a new spring mantel

Thank you for your kind words and comments on my last post.  It's reassuring to know you're not alone and that others can feel overwhelmed and over stimulated by their stuff, too.

I am finding a rhythm here at home and it feels so good.  My spring cleaning continues room by room and I am well on my way to finding new order in my nest.

After I gave the fireplace mantel a fresh coat of paint I decided I should probably spruce it up a little for spring.  I wanted to lighten things up a bit so I moved this thrifted floral painting from my gallery wall to here in front of the mirror.

Once I put it on the mantel the painted frame cried out for some blue company so I reached for my pretty collection of vintage ball jars. 

Add some pretty flowers cut from the garden and as easy as that the mantel was transformed.

I love how just this little bit of rearranging freshened up the whole room.

Of course that left an empty space on my gallery wall and on the bookcase that housed my mason jars...

More to share soon.

xo, Patty