Considering the 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.
Fireplace & Mantel
Gather around the hearth! Ideas for mantel design and decoration, including mantel restoration, mantel scarves, reproduction fireplaces and more.
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Arts & Crafts Winter Heating Options
Technology, fittings, and finery to warm the hearth, the room, and thee
An Artful Vintage Mantel
Design ideas for an informal and beautiful vintage mantel.
6 Tips for Historic Holiday Mantels
From simple to dramatic, here's a look at holiday mantels by period and style.
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.
Hearth & Home
The fireplace, like the staircase, is a focal point and key element of style.
The Latest in Fireplace Inserts
Four fireplace inserts that will give you comfort and efficiency without sacrificing the beauty of flame.
The History of the Fireplace
The fireplace is a sparkling focal point in historic homes.
Anatomy of a Historic Fireplace
Architect Benjamin Walbert designs beautiful mantels modeled after the past.
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.
Fireplace Ideas for Bungalows
A look at the wide array of Arts & Crafts-era fireplaces.
No-Fuss New Fireplaces
Strip, ribbon, vented, or flueless: The new go-anywhere fireplaces aren’t necessarily traditional, but they’re ideal for retrofits.
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.
Designing Reproduction Fireplaces for Traditional Homes
Adding a historically inspired mantel to your reproduction fireplace offers a period look for your home.
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.
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.
Allied Window
Allied Window offers a beautiful, affordable and invisible solution for your bent glass and shaped windows. Allied Window's specialty is creating insulating storm windows that disappear into your shaped openings - matching the shape exactly - from bent glass to odd shapes, sizes and thicknesses – disappearing into your window opening.
Crown Point Cabinetry
Crown Point Cabinetry offers custom cabinets for period style kitchens, baths, offices, laundry rooms, home bars and more. Styles include Shaker, Arts & Crafts, Early American, Victorian and Transitional.
Mark E Industries, Inc
GOOF PROOF SHOWER installations made easy. Mark E Industries manufactures products to simplify the art of shower and tile installations by focusing on some of the more difficult and time-consuming tasks.
