14 Great Ideas for Adding Some Beach to Your Mantel Decor This Summer
Looking for some fun ideas on how to decorate your mantel for summer? Why not add a bit of beach to your home decor and create a breezy, coastal feel for your home.
Decorate in the colors of the sand and the sea, add some carefully selected coastal accessories, find the perfect focal point to get that summer feeling, and your summer home decor will be perfect for the warm season.
Mix and match ideas from these 14 amazing summer mantels and add some beach house flair to your home.
1. DIY Crab Art
Make a DIY driftwood crab art focal point for your summer mantel, and you will have instant beach flair in your living room.
2. Colorful Summer Mantel
For lovers of color, we found this colorful nautical mantel. The sailing boat is such a wonderful eye-catcher and the orange and blue make a beautiful color statement.
3. Pallet Wood Summer Mantel
Find out more about this pallet wood summer mantel and see all the decorating variations.
4. Add a Hat (or Two)
If you have a collection of old straw hats, this summer mantel idea is perfect in all its simplicity and fun.
5. String Up Your Beach Treasures
This beach-inspired summer garland is the star of this coastal mantel. What a fun little craft project to make a summer garland with beach finds that only need a few summer craft materials.
6. Beach Painting Summer Mantel
The painting on this coastal summer mantel gives the perfect beach cottage vibe to this fireplace decor. The sea painting is (almost) symmetrically flanked by some simple decorations like wood boards and greenery.
7. Add Some Drama to Your Summer Mantel
How lovely and quirky does this summer mantel with the dangling shells and sea stars look? The hanging branch adds a great dramatical focal point to this beach mantel.
Find out more about this mantel decor here: Beach Cottage Summer Mantel.
8. Nautical Mantel With Little Sailing Boats
This nautical summer mantel has so many great ideas. There is the summer garland made from driftwood, the adorable little boats, that giant clockface and so much more. This summer mantel sure has a fun coastal vibe.
9. Use Your Vacation Pictures in Your Decor
When you have a beautiful picture that was taken on summer vacation you have a great start for your summer mantel. This fun nautical mantel decor showcases a family memory and looks wonderful.
10 Find Yourself a Piece of Driftwood
When you find the perfect piece of driftwood you have a great start for a beach cottage summer mantel. Together with the window frame and a fun wreath this summer mantel looks great and is easy to put together.
11. Use the Colors of the Sand and Sea
When you have a beautiful painting of the beach why not make it the starting point of your decorating. Add accessories that echo all the colors of the beach and you’ll have the perfect summer decor.
12 Fun Fishnet Decor
What would a collection of the best coastal mantel decor ideas be, without at least one mantel that features a fishnet? Right! The draped fishnet on this summer mantel adds texture and backdrop. The wreath with seashells is just the perfect companion.
13 A Summer Mantel in White and Blue
Vintage elements, heirloom treasures, and a large seaside canvas, in a coordinated color scheme create the perfect nautical mantel in white and blue.
14 Multi Layered Summer Mantel
Coastal summer mantel idea with lots of layers in soft colors. You can count 6 different layers on this beautiful beach summer mantel. The three lanterns in different sizes are a perfect little collection of summer accessories.
