Fireplace Mantels

Mantels come in a wide selection of sizes and styles, and should be chosen to complement both the other parts of the fireplace and your home.

A fireplace mantel is a shelf that sits on pilasters overhanging the fire. They are most often used to display special treasures like family photos or sentimental vases, and are sometimes called either chimneypieces or mantelpieces. Whenever there is no burning fire the mantel usually becomes the centerpiece of the room.

Mantels come in a wide selection of sizes and styles, and should be chosen to complement both the other parts of the fireplace and your home. You will get a classic feeling from a traditional mantel, which has a pedestal design and a larger shelf. You will achieve a greater pedestal effect the more the shelf overhangs on the sides and front.

Current designs are not quite as elaborate when it comes to pedestals. They highlight different elements of the fireplace design. Your attention is more likely to be drawn to the craftsmanship if you choose a simpler design, such as a mission style mantel. Other types of mantels will choose to emphasis the beautiful wood they were crafted from or other design elements.

You can even find mantels that don’t at first to be a mantel. These mantels are more modular, with a more unified look than you will find in traditional mantels. These sophisticated mantels are a perfect match for the more contemporary home.