A fireplace is often the focal point of a room, so you certainly want to be mindful of how to best decorate it. With that in mind, we have made a collection of 30 elegant mantel decor ideas to help ...

Q: I’m considering building a wood mantel for my fireplace and a few matching furniture pieces to go with it. I’ve been very impressed with photos of salvaged wood in remodel projects, but I don’t ...

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 ...

Cozy season has arrived, but is your fireplace ready? The materials used for mantels haven't changed drastically over the years—brick, stone, wood, and tile, are still classics—but the style you ...