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A holiday mantel can influence the whole room, even when the tree steals most of the attention. Its narrow surface forces careful choices, and that pressure often reveals what works best. After ...

Maybe you have an ornate mantel wrapped in marble and intricate millwork, or perhaps you’re working with a charming, timeworn brick surround—either way, having a fireplace (working or not!) in your ...

When it comes to fireplace decor, there's no shortage of articles and blog posts out there about how to decorate a mantel. But what about the blank wall space above the mantel? It's an area that ...

In the hierarchy of Christmas decorating, a tree usually comes first, but what comes—or should come—second? It depends on whom you ask, but in my expert opinion it has to be the mantel. After the tree ...