Paint the mantel and the rest of the fireplace the same color ... Tracy Flynn is the owner and lead designer of Olive & Oak ...

so you can choose the size that best complements your fireplace. Choose from five rustic wood colors, including a sleek gray and a warm dark oak. At 60 inches, this pine mantel shelf has hand-hewn ...

Open on all sides and wrapped by steel rods with blackened-oak panels above ... “It keeps your eye focused on the fireplace design and not the elements on the mantel,” says Gorelick.

Someone like Rita Henry, at Distinctive Mantel Designs, will consult with clients ... Parko says a 6-foot-wide floor-to-ceiling paint-grade oak or poplar fireplace with a tiled hearth could ...

Follow along for more tips from design pros on how to spruce up your fireplace mantel for spring, including lighting techniques, evergreen elements and objects to avoid. “A spring mantel should ...

Here, Davin and two other designers - HGTV stylist Meg Allan Cole and Atlanta-based interior designer Mallory Mathison - offer four ideas for making the most of your mantel and fireplace ...