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Prim and Posh Mantel. This Louis XVI mantel is the definition of dazzling. Its veiny, brown marble plays up the surrounding furniture’s similar color scheme.
Artwork, mirrors, flowers—where to start with mantel decor ideas for your fireplace? Here we share inspiration for elegant designs for living rooms and beyond.
The Adam mantels are in wood enriched with ornament, cast in molds, sometimes copied from the carved wood decoration of old times. [1] Mantels or fireplace mantels can be the focus of custom interior decoration. A mantel traditionally offers a unique opportunity for the architect/designer to create a personal statement unique to the room they ...
“I'm a firm believer that a well-placed fireplace mantel, whether working or not, can add visual hierarchy and really anchor a living space within a larger layout,” he adds. The Pros of a ...
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. It collects debris and water falling down the flue. [24] Throat (waist)—The narrow area above a fireplace usually where the damper is located. [21]
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Just as the home's past is referenced in nearly every room, with the 1800s studs repurposed into untreated trim and salvaged fireplace mantels returned to their initial locations, nods to the ...
Thanks to the discontinuity produced by Rumford's brick "smoke shelf", the flow of smoke gases up the chimney became detached from the outside wall at the lip of the shelf. This set up a counter-circulation of outside air which flowed down the backside of the chimney, while a mixture of outside air and smoke flowed up the opposite side.