Mahogany Fireplace Mantel

Descending the stairway into the rather formal family room the first view is of the side of the fireplace mantel. In addition to needing the make the entry into the room a bit less anticlimactic than the side of the fireplace we also needed to maintain access to functional and service elements of the fireplace. Our solution was to "paint it red". We used the house "on point square" theme and created a central panel as an aesthetic focus and used it as well for a button that opens a hidden panel immediately beneath. Photos by Chris Nodder