thomasc400

I agree with Ellesson. I really like the mantel -- its a beautiful piece of work -- but the arrangement is too top heavy with no visual connection between the mantel and the platform. Where I'm not a huge fan of multi-colored brick either, it at least would have given that connection. For a similar, much smaller project, I tiled over the brick using a deep colored rustic tile, and added boxed pillars to help bridge the gap.