Sage advice from a seasoned carpenter. In the finish carpentry world, fireplace mantels are often the aesthetic showpiece of a room. People use mantels to display family photos, treasured artworks, ...

A home's fireplace is a hot spot. A natural focal point of any room, a fireplace is a space around which families can chill out, especially during the holidays. "A roaring fire in a room draws people ...

It’s not House Beautiful yet, but here’s our new salvage living room mantel. The mantel it replaced, below, did not appear to be original to the house. We found this slate mantel, which is much more ...