Mantel Makeover and Wow Us Wednesdays

Welcome to Wow Us Wednesdays  #15. This is the party where you can share just about anything that will "wow us". I am going to show you a little project I did last Friday. I never loved the color of my mantel after I painted it last year and it was time to change it up.

Here is the before with the old brown color.

Here is the new look. I cropped it so you couldn't see the rest of what I worked on this weekend.

I used the same Chateau Gray chalk paint that I used on the sideboard.

Actually I painted the mantel in the Old White chalk paint first and then I said nope and painted over it.

You can see how I heavily distressed and then used brown and clear waxes.

I love how the mix of colors really highlight the pattern in this trim.

Mr. Savvy built this mantel all by himself when we built the house. He had never built one before.

I added some live Kimberly Queen ferns to this old planter and placed it in the fireplace for the warmer months. Kimberly Queen is fitting don't ya think? My name is Kimberly and I am the queen of the house. grin

Now I want to see what you have to share with us this week!

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