In the mid-19th Century, as the Industrial Revolution roared along in Britain, uncounted millions of cast-iron fireplace mantels in myriad styles rolled off production lines. There were floral designs ...

While business is busy all year round in this wintry workshop, it’s been peak season at Funda-Mantels, which makes fireplace mantels. The Ridge-based company makes more than 1,000 fireplace mantels – ...

Most of us have fireplace mantels, but we don’t know what to put on them. And that’s a shame, because the fireplace is a room’s focal point, and the hearth is the heart of a home. The best mantel ...

For millennia, folks have gathered ’round the fire to tell stories, to cook, to stay warm. In 2024, the fireplace is still the congregation point in a home, and the focal point of whatever room he’s ...