Fireplaces and Chimneys

A mulititude of fireplace designs can help accentuate the ambience of your home

A raw, hand-carved fireplace surround receives a deep ebony finishby Roe A. Osborn

Walls fold away at one corner to let this room mingle with a hillside meadowby Geoffrey T. Prentiss

The Mosaic Masonry System is designed for any builder or do-it-yourselfer installationby Justin Fink

A free 3D drawing tool helps visualize difficult projects before you make your first cutby Gary M. Katz

Tips on trim details and new design tools from a big project

A team approach creates an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly house for a growing marketby Christopher Briley

Bit by bit, an architect builds a vacation house in the Vermont foothillsby Peter Kurt Woerner

Designer Fu-Tung Cheng illustrates the aesthetic potential of concreteby Fu-Tung Cheng

New ways to think about the space over the fireplaceby Karin Lidbeck-Brent

A family's mountain retreat comes together as an eloquent sum of its partsby Debra Judge Silber

A year of carving carefully produced a masterpiece of complexity. See detail photos of the mantel on the back cover of the June/July 2004 issue.by Charles Bickford

Site-milled timbers and local river rock transform a house with a simple floor plan into a rustic campby Priscilla Zimmerman

Different designs, different materials, and different techniques all yield great resultsby Gary M. Katz, Gary Striegler, Sebastian Eggert

A point of focus draws people in and adds character to a roomby Sarah Susanka

Find a well-made screen that fits your fireplace, suits your décor and keeps sparks at bayby Mary Forsell

A simple palette of natural materials complements a comfortable home in a dramatic settingby Karen Tanaka

A Massachusetts house designed by Ross Chapin is a good example of how to create a sense of spaciousness in a small homeby Sarah Susanka

It's the little things that make a good bathroom greatby Charles Bickford