This year part from the traditional Christmas decor and get your home ready for the holidays with a Modern Farmhouse Christmas Mantel. This neutral black and white Christmas decor, with pops of red, is both festive and on trend. If you love rustic farmhouse decor, you will love these modern Christmas decorating ideas and inspiration for your mantel.
It's the most wonderful time of the year, and one of my favorite seasons to decorate for! This year I'm parting from traditional Christmas decor and getting my home ready for the holidays with a Modern Black and White Farmhouse Christmas Mantel.
My fireplace mantel is one of my favorite places to decorate for each holiday and season. After we added shiplap to the wall our fireplace is on, it quickly became one of my favorite things about our home. While I love transforming it for every holiday and season, Christmas is by far my favorite! Last year I created a whimsical and colorful North Pole Christmas Mantel, but this year I wanted a simple, modern look. I am loving the black and white buffalo check trend and decided to embrace this modern and bold trend with my Christmas decor.
The vintage window we took from my grandmother's farmhouse is the focal point and perfect backdrop for my DIY Farm Fresh Christmas Tree Banner. This easy to make DIY adds a rustic farmhouse inspired feel, and just may be my favorite new holiday decoration!
As I mentioned before I'm obsessed with the Black and White Buffalo Check trend and wanted to find a way to incorporate it into my Modern Farmhouse Christmas Mantel. To incorporate this trend, I ended up creating a DIY Black and White Buffalo Check Wreath with the DIY oval wood diagonal plank sign. I layered it with a simple wood Merry Christmas sign a friend gave me last year. To easily replicate the Merry Christmas sign, you can paint a wooden sign with chalkboard paint and use vinyl letters for the "Merry Christmas".
I originally planned to paint the DIY unfinished wood standing reindeer. However, I decided I really liked the natural look and it complimented my DIY wood bead garland that I strung together so I left them as is.
The DIY Modern Black and White Painted Christmas Trees are a little untraditional for Christmas, but they are simple and add the perfect pop of modern balance. A few green frosted sisal trees are a fun addition to this modern Christmas tree farm. Add in some faux Christmas greenery and sprinkle fresh craft snow to give everything a wintery vibe.
A simple Christmas wool felt pom pom garland and DIY round unfinished wood bead garland are the perfect backdrop for the personalized Christmas stockings. I am obsessed with these simple pom-pom garlands and think they add the perfect pop of color and texture to any decor! The stockings were all hung by the fire with care, but not before I added my own personal touch. I used black and white buffalo plaid placemats to jazz up the stockings and help them to tie them in perfectly with my modern farmhouse theme.
This holiday season you'll want to curl up on the couch, light a fire and admire your beautiful modern black and white farmhouse mantel!
To get the full Modern Farmhouse Christmas look be sure to check out the Modern Black & White Farmhouse Christmas Tree and it's 5 DIY Ornament Ideas. For more DIY Christmas ideas get the full tutorials to the Painted Buffalo Plaid Wreath, Farmhouse Painted Christmas Trees and Fresh Cut Tree Banner with free download.
