Stone is usually left in its natural state; brick is sometimes painted white or another color but is often left red in color.

If you are building a mantel on a new fireplace install, check with any other trades for the order in which to do the job. Some stone masons prefer to have the mantel in place before setting any ...

Terracotta is a material that tends to feel dated in a home. But here are some ways to make it blend in seamlessly with your ...

The Mirror and the Light took place earlier in 2024 at multiple National Trust and historical sites across England ...

The furniture in the bedroom where George Washington died will go into storage. So will his silver oil lamps, his French marble and bronze mantel clock, and most of the other contents of his elegant ...

That's where pizza stones come in: These rectangular or circular slabs of relatively thick stone or metal absorb heat to cook pizza much faster than a pan or sheet tray, mimicking the results of ...

Life as a woman in the court of Henry VIII was a high-stakes game of survival. As the final instalment of Hilary Mantel’s Tudor trilogy comes to BBC One, Katie Rosseinsky speaks to the performers who ...

Each week on Between the Covers, host Sara Cox invites her guests to share their favourite titles. This week Stephen Mangan, ...

The original dining room in the front keeps its wainscoting, plate shelf, and mantel. The large kitchen ... Enclosed by a painted wood fence, it has a patio paved with stone slabs and landscaped ...

Hot stone massage is a form of therapeutic massage in which a practitioner places warm stones on a person’s body or uses them to apply pressure to specific points. Supporters of hot stone ...

NEW STONE AGE GIRL:That’s our dinner. NEW STONE AGE BOY:An eagle. NEW STONE AGE BOY:Dad, dad you’ll never guess what we just saw! An eagle took the baby boar that we were hunting for dinner.# ...