Unique Floral Arrangement Ideas for Events & Homes: Floral Arranging & Fireplace Mantels

Floral arrangements are always great for dressing up your fireplace mantel. By using a few of my simple methods you can make your fireplace really stand out. Sometimes it just takes a bundle of bamboo sticks, or a bold print vase to produce the "WOW" factor in your arrangements. Simple glass cylinder vases can also work miracles with half the expense of the ceramic ones. If your having trouble trying to figure out what kind of look you want for your mantel, you need not worry because that is what I’ve created this blog for, to help give suggestions and advice by using pictures and techniques that work beautifully. There are countless ways to arrange the perfect look, and sometimes you may want to experiment by switching out a candle holder for a small framed picture, or a wicker basket instead of a vase. By using some of the ideas on this page you will begin to recognize that you may very well have all you need to put a great looking mantle together just sitting around your house and not even know it. The fact is when you have some ideas to play around with at least you have some direction and it does make it easier.

Bamboo With Cylinder Glass Vase

Shown in picture are 2-24" cylinder vases,(Magnum) from Michaels Arts and Crafts

2 bundles of bamboo sticks (Natually Home)from Michaels Arts and Crafts

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Other components used to create this grouping were 2 candlestick holders, and a large round vase. When I put it all together it created just the look I wanted. When displayed In front of the stone travertine this grouping portrayed a very modern indonesian look. The tall glass vases with the sticks just made it stand out fantastically. When I walk into the room it gives presence and demands attention. Other ideas using bamboo sticks in arrangements will be shown on this page. Please feel free to look at them and get ideas. Also featured on this page are floral arrangments used for mantels that do not include bamboo sticks.

Bamboo With Red Plate & Tropical Flowers

Adding just a few tropical flowers with the bamboo really gave it a new twist. I also added some rocks to the bottom of the vases. The big red plate gives it an oriental feel. At night it's a very dramatic look that brings alot of attention to it.

This look is great with just the glass vases and the plate by themselves, I just added the other componants for display purposes. Other plates will work just as well, it doesn't have to be red, or you may even replace the plate with a picture.instead.

Calla Lily With Orchid & Bamboo

Using four 12" cylinder glass vases, silk calla lily stems, bending them to form a half circle, combined with an orchid and bamboo sticks make this mantel very interesting and different. This will go well if your style is contemporary.