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There are many types of fireplace mantels for you to choose from

We can help you decide which type might be the best for you. Browse our description of the many types available.

Fireplace mantels make homes beautiful. They can really enhance the quality of your home.

There are a number of different choices you have when it comes to picking your fireplace mantle. In what style is the room decorated? Would you prefer paint or staining? Would you like wood or stone? Shop around a little and try to find the perfect mantle for you and your needs.

Fireplace mantles don’t just fit aesthetic needs, but practical ones as well. While a cherry wood mantle looks excellent in any situation, would a stone fireplace mantle look a little better? Keep colors in mind. Would you like to accentuate or contrast color schemes within the room or the house? Do you have a particular theme, such as rustic or colonial?

Different types of materials achieve different looks, and could even be more practical. It’s easier to install cabinets to wooden mantles, but stone fireplace mantle shelves and wooden fireplace mantle shelves are equally easy. Be sure to fit your practical needs as well.
 

There are many types of mantels for your fireplace:

Stone mantels

Wood fireplace mantels

Modern fireplace mantels

Fireplace mantles contemporary

Colonial mantels

Victorian mantels

French mantels

Rustic fireplace mantels

Concrete fireplace mantels

Precast mantels for the fireplace

Marble mantels

Antique fireplace mantel

Custom mantels

Helpful articles and common questions regarding fireplace mantels:

• Mantel horizontal and vertical clearances
• Restoring a fireplace mantel
• Fireplace safety
• Fireplace mantel terminology -important when buying a mantel
• Types of fireplace mantels