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The three types of fireplace mantels
that look great in any home or den
Traditional fireplace mantels:
- A large pine mirror centered on the wall
behind the mantel to set the tone
- Symmetrically balanced objects
- A combination of metal, ceramics, books and
wood
- To anchor the left, a tall fruit topiary in a
wooden box
- To anchor the right, tall brass candlesticks
- For a casual effect in the middle, ceramic
apples next to a horizontally placed book topped with a ceramic leaf
and eyeglasses; silver picture frames with family photos
- On the floor by the right side of the
"fireplace," a big basket of firewood adorned with pine cones
- A child-size pine chair on the homemade brick
hearth
Country fireplace mantels:
- A country print in a red frame on the wall
behind the mantel--in this case an oversize nesting chicken--to set
the tone
- A symmetrical treatment with a lot of
wonderful "country" objects
- To balance the left, tall green candles in
rustic wooden candlesticks
- Next to the candlesticks, a houseplant to
provide a round shape and fills the space between the mantle and the
picture above it
- A painted wooden tray, tilted upright, to
balance the round shape of the plant on the right
- In the center, vintage books stacked
horizontally to form a platform for a ceramic bird and a weathered
piece of wrought-iron work
- Shaker clock
- Green watering can
- Symmetry reinforced on the hearth, with a
large basket of colorful flowers placed right in the center; to the
left, an old rusted galvanized watering can.
The Great
Outdoors fireplace mantels,
that looks great nest to your patio or hot tub
- Asymmetrical balance
- On the wall behind the mantel, an arrangement
of artificial vegetables wired or hot-glued onto a flat basket to
make a wall hanging
- Off center on the mantel, a tilted big enamel
tray painted with a bowl of lettuce and butterflies
- To its left, tall green candlesticks in
spindle holders, to bridge the space between the mantel and the wall
hanging
- Next in line, horizontal books of poetry to
give height to pewter candlesticks
- For contrast behind the candlesticks, an
upended, well-used circular cutting board
- To enhance the "outdoor" feel, a vintage
child's toy tractor
- Anchoring the right side of the mantel, off
by itself, a one-room-school birdhouse
- Busy-ness of left side balanced by
spaciousness of right
- Centered on the hearth below, an oversized
ceramic kitty on a woven stool
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