Home Renovation - Mantels & Fireplaces

Mantels U2100

TO BE attractive the fireplace need not be elaborate, as these simple Colonial designs prove. They are correct in every detail, and aside from their beauty, will radiate a spirit of comfort and good cheer. Design U2100 is illustrated 4-4 high overall with body 4-4 wide …

Mantels U2106

BRICK fireplaces such as U2106 are very popular, especially for modern American homes, and the bricks may be arranged in many attractive patterns. Mantel shelf shown is about 1 1/16” x 7” without return around chimney. Other mantel shelves suitable for this type of fireplace are illustrated on page 200.

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Mantels U2112

THE warmth of a fireplace will be especially appreciated during the change of seasons, as it will take the chill from the room on raw or damp days, making it unnecessary to start the heating plant.

Mantel U2112 is a graceful English pattern, which may also …

Mantels & Bookcases U2120

AN EXCEPTIONALLY large fireplace is pictured in U2120 which shows the influence of Spanish design. A simple moulding about 6” wide trims the bricks, and shelf is omitted. The cabinets and book shelves slip into plastered recesses.

The paneled pilasters and finely moulded details of the …

Mantels & Bookcases U2126

Editor’s Comment: It seems to me that in these old Craftsman style homes books got the special treatment CD’s and DVD’s get in the entertainment center now.

THE modern, compactly arranged small home does not usually provide for a den or library, ...

Mantels & Seats

IT IS easy to imagine a fireplace nook such as U2132 becoming the most popular place in the home. The benches are about 4-6 long and 5-0 high overall with wide ledge for books, etc. Hinged lids give access to convenient storage space in seats. Mantel …

Mantels & Bookcases U2138

BOTH designs here illustrated are English in character though widely different in appearances. They are used with complete harmony in houses of almost every type. U2138 is extremely simple, consisting only of the mantel shelf about 5-0 long, 7” wide and 3” thick, with brackets and back …

Mantels With Seat & Bookcases

IF THERE is one spot in the home that brings to mind fond memories, it is the fireplace. Here the members of the family with their friends spend many happy hours. Room end designs such as these require very little space and will be …

Fireplace Nooks

THERE is no place more delightful than one’s own fireplace, especially if it is secluded in a cozy nook. Many house plans are so arranged that a decorative nook of this kind may easily be included. Design U2150 is Colonial in type with outside windows to …

Mantel Shelves

THE all brick fireplace such as design U2106, page 192, will be attractively trimmed with a wood mantel shelf. This should be in harmony with the decorative treatment of the room, and may be a light design with delicately moulded edges or more massive with or without …

Fireplace Construction

PROPERLY built fireplace will always be a source of comfort and pleasure, and by observing these principal construction details, maximum heating efficiency and satisfactory service will be secured.

The grate opening at hearth should be about 18” deep for openings up to 2-8 wide and 20” to 24” deep …