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 ...

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 ...

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.

If you have a fireplace, your mantel will be front and center during holiday gatherings. Why not do something magical there? Architect Peter Pennoyer and interior designer Katie Ridder have a ...

Paint the mantel and the rest of the fireplace the same color ... Tracy Flynn is the owner and lead designer of Olive & Oak Design. She specializes in creating spaces that are not only filled ...