6 Vintage Mantels
Out on a buying trip this weekend I found 6 antique mantels. I usually have one or two around but really 6 in once purchase is a bit much. Architectural and country furniture are the antiques that I love to seek out.
I just could not pass them by. Two of them are identical in old white paint. A couple more have unique trims that I liked. My favorite however was plain one with the original black surface.
This simple mantel was salvaged from a mid 1800’s brick home in eastern Missouri. The mantel was removed from the maids quarters located above the kitchen. Fireplaces would have been the main source of heat at the time the home was built.
Certainly the mantels throughout this historical home would have been much more elaborate but the owner would not have waisted even pennies on the maids accommodations.
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