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, ...

What do you do if you're ecologically-minded, like the natural look, and want to make your house festive for the holidays? You make a natural-themed mantel display! There is so much design inspiration ...

That's why we've tapped a few design pros to share the common holiday mantel decorating mistakes to avoid at all costs—think overlooking a color palette, ignoring proportions, and overcrowding the ...

Some years I go at my holiday decorating with great gusto, fueled by a long list of ambitious decorating projects I can't wait to try. (Once I hung a huge fallen branch from the ceiling in my dining ...

As the unrivaled focal point in a room, your fireplace mantel is the star of the show. So it's fun to give this all-important spot a new look every so often. Here are three very different -- but ...

Spring has sprung—on your mantel!

As the air turns crisp (for this week at least) and the leaves hint at a transformation into a riot of fiery hues, I welcome fall with open arms. It’s a time for cozy gatherings, warm cider by the ...