Most of us have fireplace mantels, but we don’t know what to put on them. And that’s a shame, because the fireplace is a room’s focal point, and the hearth is the heart of a home. The best mantel ...

While business is busy all year round in this wintry workshop, it’s been peak season at Funda-Mantels, which makes fireplace mantels. The Ridge-based company makes more than 1,000 fireplace mantels – ...

Make a support nailing blocks from 2-by-4s with one end that fits against all the interior surfaces of the mantel pattern. Make them 2 inches shorter than the depth of your mantel, and make enough of ...