Transform your fireplace with this DIY project that teaches you how to hang a floating reclaimed beam mantel. Learn how to ...

Dear Julie: Building a mantel is not a difficult do-it-yourself task. If you think adding a complete wood surround is beyond your skill level, try just cleaning the bricks first. With a good cleaning, ...

Welcome to DIY Diary. Each entry covers a new home improvement project. Here, interior designer Victoria Ninette tries stripping paint from an aged fireplace mantel. Living with her family in a 1930s ...

Measure the area for the surround and the fireplace dimensions. Determine the exact top of the fireplace, because you’ll be setting a support slab across both sides of the surround to complete it. Dry ...