Fireplace Mantels

I love old fireplace mantels. And I love fireplaces. I really hope to have a working fireplace whenever I buy a house. Or install one of those electric fireplaces. And add a really cool, old mantel. Like on the Antonio Treatment. You know, that one where that guy had a really small, bland living room that was being taken over by large ugly furniture?

Anyway.

I also really love mantels being using for other things besides fireplaces. I found this really cool mantel makeover on Design Sponge:

I love this makeover! Such a creative idea to turn a mantelpiece into a bookcase! And I love the bright yellow. So much fun!

Seeing this makeover inspired me to find more mantel projects. Within the same post on Design Sponge about the bookcase mantel was a link to another mantel project:

I love this idea of having a mantel around your TV.

And then, of course, are the mantel headboards.

From House of Turquoise.

From Apartment Therapy.

From Sunset.

And lastly, a living room makeover from Design Sponge with a fireplace transformation!

I love this living room re-do. And that fireplace looks so much better! Just goes to show how a little paint can go a long way.

Love that fireplace. The white paint makes the tiled (I think it's tile) detail on the inside really stand out. And looks so much better.

I love painting things white. They just make things look nice and crisp and clean.

I love fireplaces.

And mantels.

The end.