Have a Hearth! Decorate Your Mantel for Valentine’s Day

Have a hearth! Decorate your mantel for Valentine’s Day and call the CSIA-certified chimney sweeps at Horizon Chimney Services Inc. That way, you can more likely keep the fires in your life safely burning. Relationships are sort of like chimneys—it’s sometimes too easy to forget about the importance of continued upkeep. Scheduling an annual chimney inspection is more than a good metaphor; it can be the difference between enjoying safe fires in your fireplace and experiencing disaster due to neglect. We’re not philosophers, but we see a correlation between hearths and hearts. 

The following provides helpful information on decorating your mantel for Valentine’s Day, to help keep the heart fires burning and enjoy your fireplace more than ever as the winter season comes to a close.

A Mantel Valentine

Thanks to the growing popularity of decorating for practically every holiday imaginable, you should be able to find Valentine’s Day mantel decorations easily. If a throwback to Valentine’s Day cards exchanged in elementary school touches a nice chord, why not create a mantel that evokes those heartfelt cards and sweets of long ago?

Choose one or two framed words in Valentine’s-speak as the focal point, with some height and centered on the mantelpiece. Add wooden red and white hearts and other touches to the length of the mantel. A heart-covered red-and-white mug with white flowers, tiny votive candles, and other touches, especially capitalizing on small, fittingly interesting shapes, helps complete the look. Consider adding many small paper hearts, evoking Valentine’s candy, around the centerpiece. Hang a decorative red and white Valentine’s Day garland from the mantel as a coup de grâce*.

*Speaking French isn’t necessary, but there is a very real potential that it could add to the romanticism of the day. Or you can let a perfectly cozy fire in your pristine, non-smoky fireplace speak for you.

Neutral Valentine’s Day Mantel Décor

Go with grays, blacks, taupe, and white for a neutral Valentine’s Day mantel with elegant appeal. Place a simple taupe-colored heart in the center and surround it with white, gray, and black items. Add such things as white candlesticks with off-white candles, preferably in interesting shapes; a tiny tin tub; and other small, neutral-colored items of interest. Let the heart at the center and a tiny banner of hearts in muted colors stretched across the front of the mantel carry the Valentine theme. 

This subtle nod to the year’s most romantic day can be the perfect foil for someone ardently seeking a spark to reignite feelings that have cooled substantially. A lovely meal for two, enjoyed by the glowing fire, could create a never-to-be-forgotten moment. That is the true aim of all Valentine’s Day gestures, oui (we)?

Let Horizon Chimney Services Provide Care for Your Chimney 

Horizon Chimney Services of Franklin, MA, also serves Rhode Island and can provide everything needed for a fireplace that operates impressively. Though we sometimes philosophize, we know that the harmony we create is between the fireplace and chimney. We hope you have a hearth and decorate your mantel for Valentine’s Day because romance is as good for the soul as chimney cleaning is for the safety of your home and your loved ones.

Do you need a new chimney liner, a fix for a chimney leak, masonry repairs, flashing repair, or help with a smelly or smoky fireplace? Call us today for any chimney services you may need, or fill out our contact form to schedule an appointment!