Marble is a natural stone that has an incredibly elegant look to
at.
Every piece has a unique look even if it is carved from the same rock. It
has been used for many centuries in palaces, temples, art, as well as
decorating town squares, and numerous other places. It has a great quality
of being either formal or casual. This particular stone was made to be
looked at and to be admired.
Marble is made from limestone that was made from the heat and pressure of
the earth. It changes the composition of the stone. The stone
metamorphosizes through recrystalization over time into smooth marble.
Marble is softer than granite, but not as soft as soapstone.
The purest color of marble is white, but some people prefer dramatic veining
through the pieces of marble—unique in each piece. There are also different
finishes that one could have on marble—most go for the polished look, but
the honed (or, matte) has also been seen quite often. At times, when someone
would like to really soften the effect of the space, they would opt for a
tumbled (or, antiqued) finish.
A marble fireplace mantle is a great addition to any living room. It is
easily installed and many of our designs would fit in with any existing
décor. Our marble mantles are crafted from the most quality marble. The
marble is “statuary” grade, meaning that it the same grade of marble that
artists use when making their masterpieces. Our fireplace mantles are made
from marble that is a creamy Ivory color that makes even the most subtle
details look absolutely amazing.
Having a fireplace mantle in your home is a great opportunity to an
architectural element to your home. A mantle is an amazing focal point to
have in your home due to the fact that they are elegant and while being
quite large and taking up quite a bit of space, they are not at all
overbearing. A decorative fireplace mantle is an important element in the
design world. It is a decorative frame around the fireplace—the word
“mantle” refers to the whole thing: everything that surrounds the fireplace,
as well as the shelf.
Throughout history, the quality of the mantle reflects the homeowner’s
status. It was also a great art through which craftsmen could show off their
skills and techniques, which propelled the craft forward due to it becoming
more and more competitive. Replacing a mantle in your house is adding to or
even changing the architectural style of your room, thereby enhancing your
whole home.
Having a completely naked fireplace is completely unimpressive and not
nearly as cozy as the one that would have a beautiful mantle around it.
Everyone dreams of the calm and relaxing afternoon of sitting in front of
your fireplace with a nice warm cup of tea—but the only way of making it
even more relaxing is to have a beautiful fireplace mantle to look at as to
not interrupt the beauty of the fire.
If you are waiting until the perfect mantle or you are just not ready to
invest into one, you should consider installing a mantle shelf so as to be
able to display decorative objects to make the fireplace opening look more
attractive. During that time you could use beautiful corbels to make the
mantle shelf look more pulled together.
