{"id":40424,"date":"2018-12-05T18:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T23:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=40424"},"modified":"2018-12-05T14:11:51","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T19:11:51","slug":"janettes-christmas-mantel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=40424","title":{"rendered":"Janette&#8217;s Christmas Mantel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is the first year for a long time that I have a real mantel without a television above it.\u00a0 We have two fireplaces, and this one in the dining room is the one that is getting adorned for the holidays.\u00a0 The mantel in our family room does have a television above it, but we sprang for the Samsung Frame so that it becomes art when we aren&#8217;t watching it. So, let&#8217;s take a look at our Christmas mantel.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40426\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3110-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas mantel - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3110-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3110-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3110-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As I have mentioned many times here on the blog, we take a low-key approach to Christmas, and that goes for our mantel.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40432\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3120-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas mantel - The 2 Seaons\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3120-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3120-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3120-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Also, I am a traditionalist and stick with the red and green, my favorites for Christmas.\u00a0 I do love seeing photos of others&#8217; alternative Christmas colors, though.\u00a0 My wreath doesn&#8217;t have a bow because I couldn&#8217;t make one since my hand\/arm is in a cast.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40427\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3112-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas mantel - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3112-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3112-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3112-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The only thing that is new is the wreath.\u00a0 And by the way, you can read how we upgraded this fireplace <a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2018\/09\/18\/how-to-update-a-fireplace\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40429\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3115-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Schristmas mantel - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3115-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3115-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3115-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have this set of children&#8217;s books, and they are in lots of colors, which are great for seasonal decorating.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40428\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3113-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas mantel - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3113-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3113-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3113-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This post card was in my grandmother&#8217;s collection.\u00a0 I wrote about her ornaments in <a href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/2018\/12\/03\/janettes-christmas-tree\/\">this post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40430\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3116-681x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas mantel - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"640\" height=\"963\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3116-681x1024.jpg 681w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3116-215x323.jpg 215w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3116-768x1155.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3116-300x451.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-40431\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3118-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Christmas mantel - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3118-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3118-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_3118-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Oh, this poinsettia is new.\u00a0 I did an Instastory about the local nursery where I bought it and others.\u00a0 If you want to follow our stories on Instagram, you can follow us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/the2seasonsblog\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s our mantel all decked out for Christmas.\u00a0 I might add a few live sprigs of greenery as we get closer to Christmas.\u00a0 Have you decorated your Christmas mantel yet?\u00a0 Thank you all so much for taking time out of your busy day to stop by here and read our blog.\u00a0 We really appreciate you, your support, comments, and emails.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is the first year for a long time that I have a real mantel without a television above it.\u00a0 We have two fireplaces, and this one in the dining room is the one that is getting adorned for the holidays.\u00a0 The mantel in our family room does have a television above it, but we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":40426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40424"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=40424"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40424\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40436,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40424\/revisions\/40436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/40426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40424"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40424"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40424"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}