Sage advice from a seasoned carpenter. In the finish carpentry world, fireplace mantels are often the aesthetic showpiece of a room. People use mantels to display family photos, treasured artworks, ...

Welcome to DIY Diary. Each entry covers a new home improvement project. Here, interior designer Victoria Ninette tries stripping paint from an aged fireplace mantel. Living with her family in a 1930s ...

A fireplace has always been one of the most eye-catching features inside a home. It creates warmth, comfort, and a sense of gathering that many homeowners value. Over time, fireplace designs have ...

In the South, we love a well-styled and accessorized fireplace mantel. The more layers, the prettier the finished product. One of our favorite fireplace mantel decorating ideas includes layering ...

Hear us out: The fireplace mantel is the jewelry box of the house. Like the latter, it holds prized possessions and coveted family heirlooms, and most mantel decor ideas include displaying all your ...

When artist and designer Josh Young moved from Chicago to the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., with his husband during the pandemic, their new home, an 1885 townhouse, oozed original ...