Winter is officially here as evidenced by the calendar and the blizzard we had about a week ago.
Christmas is put away and the mantel needed a winter look.
My challenge is decorating around the tv without it being a distraction.
I started by making a burlap cover to warm up the white. The idea came from Rene at Cottage and Vine who makes these great table runners from burlap.
I measured the length and depth, cut one rectangular piece with 1/2″ seam allowance.
Then I cut 4″ strips, one for the length, two for the depth on the sides.
I attached the 4″ strips and mitered the corners for a tailored looking fit:
Finally I unraveled the horizontal threads about almost 2″ up from the bottom edge and started making knots with the vertical threads, every 6 strands:
Here it is all dressed up:
I made the wooden bin below and a couple others in a post here.
And a quick seasonal round up:
summer
Making it cozy for the next few months.
I’m linking up to:
love it! so creative. I am loving all your pics 🙂
I've been looking thru your blog. Lots of great projects!
I'm your newest follower.
Cheers!
Rita @MAY DAYS
I have the same problem..T.V. on the mantel. You did such a great job on the burlap runner. Tieing the fray was a perfect touch!
Love you use of burlap. Great looking mantel decor!
Love this!! So elegant!! Thanks for linking.
I like the burlap! I use it as a table runner on my dining room table too. It adds a nice texture. Found you through Whisperwood Cottage's First Project of the Year party! I live in NY too (upstate).
I love the winter look of your mantel. The burlap cover is perfect.
Ruth
The knots in the burlap are genius! Did it take a really long time?
love that burlap! awesome idea 🙂 your mantel looks amazing!
I love it. The burlap does an amazing job of softening the look.
Thanks for linking this Jaime. I think everyone is wanting a tv over the mantle now.
-Rene
Oooh I love that burlap runner! I have the exact.same.fireplace. how funny!
love how you knotted the threads to give it a more finished professional look~even for burlap!
WOW! This is soo pretty…and I love how it can be used for every season…
What a clever idea! I don't have a mantle, but if I did, I would certainly copy this.
Hey Jaime,
This is Jenn with Canvas Corp and we chose your gorgeous burlap mantle cover from the CSI Project challenge. I just wanted to let you know that we posted your project on our blog: http://blog.canvascorpcrafts.com and facebook page and linked back to you. Thank you for sharing your talents with us!
Jenn
{I will also feature you on my personal blog: redberrybarn.blogspot}