mantel
Fireplace display ledge
A mantel is the shelf above a fireplace, often part of a decorative frame surrounding the opening.
Family photos, clocks, and seasonal decorations commonly occupy this space: She arranged the Christmas stockings along the mantel.
The full surround structure is sometimes called a mantelpiece.
Horizontal storage surface
- ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
- bracketSupport or category
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
- trimRemove unwanted edges
molding · projection · overhang · pilaster · plinth · facade · marble · carved
Indoor structure for burning
- chimneyVertical smoke passage
- firesideArea beside the hearth
- flamesVisible burning combustion
- embersSmoldering fire remnants
warmth · firewood · logs · ash · grate · inglenook · poker · tongs
shelf
Horizontal storage surface
trim · molding · projection · overhang · pilaster · plinth · facade · marble · carved · wooden
fireplace
Indoor structure for burning
embers · warmth · firewood · logs · ash · grate · inglenook · poker · tongs · flue
vase
Ornamental container for flowers
- photographImage from a camera
- trophyAward for winning
- candlestickWax cylinder support
clock · figurine · frame · ornament · sculpture · antique · bookend · curio · keepsake · memento
warmth
Heat you feel
welcoming · gathering · ambience · stockings · holiday · Christmas · family · intimate · hearthside · festive
- hearthhearth, fireplace tools, fire irons, hearthstone, hearth fire
- millworkcrown molding, baseboards, wainscoting, chair rail, molding
- Victorian homesturret, gingerbread trim, steep roofs, bay windows, wraparound porch
- furniturebed, beds, chair, chairs, table
- living roomsofa, couch, coffee table, armchair, TV
- Iglesiaiglesia, altar, padre, papa, campana
- pick up the mantleAssume a predecessor's role
- manta rayBroad flat cartilaginous fish
- passed the mantleTransferred role to successor
- took up the mantleAssumed another's role
- passing the mantleTransferring leadership to another
- assumes the mantleTakes on leadership responsibility
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