Let It Snow - Pizza Oven Mantel

The pizza oven is all decked out for snow, snow, snow!

We have had a lot of snow this year.

This is a view of Mount Timpanogos from my backyard,

and Squaw Peak, also from my back yard.  Between the two

mountains runs Provo Canyon.

Last year up the canyon at Sundance Ski Resort,

the family was practically skiing on rocks.  This

year we have a record base of snow.  But it is perfect

because we have lots of snow up in the mountains,

but it has melted off the streets and sidewalks - 

pretty typical Utah winter.  

When we redecorated our kitchen and painted

all of the cabinets white this fall, we also painted

the pizza oven.  The white backdrop was perfect for

a wintery white decor theme.

The large rustic mantel and counter give me

lots of fun space for decorating year round.

The oven is a wood burning one from Mugnaini,

made and imported from Italy, but distributed

from California.  We use it almost weekly.

I will have to do another post some day

about our cooking class in Italy sponsored

by Mugnaini Ovens.

Here is a peek at it before in cream.  The white

just brightens up the kitchen so much, but we

kept the dark rustic elements.

I found this fun flour sifter at

Home Goods this year.  Now, let me get it straight

for you, I like snow from a distance - if I am

safe inside and warm - haha!  And living in a desert

state, we need the snow in the mountains for

our water supply all year, but you know me, I

am a summer girl.

Snowflakes, silver balls and crystals hang from a 

snowy white garland.  

I also picked up two darling snow girls this year

from Home Goods, so there is one on each side.

This was my prize from a White Elephant Contest this

year, which we adore because hubby has a saying 

he started when the kids were little, "Fat pigs love to eat!",

and we do!  So we have several pigs in our kitchen decor.

There are always a few nutcrackers that

stay around the house past and since

Minnie as Leia was all in white, she got

to join the wintery decor because of his saying.

This snowy Santa also is up on the mantel.

This huge tin serving tray is the centerpiece

of the pizza oven decor and it has been up since

we redecorated.  I can't wait to use it for some kind 

of cheese, meat, chocolate or dessert board.

Thanks for stopping by to visit!  We love having you.

I will be posting this with

Metamorphosis Monday.