Oldworld Stoneworks Blog

04 January 2018

Starting 2018 Off With a New Year Sale on Mantels

We hope you all had a memorable holiday season with loved ones surrounding you. Our favorite holiday tradition is lining up the stockings on your fireplace mantel, as it puts mantels… Read More

28 December 2017

5 New Year’s Resolutions for your Home

Getting in shape, losing weight and getting out of debt usually tops the list of most popular New Year’s resolutions. But if your home could talk, what would it want… Read More

21 December 2017

Make a Wreath to Hang Above Your Mantel

Wreaths are a favorite symbol of the holiday season. Hang one on your door, and it provides the first welcome to your visitors. They’re fun decorations because while traditional, they… Read More

14 December 2017

Hot Holiday Gifts For The Home

It’s that gift-giving time of year again when everybody is trying to find just the right thing for friends, family and coworkers. At Old World Stoneworks, we’re always looking for… Read More

06 December 2017

Hanukkah Fire Traditions

Hanukkah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights, starts December 12 this year. Since Hanukkah has so many fascinating connections to fire – and at Old World Stoneworks, fire is our… Read More

22 November 2017

Thanksgiving Entertaining Tips

At Old World Stoneworks, Thanksgiving is one of our favorite holidays. It has everything – great food, time spent with family and friends, a focus on gratitude, and the chance… Read More

09 November 2017

Amhurst Cast Stone Fireplace Mantel Shines in Wedding Chapel

Flower Mound is a friendly Texan town northwest of Dallas. Home to more than 165 species of wildflowers, it has the distinction of being ranked number two on financial site… Read More

02 November 2017

COMPANY NEWS: Gearing up for the Holidays

Are you planning family get-togethers for Thanksgiving and Christmas? Do you want family and friends to see your house at its most beautiful while you entertain? Then now is the… Read More

12 October 2017

Spooky Mantel Looks for Halloween

The Halloween season is the only time most people want spiders on their fireplace mantel – and the bigger, hairier and scarier, the better. Same with ghosts in the house.… Read More

05 October 2017

Project of the Month: Whitmoore Mantel – Dunning Project

Nothing makes us happier than seeing the transformations that take place in our customers’ homes when they install one of our beautiful cast stone fireplace mantels. So this week, we’ll… Read More

01 October 2017

COMPANY NEWS: Cozy Up in Front of a New Mantel This Month

Old World Stoneworks September 2017 Newsletter Temperatures are slowly dropping, leaves are changing color, and that first whiff of autumn is in the air. Now is the perfect time to… Read More

21 September 2017

Decorate Your Home for Autumn

As September progresses, we feel that bite in the air and know that it's almost fireplace season. Or, if you live in Texas like us, you revel in every temperature… Read More

14 September 2017

5 Fireplace Seating Ideas for Your Living Room

Now is the perfect time to look ahead towards fall and plan your most important home lounging space: fireside seating. At Old World Stoneworks, we’re connoisseurs of ways to curl… Read More

07 September 2017

Art Focus: Understanding Printmaking

For those of us who love our fireplaces, decorating our mantels and the surrounding area is irresistible. Often this involves finding the perfect piece of art to hang above a… Read More

01 September 2017

September Newsletter: Two Promotions this Month

COMPANY NEWS: Two Promotions this Month! Are you feeling the back to school blues? Your friends at Old World Stoneworks want to cheer you up with not one, but TWO… Read More

24 August 2017

Two New Mantel Styles: Newcastle and Chelsea

At Old World Stoneworks, we’re traditionalists who don’t take the introduction of a new style lightly. But this month, we’re excited to add two beautifully crafted new cast stone fireplace… Read More

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National Dog Day – Cuddle Up with Your Furry Friend in Front of One of Our Mantels

It’s something of a mystery how wild wolves evolved into the loyal dogs who share our homes today. As National Geographic has put it, the evolution of dog/human relations has… Read More

17 August 2017

Places behind the names: Mandalay

We love to name our beautiful cast stone mantels after the world’s great cities. This week we’ll explore Mandalay, Burma, for which our Mandalay mantel is named. This busy Asian… Read More

03 August 2017

3 Summer Mantel Looks

If you like to decorate with the season, you’re well aware we’re down to only one month of summer. It’s time to make the most of it by enjoying summer… Read More

26 July 2017

Places Behind the Names: The Brunswick

While “Brunswick” sounds very British, it’s the English spelling of Braunschweig, an old German city. Nowadays, towns called Brunswick have sprouted in many corners of the globe. You may have… Read More