Mantle Building

In the Sun Herald's "Fancying up a Fireplace," author/decorator Matt Foxx says "Somehow a fireplace without a mantle seems incomplete, but luckily this is one decorating problem that is easily solved." He goes on to give pretty simple step-by-step instructions on how to build a mantle, either for use on an existing fireplace or to create a faux fireplace which can provide a focal point in a room that doesn't have one.