You can put reclaimed wood around a fireplace due to its versatility and natural rustic appearance. Reclaimed wood is easy to work with, so installing it does not require a lot of construction or carpentry skills. Moreover, reclaimed wood gives your fireplace a unique warmth and richness you won’t find in other mantel materials.

Choosing reclaimed wood for fireplace mantels is an important consideration since reclaimed wood has already slowly seasoned in place over many years without kiln drying. Newer and less stable wood choices may have a tendency to dry and twist even after years of initial use.

A barn wood mantel is a chimneypiece made of reclaimed and repurposed wood. Because wood is a material that retains its strength over many uses, lumber recovered from old industrial mills, barns and other structures can be ideal for repurposing into today’s reclaimed mantels.