Fireplace & Mantel

Gather around the hearth! Old House Journal’s ideas for mantel design and decoration, including mantel restoration, mantel scarves, reproduction fireplaces and more.

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3 Steps for Tiling a Fireplace

A scrapbook of fireplace surrounds from the Victorian and Arts & Crafts eras sparks ideas for today. Also, important steps to take before installation.

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5 Ways to Transform an Old Fireplace

A new breed of historic-minded fireplace inserts can help you get the home fires burning again, efficiently.

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6 Tips for Historic Holiday Mantels

From simple to dramatic, here’s a look at holiday mantels by period and style.

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A Frame for the Fireplace

The stylistic history of mantels.

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An Artful Vintage Mantel

Design ideas for an informal and beautiful vintage mantel.

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Anatomy of a Historic Fireplace

Architect Benjamin Walbert designs beautiful mantels modeled after the past.

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Arts & Crafts Winter Heating Options

Technology, fittings, and finery to warm the hearth, the room, and thee

Fireplace & Mantel

Like the staircase, a mantel is a prominent millwork element that may define the style of the house, if not its date. If yours is original and fits the house, wonderful! Be respectful in any upgrading.

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Creating an Art Tile Fireplace

A bland and damaged surround is remade with a period tile installation—and the fireplace becomes a stylish focal point.

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Decorative Fireboards

In search of a clever way to seal up fireplaces during warm weather, early homeowners came up with a delightful form of decoration that’s still with us today.

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Designing Reproduction Fireplaces for Traditional Homes

Adding a historically inspired mantel to your reproduction fireplace offers a period look for your home.

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Fireplace Ideas for Bungalows

A look at the wide array of Arts & Crafts-era fireplaces.

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Hearth & Home

The fireplace, like the staircase, is a focal point and key element of style.

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No-Fuss New Fireplaces

Strip, ribbon, vented, or flueless: The new go-anywhere fireplaces aren’t necessarily traditional, but they’re ideal for retrofits.

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The Beauty of the Mantel

The pleasures of the hearth are both ancient and varied. Yet in colonial America, the fireplace was valued more for function than aesthetics—a fact reflected in its utilitarian appearance.

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3 Steps for Tiling a Fireplace

5 Ways to Transform an Old Fireplace

6 Tips for Historic Holiday Mantels

A Frame for the Fireplace

An Artful Vintage Mantel

Anatomy of a Historic Fireplace

Arts & Crafts Winter Heating Options

Considering the Mantel

Creating an Art Tile Fireplace

Decorative Fireboards

Designing Reproduction Fireplaces for Traditional Homes

Fireplace Ideas for Bungalows

For Fireplace & Stove

Hearth & Home

No-Fuss New Fireplaces

The Beauty of the Mantel