Builder, designer created a home that grew up a hill Aug 19, 2009
A prime example is the ornate cast-stone fireplace mantel in the living room. Watts says he found a picture of an 18th-century mantel in a castle and showed it to Neil Randel, who asked artisans at North American Stone Co. in McKinney to create it. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Knox County Fair Open Class Results 2009 Aug 9, 2009
Arrangement for mantel No entries. Arrangement of petunias No entries. (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
Stay-at-home mother becomes decorating star Jul 25, 2009
For accessories: glass hurricanes (they re very versatile; you can use them on a dining table, coffee table, a mantel), glass lamps with colored shades, brass accessories, and I always love antique boxes and books. With accessories, it s important that they aren t cluttered. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
VICKERS/A cure for any ailment Jul 16, 2009
There was a time when the mantel above the fireplace in most country homes held a clock, some family pictures, and a box of matches. The mantel also served as a shelf to hold a variety of patent medicines ... Among the mantel medicines would be a tonic, a bottle of cough syrup, a bottle of aspirin, ear oil (for the earache), a bottle of alcohol, and a jar of Vicks Salve. (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' Comic-Con Agenda is Full of "Firsts" Jul 9, 2009
At Al's apartment, Woody discovers that he is a highly valued collectible from a 1950s TV show called Woody's Roundup," and he meets the other prized toys from that show - Jessie the cowgirl (voice of JOAN CUSACK), Bullseye the horse and Stinky Pete the Prospector (voice of KELSEY GRAMMER). Back at the scene of the crime, Buzz Lightyear (voice of TIM ALLEN) and the gang from Andy's room Mr. Potato Head (voice of DON RICKLES), Slinky Dog (voice of JIM VARNEY), Rex (voice of WALLACE SHAWN)... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)