Modern House Minimalist Design

This year Christmas for me will be silver with accents of purple.  I am trimming a few areas of my house and today I wanted to share my silver Christmas mantelpiece. You don't have to spend a lot of money or rush out to buy new decorations if you want to try this look,  my guess is that you probably have a house full of decorations tucked away that would work. I began with a simple glass hurricane lamp which cost me a few dollars at the local hospice shop.  To this I have added silver Christmas tree baubles and a couple of silver wire decorations for a little bit of texture. I then added these gorgeous pewter and silver silk Poinsetta's  I placed a small tree from The Christmas Heirloom Company at one end of the mantlepiece and decorated it with simple garlands of beads in silver and mauve. I then hung little crystal balls which I strung on very narrow organza ribbons and topped the tree with a silver bow. The silver rose bowl belonged to my gran...