Hi all ... Where's the pic's you ask. That's where I need your help. I want to make a mantle for my gas fireplace. If you have a neat mantle at your house, would you please post some pic's of it in this thread so I can get some design element ideas. One thing I want to do is to make the side columns (boxes) with raised panel doors on them and use this space as storage. If this turns out to look bad then I'll make them fixed but for now, it sounds like a cool idea. Thanks in advance for any pic's you can attach. BTW, I'll likely make the mantle out of maple and either keep it natural or stain it the color of our baseboard molding (minwax fruitwood).
Mike Gregory