I Want A Mantel....

Condo living. On the 7th floor. No Fireplace = NO MANTEL. :(

Now don't misunderstand me- I love our condo and I could not imagine living in a different neighborhood.  It's just, well, I want to decorate a mantel. 

Like this:


image from Good Housekeeping


Or this:



Google image


Oooh this is nice too:

image from CountryLiving

I don't need an exceptionally large mantel, I am not picky.  I just want one to make my very own.  A mantel to decorate for every holiday, because I love holidays.  Christmas would be a fabulous time of year to have a mantel, you don't even want to see where our stockings hang right now.

I guess for now I will have to live vicariously through all of the inspiring blogs I read.  They all seem to have lovely mantels to decorate. :)