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Should a mantle be longer than the fireplace?
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Yes, generally, a mantel should be longer than the fireplace below it to create a balanced look. A good rule of thumb is to have the mantel extend 3 to 6 inches on each side, so look for mantels that are 6 to 12 inches longer than the width of your fireplace. On 1stDibs, shop a range of mantels.
1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
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French Louis XVI Neoclassical Style Carved Wood Fireplace Mantel
Located in Houston, US
French Louis XVI Neoclassical Style carved wood fireplace mantel featuring intricately carved fluted columns with leaf motifs and decorative floral blocks on the upper corners.
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Pine, Paint
Oversize Carved Wood Fireplace Mantel with Acanthus Leaf Corbels.
Located in Stamford, CT
Massive carved wood fireplace mantel with large carved acanthus leaf corbels on each leg.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Carved Wood Fireplace Mantel from France
Located in Stamford, CT
This is an amazing fireplace mantel with two circular carved wood columns and beautiful carved panels.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Wood
Louis XIV period carved wood fireplace mantel with humanized moon decoration
Located in Argenteuil, IDF
Rare carved wood paneling with a fleur-de-lis latticework featuring a mascaron depicting a chubby child's head and a humanized moon from the era of King Louis XIV (between 1650 and 1...
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century French Louis XIV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Wood
Unfinished Wood Fireplace Mantel with Carved Sunburst and Fluted Pilasters.
Located in Stamford, CT
Unfinished reproduction wood fireplace mantel with carved sunburst and fluted pilasters.
Category
2010s Chinese Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Wood
French Carved Wood Mantel Mirror With Garden Tools & Basket
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Just in, this charming 18Th C. Style French provincial Carved Wood Mantel Mirror With Garden Tools and Basket.
This mirror is in a bleached wood color, very natural with remnants of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace M...
Materials
Wood
