pumpkins
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When choosing decorations for a home, having a piece of artwork on hand to serve as a focal point is a great place to start. The handsome woman shown in this portrait is a great-grandmother to the family, and her dress and auburn hair inspired the pastel pumpkins spread across the mantel. Instead of opting for a fall garland to move in between the pumpkins, small bunches of faux greenery are an equally appropriate choice for filler.
21 of Framed Television Above a Rustic Mantel
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The flagstone fireplace of this living room is separated by a rustic brown mantel that is home to a tray of petite white pumpkins. When gorgeous fall colors create a seasonal landscape around your home, like the lake in this photograph, work with the environment around you by hanging a TV over your fireplace mantel that coincides with the natural landscape of your home.
