Petals & Roots: How to Style a Mantelpiece With Spring Flowers – A Simple, Elegant Idea for Capturing the Season

Floral design in vintatge vessels and ceramic ink wells on mantlepiece against red brick wall background.

As soon as the garden starts to gently nod back into life, the first thing I want to do is bring some of it inside to celebrate the start of the spring season. And where better to create a focal arrangement than a mantelpiece?

This kind of design idea is less about one big bouquet or bowl arrangement, and more about creating a gentle, natural curation of the season using small vintage vessels, and soft pastel shades.