So You’ve Decorated Your Mantel Perfectly, But What About Your Overmantel? 10 Designer Tips for Decorating the Space Above Your Fireplace

Eclectic living room with a red Persian rug, light blue walls, a marble fireplace, modern art, and a large gold leaf chandelier.

While the mantelpiece gets lots of attention, the space above it has long proved a challenge for decorators. Styling this area can transform the overall room aesthetic, as it is so often the focal point of the space. Paintings, mirrors, ceramics, and lighting are just some of the possibilities for filling the wall above your fireplace. So here, we’ve assembled 10 overmantel ideas that go beyond the obvious, including insights from each of the designers and suggestions on where to look to recreate these ideas at home.

1. Play with Scale