I love a good makeover. I was on the fence about repainting this antique. I loved the chippy look of it but it was in bad repair. Since Mom had to make a bottom grate area and box it in so that it would stand on it’s own (the previous owners had just nailed 2×4’s…
I had been looking for quite some time for an antique fireplace mantel. Is it Mantel or Mantle? Here is what Mirriam-Webster says: In modern usage, mantel refers to a shelf above a fireplace and mantle refers to a cloak or covering. … Mantel and mantle are now usually regarded as distinct from each other, with mantel used for a shelf above a fireplace, and mantle used…