Fireplace Mantels: Second Life

Reviewed by:
Rosemary Thornton

Salvaged hand hewn beams get a new life as fireplace mantels. Custom-cut and sized to your specs, the beams are offered in cherry, chestnut, pine, hickory, maple, oak, walnut and more.

For a rustic look, you can opt for beams that still retain mortise and peg holes.

Wood is salvaged from old barns, vintage houses and other buildings.

Custom sized mantels start at $20 a linear foot (January 2006).