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Where the fireplace continues up the wall with an elaborate construction, as in historic grand buildings, this is known as an overmantel. [2] Mirrors and paintings designed to be hung above a mantel shelf may be called "mantel mirror", "mantel painting" and so on.
Insert—The fireplace insert is a device inserted into an existing masonry or prefabricated wood fireplace. [22] Jamb—The side of a fireplace opening. [21] Mantel—Either the shelf above a fireplace or the structure to support masonry above a fireplace [23] Smoke shelf—A shelf below the smoke chamber and behind the damper.
The Portaal to the east has a Federal style fireplace and mantel with fluted columns. To its north is a built-in shelf and closet. Original wallpaper remains on the south wall. The upper half-story is given over to bedrooms, one of which has the original flooring and a secret compartment in the floor. [1]
[2] [5] The dining room opens to a terrace above a small garden. [5] All rooms on the main level have hardwood floors. [2] There is a library on the second floor that has a fireplace, built-in shelving for books, and wood wainscoting. [2] The second and third floors also include dormitory rooms to house the student members of the fraternity. [2]
Jonathan and Drew Scott built a new floor-to-ceiling fireplace in the living room. “For as long as we can remember, family gatherings have revolved around the fireplace,” the twins wrote.
Mantel clocks—or shelf clocks—are relatively small house clocks traditionally placed on the shelf, or mantel, above the fireplace. The form, first developed in France in the 1750s, can be distinguished from earlier chamber clocks of similar size due to a lack of carrying handles. These clocks are often highly ornate, decorative works.