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 ...

One of the best things about decorating in fall is taking advantage of all the rich colors and natural textures of the changing leaves. One excellent decor trick uses materials from your yard for a ...

In this video, I demonstrate how to hang a floating reclaimed beam mantel as part of an extreme DIY fireplace makeover. I ...

Your fireplace deserves some attention. The major architectural feature in many living and family rooms, it is a visual focal point around which the rest of the space is organized. So it’s a shame ...

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A home's fireplace is a hot spot. A natural focal point of any room, a fireplace is a space around which families can chill out, especially during the holidays. "A roaring fire in a room draws people ...

Every season, I get an irrepressible itch to make over my mantel to give it a fresh new look. No matter whether you've got just a few seconds, or you're ready to roll up your sleeves and go to town, ...

Every season, I get an irrepressible itch to make over my mantel to give it a fresh new look. No matter whether you’ve got just a few seconds, or you’re ready to roll up your sleeves and go to town, ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Last week, Danielle Todesco and her sister-in-law showed you the first part of their fireplace mantel makeover as they tore down the old mantel and put up the new tiling. This week ...

Sometime along the way, I landed on the Better Homes and Gardens "100 Days of Holidays" free e-newsletter list. It arrives via e-mail and offers decorating, craft and food ideas. "Right-click here to ...

In this week’s DIY Friday, Danielle Todesco begins a fireplace mantel makeover she and her sister-in-law worked on. They show you the demo of the old mantel and the tiling process of this big, ...