When it came time to reinvent the fireplace, Matt and Larissa once again called on Beech Tree Building Company. The original mantel was just a small, unattractive shelf — completely out of proportion to the fireplace. Rather than tear it down, they opted to build over it. Matt explains, "I thought it would be nice to leave it intact, in case someone else in the future wants to restore it completely back to its original state."The new mantel is extra thick to accommodate the old one hidden within. Matt left time-capsule-like notes in various places before they were covered over — "Who we were, what years we did certain things to the house," Larissa says. "But he also wrote a few funny ones. Things like, 'Shame on you for tearing down all of my hard work, do you know how long that took me?' "Mantel: Beech Tree Building CompanyPhotograph: "Fan Light Over Green Point" by Christopher Petrich

simple classic lines

mantle

mantel

Simple clean lines - traditional - looks like Lauren

Simple mantle

Like the lines of the mantel

Mantle

Mantle

very simple

Fireplace

Mantle

Fireplace

simple

simple

mantel without side columns

Fireplace - white mantle black surround

Mantle

fireplace mantel clean lines

This is a VERY cost effective mantle, our carpenter thinks he could do this look in natural oak (we would need to stain) for about $350. I think this could look good, it a little more sleek in nature than your newel post (end of the stair piece), but it could work!

fireplace mantle

Black surround

mantle

fireplace surround

wood-frame in brick

I like the simple lines in the surround.

Clean mantle. Living room?

Mantle

Fireplace

Fireplace

Mantel

Fireplace

mantle

Fireplace surround

Surround

Mantel

mantel

Mantle

Clean, modern but comfortable feel

Black stone

Simple fireplace surround and mantle

Fireplace surround

Mantle

Foreplace

Simple

like this (very simple), but would like slightly wider side posts

Yes

Fireplace

Simple.

love the fireplace/mantle

Mantel

mantle

Mantel

Straight forward.

fireplace surround

Fireplace mantel

Mantel

like this style

simple.

mantel

too simple?

simple white mantel

fireplace

fireplace

Mantle

mantle...with tile surround? and raised hearth?

simple classic

Simple black surround, white mantel, dark floors. Very clean looking.

simple mantel

Clean lines of mantle.

Mantle

fireplace surround...matches our door/window trim

Fireplace

Fireplace surround

for master bedroom

Classy/ simple

simple

mantel

I like this fireplace. The lines are very simple

plain black and white

Rounded corners on surround

Fireplace

Fireplace

simple

simple white fireplace

Mantel

thick fireplace surround

like the simple mantel and how the black surround blends in with firebox mechanics and ties to black accessories but sets off the mantel

Very simple/basic mantle, with black stone surround

simple mantle

Mantel

Mantel

Fireplace surround

Fireplace mantle

i like the flat granite

SMALL CHAIRS

Nice, simple.

style

fireplace

fireplace - clean and simple

Living room fireplace

my favorite fireplace surround for master bedroom

fireplace mantle and surround

Paint colors: Grand Teton white (woodwork) and Pittsfield Bluff (walls), both by Benjamin Moore

Mantle

simple fireplace

black and white surround

simple elegant mantel

fireplace mantel simplicity

love!

simple mantle

fireplace surround

mantle

fireplace

nice simple surround

good fireplace surround

fireplace for living room on nachtman

mantle

Clean lines of fireplace.

mantel

Fireplace

fireplace

simple

mantle

Paint colors: Woodwork: Grand Teton White by Benjamin Moore Walls and Ceilings: Pittsfield Bluff by Benjamin Moore Bathrooms and Kitchen Walls and Ceilings: Elephant Tusk by Benjamin Moore Bathroom Vanity: McKinnon Furniture

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nice thick fireplace surround

This is nice too

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