In designer Natalie Chong’s former Toronto home, a fireplace couldn’t be added to the historic structure. She improvised by stacking wood underneath a console table by Mkt to give the illusion of one ...

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, ...

2004-03-31 04:00:00 PDT Santa Ana, Orange County-- When we moved into our 1899 home, we found an old wood mantel in the attic from a fireplace that had been removed 50 years earlier. I couldn't throw ...