Fireplace Mantels Make A House A Home

There’s just something about a room that has a fireplace and a mantel that changes the entire feeling of a house. Transforming it from a place to hang a hat into a real home, a warm fireplace with a beautiful mantel can be a wonderful sight to behold at the end of a long day. [...]

Fire Mantels – Important for the Look of Fireplaces

When you enter a room with a fireplace, the mantel is the first thing that catches your eye. This is why homeowners put a lot of though into choosing the mantel and may look at many fire mantels before making the final decision. This is where you will see the family pictures and mementoes displayed [...]

How to Choose Antique Fireplace Mantels

Antique fireplace mantels are important pieces of furniture. They provide a classic look to the living room. These mantels are cheaper than brand new ones. Also, the antique dealer can refurnish and polish the antique mantels and make them shine as new. Simple but elegant and classic designs are the main features of these mantels. [...]

Fireplace mantels Make Your Fireplace Look Great

Fireplace mantels can make your fireplace look great. If you have a simply, plain looking fireplace then you can change the look drastically by adding a simple mantel over your fireplace. However, this can be expensive and in most cases people cannot afford to pay hundreds of dollars and ready made mantel to install over [...]

Custom Fireplace Mantels

The mantel, the ornamental facing around the fireplace, is an architecturally important structure of the fireplace. It is an artistic creation that sets the design and ambiance of the hearth. Today mantels can vary in both style and material, becoming the focal point of the room. The creation of a mantel brings warmth to a [...]

Hilary Mantel’s acceptance speech, after winning the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2009

Foster Mantels 423 Paint Grade Mantel Shelf Or Cap

6′ paint grade mantel
Richmond paint grade mantel shelf/cap 6′
Unfinished product
Add an elegant finishing touch to your fireplace with this classic Richmond mantel cap
Styling is timeless and complements any decor

Product DescriptionRichmond paint grade mantel shelf cap 6′. Unfinished product. Add an elegant finishing touch to your fireplace with this classic Richmond mantel cap. Styling is timeless [...]

How to Make Sure Fireplace Mantels Became the Focal Point of a Room

When we look at fireplaces we tend to see how well the fireplace blends in with the décor of our homes. We look at fireplaces in a mundane way. This is mainly to make sure that the fire has not gone out. We will also make sure that we see if there is any chance [...]

Foster Mantels 539 Hadley Paint Grade Leg And Skirt Kit

Paint grd leg/skirt kit
This is an unfinished product
The Hadley leg and skirt kit, combined with the 6′ Richmond cap, creates a full-surround mantel for
Legs are 4″ deep from wall, and 5-1/2″ wide
Skirt is 3″ deep from wall and 5″ high

Product DescriptionThis is an unfinished product. The Hadley leg and skirt kit, combined with the 6′ [...]

Fireplace Mantles or Fireplace Mantels?

Technically, using the word mantle instead of mantel for your fireplace is still correct. In architecture, you can use both terms to describe a shelf protruding from the wall above your fireplace, although mantel is the more common usage. Because the word mantle has so many other meanings it makes it easier when you are [...]