The dining room fireplace, with a living-flame gas fire, has a carved oak
overmantel..
In its early days, its activities included cabinet and
overmantel manufacturing, but over the years it began focusing on glass processing.
The decorative veneered
overmantel frame in the bedroom was an incredible bargain at pounds 50 in an antique shop, but Stuart knows what he likes to spend his money on.
(www.zestessentials.com)Gilt cant-top
overmantel mirror, pounds 29.99, Littlewoods Index, 08457 444 444
A large
overmantel mirror helps to create a focal point.
It depicts the curtains, pelmets and
overmantel mirror in an otherwise unfurnished room.
It has two china sinks, a four oven Aga with
overmantel, masses of storage, a central work island, polished granite surfaces and a proper pantry.
A huge
overmantel mirror placed on the floor of a bedroom adds instant glamour and gives a decadent boudoir feel.
Lilia and rugby star Matt' Black furniture & accessories create drama in the spacious hallway' Splashes of red brighten up the simple dining room' Lilia''s touch is evident in the pink and white master bedroom' Serang table and 4 chairs, pounds 249, The Pier (0845 609 1234)' Beijing Tea Set, pounds 29, The Pier (0845 609 1234)' Barnes gilt
overmantel mirror, pounds 120, John Lewis (08456 049 049)' Selection of vases, from pounds 6.99, Next (0845 600 7000, www.next.co.uk)' Wallpaper, pounds 22 per 10m, Laura Ashley (0871 230 2301) Pictures: BBC' Lilia and Darren moved from a one-bed flat to a stunning six-bedroom home after finding fame on Strictly Come Dancing Pictures: LAWRENCE LAWRY
Jagger's 'Scandal'
overmantel and firebasket was published in October's APOLLO, says that chimneypieces are firmly in the categories of 'furniture, craft, decorative arts, sculpture--part of the history of the English country house.' In museological terms, he says, the recreation of the period room was an early20th-century fashion, for example--the Robert Adam dining room and chimneypiece from Lansdowne House, now in the Metropolitan Museum, New York.
In the middle of the 19th century the arch or domed top
overmantel mirror, made to go above imposing fireplaces, became popular, usually featuring plain, not bevelled glass, and often decorated with ball pendants and carved figures.
Special details of the interiors include the panelled dining room with its high ceiling and open fireplace in stone surround with heavy carved
overmantel.