Grist Mill Barnwood Mantel

Description

Classic barn-beam warmth with a slightly more contemporary scale — the six-inch beam that suits a linear gas or electric fireplace as well as a wood-burning one. Non-combustible and light enough to hang with basic tools.

Sizes

6 in x 5.75 in beam; 48 in (about 52 lb), 60 in (about 69 lb) or 72 in (about 86 lb); extensions and corners available

Options and details

Deep weathered grain, character knots, insect marks, saw marks, checks, splits and tool marks from a beam salvaged out of a Kentucky barn; the maker quotes a standard turnaround of a day or two after the order. Maduro, Pale Honey, Eclipse (black), Weathered Grey, Roasted Chestnut — hand-painted; custom colours matched from the maker’s 150-colour library

About the maker

Lexington Hearth — a Lexington, Kentucky maker of fireplace mantels. Its non-combustible pieces are cast in a proprietary Burncrete™ formulation from moulds taken off historic Kentucky barn timbers and local stone, hollow-cored so two people can hang them, and hand-painted in a multi-step finish. Sold through dealers; we are one of them.

Plan it with us

A mantel is sized to your fireplace and its clearances, then installed by the same team that measured it. A non-combustible mantel can sit closer to the opening than wood; a wood mantel keeps the distance your fireplace’s manual asks for. Bring the width and height of the opening and a photo of the wall, or book a showroom visit in Downers Grove and see the finish samples first.