Lovely home. I would remove everything from the mantle. Borrow the footed bowl from the dining room buffet. Place it to the left of the mantle with the two moss balls.

Wow, I'd have a hard time moving from this house because of all the windows & beautiful, serene feel it has! I would make just a couple tweaks. Even with the de- cluttered look, I would add a couple things back in to warm it up. Your mantle needs fewer items on it, but they need to be bigger in scale. As simple as a blue vase on one side & of couple gold candlesticks on the other. A mirrored tray on the ottoman & the blue chairs slightly angled out from each other to open up the view to the fireplace a bit more. I would also consider putting a simple runner down the table & moving the urn with the foliage from the server to the center of the table. A bowl of lemons on the counter top & you've made the buyer want to live there even more.

The mantel’s fine. Concentrate on making/keeping the stainless absolutely spotless/streakless (I think the sink could use a little TLC.)

If you are selling the house, you want to keep your mantel clutter-free.

You have such lovely green outside that you may want to consider adding some plants inside to bring the outside in. Maybe start by removing items on the mantle and put one plant (maybe in a brass container) on it either on the right or left side.

I dissgree, it's too bare, stark & will look unfinished or uncared about! When I look at houses the decor helps me imagine my own stuff better.

This is a fabulous space, and the only thing I'd change would be the art over the fireplace to something larger or more dramatic, or simply change the frame to black.

Larger art (size of the fire box) and ditch all the small items

Pretty home! Agree with just the art over the mantel. The best thing you can do when selling is declutter and clean. There's no question about it.

Melissa, that room is beautiful! That said, I would remove everything but the 2 tall blue things on the left and the tallest thing on the right with the 2 green moss balls flanking it.

Changing out the frame (new larger matt?) on the painting would make a stronger statement and wouldn't have a need for anything else. See how the eye goes right to the black frame on the mantle?

A few water marks in the sink? Come on....The House looks immaculate.
The sink comment was out of line

Thanks for the feedback, that sink is my nemesis....

Hatetoshop - love the picture you posted over the fireplace. Do you know where I can find it?