Sentences with phrase «of mantelpiece»

Keep your mantelpiece simple and elegant with an array of elegant glass and silver candle holders, and make a beautiful wreath hanging in front of a mirror the focal point of your mantelpiece display.

For an elegant look, display pretty white roses in a glass vase in the centre of the mantelpiece, and place silver and glass votives either side of it.

A bright floral display at each end will carry the eye along the width of the mantelpiece.

And the Wilton Grey Portrait Mirror is one of those that can be hung, placed on top of a mantelpiece or, our favourite choice, leant against the wall... create your own dressing room space with this piece.

Timber finishes draw the disparate elements of this modern kitchen dining area together; the painted table sits at the centre of the space, contrasting with the unfinished and varnished timbers of the mantelpiece, storage and chairs.

Not exact matches

Specimens of exquisite, scholastically logic - chopped bric - a-brac, none of which appeared on her mantelpiece.

They are great days out for us supporters and they put a piece of tin in the cupboard for the club and a medal on the mantelpiece for the players.

The winner's prizes: the 3 - year - old championship, a purse of $ 67,000, and a pottery jug for the mantelpiece.

The only sign of any shabbiness came on the mantelpiece, where a few proudly displayed trophies had been allowed to gather a thin layer of dust.

He was reportedly once offered the throne of Albania while on a diplomatic mission and boasted a party trick in which he jumped backwards from stationary on the floor to his living room mantelpiece.

Takes some doing to get the Hyperbole of the Year award on here but credit where credits due — trophy already on your mantelpiece with 8 months of the season still left.

With a host of young player awards already on the mantelpiece, Tierney is set to claim a third successive Scottish Premiership title with Celtic.

The Bravo Award probably isn't the most prominent trophy on his mantelpiece considering he won the Balon d'Or three times and the FIFA World Player of the Year award in 1992 but it represented his talent at such a young age.

«I can't imagine who would want this on their mantelpiece,» New York's Environmental Conservation Commissioner, Basil Seggos, said at an event in Albany last week showcasing $ 8.5 million worth of ivory artifacts confiscated by state investigators in the last three years.

On the mantelpiece in the living room of the Webers» home is a picture of the young couple.

When treasure hunters loot sites, ripping artifacts out of the ground, we lose any chance of understanding context — what was with what, its date, how it was used, what it can tell us about history — all so somebody can have a trinket on their mantelpiece.»

Finally, for those of you out there lucky enough to have access to a 3D printer, the application allows you to download and print your own model of Vesta, or a topographically accurate section of terrain of your choosing, because frankly who wouldn't want that on the mantelpiece?

Items that resonate with you: «Hyggelige homes should be a reflection of who you are, so curate collections of personal treasures on coffee tables, mantelpieces and windowsills,» Abrahams explains.

Even her mantelpiece is a beautiful piece of driftwood.

Make quick work of holiday decorating with this artificial Camdon fir wreath hung over your mantelpiece.

Today's wedding is just that, full of wonderful wedding goodness, including a beautiful outdoor ceremony, complete with pink door, fur rugs and mantelpiece!

Having enjoyed success at the Golden Globes and PGA Awards, Guillermo del Toro added the Directors Guild of America's Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film award to his mantelpiece last night at the DGA Awards, putting the filmmaker firmly in the driving seat for Best Director at the Oscars with his fantasy romance The Shape -LSB-...]

Oscar winner Julianne Moore: the phrase has been a long time coming but it finally came true 10 days ago when the actress, long considered one of Hollywood's best and brightest, added an Academy Award to her groaning mantelpiece of trophies for her...

No wonder Robert Mitchum had a mantelpiece bare of prizes.

But time is marching on and Day - Lewis, who is retiring after Phantom Thread, already has three best actor Oscars; Darkest Hour is Oldman's best chance of decorating his mantelpiece.

There's a large, gory portrait of Judith beheading an Assyrian general above the mantelpiece.

Hence, wood paneling in the sleeping compartments, tweed upholstery in the observation car, and an actual mantelpiece in one of the two dining cars.

The spacious, open lobby features an eye - level slit of a fireplace which dispenses with anything as old - fashioned as a mantelpiece, a communal marble work table kitted out with electrical sockets and USB ports, and a coffee shop / florist manned by a young hunk in a kilt.

Staffordshire figures were prevalent features of 19th century British homes, bought at fairgrounds as «toys» and perched on the mantelpiece of the common man.

Traditionally the mantelpiece has been an archetype of formal domesticity, defining interior décor and an architectural focal point that served a ventilating purpose, but has since, particularly in the 20th century, been used to frame the «family room,» signifying a place to gather, or to display objects, photos, mementos; a kind of secular altar.

I have at times thought of creating a filing system, or even better, throwing some of it out, but it has now piled up to the level of my bedroom mantelpiece, and threatens to topple over and bury me as I sleep.

There are four sculptures from her first 1988 show, including: a cast hot - water bottle (Torso, 1988); cast sections of the space under a mantelpiece (Mantle, 1988); and, rendered into dense, black cubes, the storage partitions of a cheap modern wardrobe (Closet, 1988).

From mantelpiece to marketplace A pair of Chinese famille rose «butterfly» vases have sold for # 14.73 m at Christie's in London.

Found by chance on the mantelpiece of a client's home, they were offered on 9 May with an undisclosed estimate (thought to be around # 2m).

On the living room mantelpiece of Yinka Shonibare's house in east London sits another house.

In one particularly staggering section, «Visions and Myths of a Nation,» a gallery devoted to the 19th century features an elaborate gilded mantelpiece by the Herter Brothers, the robber barons» interior decorators of choice, on the same wall as an 1801 silver peace medal by John Matthias Reich bearing the word «friendship.»

Above the handsome mantelpiece are three of the pieces in Nature's Palette, an exhibition of wonderful work created in Wave Hill's year - round workshops for adults and families.

Landscape painting as a genre continues, and may well always retain its niche over the conservative mantelpiece, but the ways in which artists choose to represent the awesome power of the earth over its inhabitants, and indeed humanity's attempts to master its surroundings, have branched out far beyond the picturesque watercolour.

The Godchildren of the title are embodied in the show as two re-cast mantelpiece figurines of an idealized boy and girl.

This neutral tone girl's bedroom features a fireplace with personalised artwork along the mantelpiece, bright accessories and plenty of storage ideas.

The deep - grey walls and dark mantelpiece make a perfect backdrop for a mini gallery of intriguing objects.

A row of prints lines the mantelpiece to inject a subtle hit of colour into this predominantly white scheme.

Dot candle holders along a mantelpiece or down the centre of a dining table to instil an instant decorative touch.

The multiple use of wood in this conservatory, from the floor to the frame, mantelpiece to side table, creates a natural, earthy vibe.

The shelf visually frames the bed and acts as a mantelpiece to a host of trinkets, vases, books and artwork, adding much - needed interest in a small space.

A reclaimed stadium sign takes pride of place on the mantelpiece.

Smother mantelpieces, top tables and decorate the base of your tree.

At first they get lined up along the mantelpiece, but you soon find yourself running out of space.

Or perhaps you don't have a mantelpiece so from the off are trying to think of an inspiring way to display your cards.

Bunting is a lovely way to add decoration, simply hangover a mantelpiece or hang zig - zagged on the back of a door.