| Candles, with good reason, are often-used | | | | candlesticks, because they, too, add sparkle, |
| decorative accessories on fireplace mantels. | | | | are delightful with silver-toned fireplace |
| Lit candles add flames that complement the | | | | screens, tool sets, and hearth wood holders. |
| glow of a working fireplace, and the | | | | If you are fortunate enough to have some old |
| candlesticks add height to the mantel | | | | mercury glass candlesticks, by all means use |
| display. Yet the candlesticks also need to | | | | them with use them to decorate the mantel of |
| be of a material that will harmonize with, | | | | a fireplace with silver-toned fireplace |
| not work against, your fireplace accessories. | | | | accessories. |
| You do not want the candlesticks' material | | | | |
| to be discordant with the metals of the | | | | Fireplace accessories, like many home |
| fireplace screen, fireplace tools, and | | | | decorative accessories, are now available in |
| fireside log holder. | | | | bronze and copper finishes. These fireplace |
| | | | accessories have less shine than traditional |
| Brass fireplace screen, tools, and other | | | | brass fireplace accessories but more visual |
| accessories, whether polished brass or | | | | warmth and character. With these fireplace |
| antique brass, always work well with brass | | | | accessories, a mix of candlesticks in bronze, |
| candlesticks on the mantel. In informal | | | | copper, and antique brass makes a wonderful |
| rooms, wooden candlesticks also fit well with | | | | mantel display. Wooden candlesticks also |
| brass fireplace accessories. | | | | work well on the mantel when using bronze or |
| | | | copper fireplace screens, fireplace tools, |
| You need not be limited to wrought iron or | | | | and fireplace log holders. |
| black candlesticks when using black fireplace | | | | |
| accessories. Consider coordinating the | | | | Regardless of the finish on your fireplace |
| candlesticks' metal with the other metals in | | | | accessories, be assured that ceramic, |
| your room and on the mantel. If, for | | | | porcelain, or painted wood candlesticks that |
| instance, the mantel has a silver bowl, | | | | echo the colors in your room are always a |
| silver candlesticks will look great on the | | | | safe choice for decorating your fireplace |
| mantel of a fireplace with a black fireplace | | | | mantel. |
| screen and tools. Likewise, a room with | | | | |
| black fireplace accessories but brass lamps | | | | Think not only of your mantel but also of its |
| and other brass decorative accessories will | | | | immediate surroundings, the fireplace with |
| be perked up with brass candlesticks on the | | | | its fireplace accessories, when you choose |
| mantel. | | | | candlesticks for your mantel. The |
| | | | candlesticks need not be "matchy-matchy" with |
| Silver-toned fireplace accessories, whether | | | | the fireplace accessories, but with some care |
| in chrome, brushed steel, or satin nickel, | | | | in selection, the candlesticks will harmonize |
| are always complemented with silver-toned | | | | visually with your fireplace accessories. |
| candlesticks on the mantel. Crystal or glass | | | | |