fireplace mantel
Above the hearth
A fireplace mantel is the decorative frame surrounding a fireplace, especially the shelf that projects above it.
The shelf typically displays photographs, clocks, artwork, or seasonal decorations.
Mantel alone usually refers to this shelf: She arranged the Christmas stockings along the mantel.
Also spelled mantelpiece.
- shelfHorizontal storage surface
- firesideArea beside the hearth
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- stockingsFitted leg coverings
- clockDevice displaying time
mirror · family portrait · ornaments · candlesticks · vase · portrait · marble · wood · carved · Victorian · cozy · warmth · crackling · logs · wood burning · brick · stone · surround
- traditional decordamask, toile, chintz, brocade, paisley
- Victorian decorVictorian design, parlour, drawing room, fainting couch, ornate patterns
- Victorian homesturret, gingerbread trim, steep roofs, bay windows, wraparound porch
- furnishingschairs, sofa set, sofas, armchair, tables
- 70s decoravocado green, burnt orange, harvest gold, shag carpet, shag rug
- home storagebookcase, closet, wardrobe, pantry, cupboard
fireplace component location
fireplace mantelfirebox
Fuel-burning enclosure
hearth · fireplace insert · fire pit · combustion chamber · hearthstone
fire, place, fireplace, fires, fired, firing, places, placed, placing