Decorating your fireplace mantel for Christmas should not be a hassle. Our mantel is rather a shallow mantel so it requires a little extra effort to decorate and outfitting it for Christmas. Holiday decorating is super exciting and enjoyable hence it comes as a giving, however, as in any other decorating project, when you lock enough space, you need to pull from the creative box. These are the simple three steps I followed this year for our Christmas mantle decoration. Further below, I explain how I was able to get it done even on our shallow fireplace mantle.