Who doesn’t want a fireplace with a fabulous fireplace mantel as a focal point for their living room or master bedroom suite? Fireplaces have such charm and character, and when lit, whether you have wood burning or propane or natural gas, they just create an instant cozy feeling for any room in your home. Especially wonderful is the ambiance it creates when you have friends and family over for a dinner or evening. And although cool fall nights are perfect for a fire, nothing is as special as having a fireplace to gather around than cold winter nights when you are just staying inside watching the snow come down outside.So the fireplace is the main attraction, but just as a bed needs wonderful linens to look cozy and homey, so a fireplace needs a mantle to complete the comforting look and feel that your fireplace gives to your home. Fireplace mantels define the look that your fireplace will have. A fireplace itself is pretty basic, but what you do with the hearth and the surround will give your home it’s unique look. It’s the way that you integrate your fireplace into your homes’ unique style and décor.
Unfortunately, many people don’t realize how easy it is to entirely change the look of a fireplace just by changing or updating the fireplace surround or mantel. Often you hear of people walking into a house that is just a bit behind the times with respect to it’s décor (80’s anyone?), and the fireplace surround is so hideous that the first thing you think is ‘that fireplace has to go!’
What a shame! I don’t think anyone would end up saying that a fireplace with a fitting mantle and surround is something they want to get rid of. But it is true, some very fashionable fashions are so out of date that it’s hard to imagine that any improvement could be made.
So, the moral of this story is you need a fireplace mantel makeover! And this is just the website to start your search. Keep looking, or visit our partner sites. Once the snow starts to fly and you’re curled up in front of your fireplace, you’ll wonder why this wasn’t the first thing you did when you moved in.
