Antique Fall Mantels

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! What’s not to love about fall? The perfect weather, the colorful foliage, not to mention it’s sweater and boot season! A change of seasons is the perfect time to do a little decor refreshing. I’ve gathered some of the most beautiful fall mantels that exude coziness. So grab a cup of pumpkin spice coffee and get ready for some eye candy (corn) antique fall mantels!

Antique Fall Mantels - love this chippy mantel with iron urn of dried flowers and vintage art / kellyelko.com

Vintage Art and Urns Fall Mantel

Gather together all your vintage art, books, and candlesticks and you’ve got the makings of a gorgeous fall mantel. A giant urn overflowing with dried flowers and leaves completes the look on this chippy mantel.

Beautiful carved wood mantel with antique amber bottles and old books and white pumpkins in the fireplace / kellyelko.com

Amber Glass and Pumpkins Fall Mantel

This stunning carved mantel doesn’t need much to give it a fall makeover! Amber glass bottles perched on stacks of old books and a hearth overflowing with white pumpkins welcomes fall.

Beautiful antique mantel withold mirrors, books and floral and twig swag / kellyelko.com

Cascading Hydrangea Fall Mantel

Jules at The Georgian White Poppy says, “Three years of mantel styling for fall. I dig through all my trunks and just switch things up. I’m loving this year with all my thrifted trunks, some of which I have painted.”

She recommends trying out the following fall decor …

•Add a string of thrifted baskets as a garland
• add many hydrangeas – check stores at end of season
• cover your mantel in thrifted books
• add an assortment of candles
• add an assortment of real or faux leaves
• fill your mantel with sunflowers

Antique mirror fall mantel with rustic baskets and pumpkins and gourds / kellyelko.com

Antique and Rustic Fall Mantel

Antique gilded mirrors, white pumpkins, baskets, and an old apothecary chest combine to create sparkle with rustic chippiness.

Vintage amber bottles and books fall mantel / kellyelko.com

Antique Amber Bottles and Books Mantel

Amber bottles stacked on old, time worn leather bound books are the perfect accompaniment to a large painting in a gilded frame.

Antique blue and white jugs and platters fall mantel / kellyelko.com

Antique Barley and Hops Jugs Fall Mantel

Molly in Maine admired her parents collection of antique jugs with a barley and hops pattern and now she’s lucky to have them. She filled them with an assortment of dried flowers in fall hues.

A wreath layered over blue and white platters adds texture. Antique Indian wood juggling pins stand like soldiers on the hearth.

Pears and Paintings Fall Mantel

A stack of white quilts add an unexpected touch to this chippy mantel adorned with clusters of pears. Antique photographs layered in front of an old mirror adds interest and creates a favorite of the antique fall mantels.

Vintage silhouette art gallery wall / kellyelko.com

Vintage Silhouette Art Mantel

Last but not least, here is my latest fall mantel. I love the simple black and white against a black chalkboard backdrop.

Want more fall mantel decorating ideas? I’ve got you covered.

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  1. I love your baskets; anything with a natural weave. I purchased a basket from Hungary at a local farmhouse show. The vendor traveled there and had them crated home.

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