In wintertime, home is where the hearth is. Here are seven ways to maximize your mantel and turn your fireplace into a soothing, wintry focal point that anchors the room.

Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through TimesMachine. From a decorative stand-point the mantel assumes greater importance from year to year.

From its utilitarian beginnings as a heat source and a place to cook during the medieval times, the fireplace mantel evolved ...

Hilary Mantel, author of two Man Booker prizewinning fictions about Thomas Cromwell—an adviser to Henry VIII—turns her keen focus to contemporary fiction with a collection of short stories ...

As you probably know, a fireplace has many different elements, including the firebox, surround and hearth; so what exactly is the mantel? “A fireplace mantel, also known as a mantelpiece or ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Five centuries after he ruled the roost in Tudor England, Henry VIII’s chief minister Thomas Cromwell is playing to packed houses in London in two plays based on the best ...

Omega Mantels continues its commitment to precision and artistry by offering tailored cast stone fireplace mantels for arched fireboxes with refined edging options.

A circa 1850s Brooklyn Heights carriage house with a highly photographed yellow stucco facade has a carefully considered modern interior as fabulous today as it was when new. Featuring a living room ...