A leading manufacturer of fireplace mantels, Foster Mantels caters to both homeowners and contractors. Whether you're designing from scratch or in the middle of a renovation, you're very likely to find just what you're envisioning. Foster Mantels offers one of the nation's widest varieties of styles and largest inventories. Every design is available in custom as well as stock sizes.

Choosing a fireplace mantel is an important decor decision. The fireplace, after all, has been the focal point of interior design since the first one was carved out of a stone castle wall. You don't want to make any decision too quickly. Look at the size of the room where the fireplace is or will be, for a start. Consider the architecture of your house and the overall decor.

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Proof of a fine fireplace surround and mantel manufacturer is not the stock it has of standard designs and sizes, but how it accommodates special circumstances. After all, fireplaces today evoke the same traditional warmth they always have. Evolving technology has given rise to electric fireplaces and both vented and unvented gas fireplaces as well as the traditional woodburning fireplace and brick chimney.

Think of the contemporary condominium with its cathedral ceilings, glass walls, and room divider fireplaces. This style of hearth--with three sides exposed and glass fronts--might leave you wondering if you can even find any mantelpieces to fit. Foster Mantels, however, has a variety of special shapes designed to accommodate this and other fireplace styles. Its three basic special shapes are designed for unusual wall contours, for example. Mantels can be capped, butted, or tapered, depending on your style preference.