One of the easiest ways to refresh your home each season is to decorate your fireplace mantel.
The mantel is often the focal point of a home, and it's such a small project that it's always the first area I update with new seasonal decor!
How to Decorate a Fireplace Mantel
Whether you're decorating for fall, winter, spring, or summer, each season has its own charm and elegance that you can draw on to create a stunning mantel design you love.
The key to a beautiful mantel is to bring in the season through items you love that reflect your personality. Mix seasonal flowers, signs, photographs and more to create a seasonal snapshot of your home decor style.
25 Stunning Summer Fireplace Mantel Decor Ideas
Here are 25 gorgeous summer mantel ideas to inspire your own summer mantel decor!
1. Simple Summer Mantel
To celebrate the season simply, all you need for a simple summer mantel is a large mirror flanked by vases of seasonal blooms. How easy (and gorgeous) is that?
2. Summer Mantel with DIY Engineer Prints
Make a big impact with some DIY engineer prints of your favorite beach scene this summer!
3. Summer Blues
Take a look at this mantel from Ashley at Modern Glam. The blue and white pottery reminds me of a summer sky with puffy white clouds, and the added greenery is the perfect finishing touch.
I love how crisp and clean this mantel feels!
4. Flower Market Mantel
Jen from Tater Tots and Jello drew inspiration for her mantel decor from the flower market.
Flowers and greenery flank a large summer-themed sign and add eye-catching pops of color. The galvanized pots are another fun, interesting touch.
5. Beautiful Built-Ins
If you have built-ins beside your mantel, take a page from Erin at Live Pretty on a Penny. Not only did she give her family room a DIY fireplace surround makeover, she added these bookshelves too!
The blues, whites, wood tones and texture really give a beautiful summer vibe!
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6. Show Your Patriotism
Stars and stripes, here we come! This is perfect all summer long for showing off red, white and blue, like Kim from Starshine Chic does with this summer mantel. I love the layered, coordinated stars.
7. Bright and Cheery
Samantha from Little Bits of Home brings out cheery summer decor with bright yellow (faux) forsythia blooms and blue sea glass. Together they create a contrast of color that feels happy and very much like summertime.
8. Colorful and Chic
Janet's summer mantel from Shabbyfufu centers on the basket, while the frames take a backseat behind the peonies in blue mason jars. It's fun and colorful!
9. Bring The Outside In
Dear Lillie uses potted lavender for a bright splash of purple to contrast her bowl of limes, basket and other green textural elements on her mantel. It looks very fun, rustic and summery.
10. Coastal Fireplace Mantel Decor Idea
What would summer be without the beach?
This simple white mantel shines with forsythia branches for a splash of yellow and pops of sea blue throughout. The white wood boards make a nice backdrop in this beautiful design from The Frugal Homemaker.
11. Beach Inspiration
Here's a very different take on a beachy summer mantel! I took a picture from one of our family beach trips, blew it up and made it the focal point of this summer-themed mantel.
The olive buckets are arranged with lamb's ear, eucalyptus and lavender, which add just the touch of color the design needed. Jars of shells rounded everything out.
12. Sweet and Pretty
The pink hydrangeas pair well with the blue jars in this summer fireplace mantel. I think this idea from Yellow Bliss Road is gorgeous.
My favorite part: the shells at the bottom of the jars!
13. Neutral Farmhouse
Here's a lovely neutral fireplace mantel from Stone Gable. First step: hang a mirror. Then use all wood and white, with the exception of three orchid plants (just the greenery). Very chic!
14. Birdhouse Decor
This summer fireplace mantel from Love of Family and Home shows off both green and blue beautifully and adds bits of texture with greenery. The birdhouses and sign add extra layers and interest.
15. Simple Beach Theme
This super simple beach-inspired mantel from Gina over at The Shabby Creek Cottage captures the summery beach vibe without going overboard. A summer mantel like this would be quick and easy for anyone short on time.
16. Lemonade and Sunshine Mantel Decor
Brie from Darling Doodles Design shows off yellow in a big way with this lemonade and sunshine fireplace mantel. If you love bright and cheerful, this design is for you!
17. Coastal Summer Mantel Decor Idea
When I made this summer mantel, I reused my beach picture and added a more nautical motif to the overall decor. Starfish, boats and lots of blue work with the picture to create a light, coastal feel. The bay leaf topiaries add a fun touch of texture.
18. Bright and Fresh
If you're looking for quick and easy ideas, consider a fireplace mantel like this one from Landee at Landeelu. A sign (with a fun-colored frame), a mirror, a few bright blooms and a large letter are all you need.
19. Summer Florals
When you want a big pop of color, fresh summer flowers are the way to go, as Feathers In Our Nest shows here. Use books to create height and other fun elements for extra eye-catching interest!
20. Simple and Chic
When you just want a nice focal point in a room without spending much time on it, go with a design like this one from Thrifty and Chic. Alicia uses lanterns to add depth to the tall bottles with forsythia stems.
21. Beachy Theme
This mantel from Organize & Decorate Everything has elements you don't see every day. The framed sand dollars and driftwood make me want to go dip my toes in the sand!
22. Adventure Is Out There
While this fireplace mantel theme is mostly beach-related, it also has a touch of travel and adventure (check out the books and suitcase below). All you need is a piece of art and some shells to make yours look like this one from The Lettered Cottage.
23. Farmhouse Summer
This farmhouse red, white and blue decor from Hoosier Homemade is gorgeous!
I love that big wooden flag (you can grab the tutorial to make your own) as a colorful backdrop. The showy hydrangea blooms add a lovely texture.
24. Under TV Decor
The picture here may not show a fireplace, but this decor from Cherished Bliss is perfect for a mantel with a TV hanging above it or even a hanging picture. Potted greenery, candles and a lamp create a simple yet elegant look.
25. Wreath and Mirror
Hang a wreath in front of a mirror, like this forsythia wreath. Lots of green, yellow and turquoise (which I love!) in this mantel from Chic on a Shoestring make it feel very summery.
26. Add a Statement Piece
Nothing anchors a fireplace mantel like an unusual piece. The Frugal Homemaker centers this sunburst mirror in a symmetrical design, flanked by branches, blue jars and coastal elements.
27. Wanderlust Decor
If you love to travel, keep those itchy feet calm between trips with travel-inspired decor from your adventures, or items that inspire your next trip!
In this mantel from Emily at Two Purple Couches, she uses souvenirs, trinkets and even a postcard from past trips to add some summer flair to her mantel.
That's it! I hope these summer fireplace mantel examples inspire you as you swap out your seasonal decor.
