Replacing our mantel

Our home being maily antiques the builders mantel had to go. The brick stayed I just built a raised panel box to fit around it. We found this old mantel in someone elses home remodel job and picked it up cheap. I removed every piece, cleaned, glued and refinished it. Also added the outside pillars on each side so it would cover the remaining brick. The center area of the fireplace is covered in hammered copper.

-- ... In the end it is more about the memories we make than the pieces we build.