overmantel
noun
over·man·tel
ˈō-vər-ˌman-tᵊl 
: an ornamental structure (such as a painting) above a mantelpiece
overmantel
adjective
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Bay windows are featured throughout, and there’s a decorative brick fireplace with a wooden overmantel in the den.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 May 2025
An intentionally predictable move: centering an unadorned wooden mirror on the whitewashed brick overmantel.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, WSJ, 25 Sep. 2020
Anchoring the space is a ventless fireplace with a large, vertical overmantel, which Gray's husband covered in a plaster finish that gives a rich patina—and makes the TV less noticeable.
—Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 25 June 2020
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 10 May 2025
An intentionally predictable move: centering an unadorned wooden mirror on the whitewashed brick overmantel.
—Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, WSJ, 25 Sep. 2020
Anchoring the space is a ventless fireplace with a large, vertical overmantel, which Gray's husband covered in a plaster finish that gives a rich patina—and makes the TV less noticeable.
—Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 25 June 2020
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“Overmantel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overmantel. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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