Frederick Mantel Shelf, 60-inch, Unfinished Red Oak

I love this mantel. I have a home office that I'm making more formal office-like, and I bought this mantel to put on a blank wall so I could hang an antique mirror over it. I treated the mantel with pre-stain, then stain, then three coats of poly. Then I mounted it on my wall, mounted my mirror above it, and voila! It looks great. It's well-built. It took stain very well. I've received many compliments on it already. I am 100% satisfied with this purchase.

I do not usually write reviews of products but this mantel shelf was not only GREAT FOR THE PRICE but it is awesome looking also. Easy to stain and to install. LOOKS BEAUTIFUL. I was searching for mantel shelves for weeks and I couldn't find anything under $300 that looked nice. I still can't believe I paid only $100 for this shelf! If you have no idea on how to securely hang a painting on the wall then do not buy this - just call someone and pay them $500 or more. For everyone else... it is great!

I was a little apprehensive buying this and having it shipped. I wasn't sure about the quality, the grain, or if it would make the trip un-blemished. This mantle came well packaged (no damage) and is great quality. It required no sanding and the wood grain was perfect for me. I stained it with Minwax and applied 3 coats of polyurethane. It was very easy to mount to the bricks on my fireplace wall. I attached the included mounting board (a 2x2 about 3/4 the length of the shelf) with 5 masonry screws. The shelf is attached with six finishing nails (counter sunk and puttied) and a bead of liquid nails. It is solid as a rock.

Beautiful simple design. Good shopping nicely made

Loved the mantle. Took the stain perfectly. Looks beautiful on my wall. The only thing against it is that it did not come with any screws to mount it, so be prepared to buy those separately.

Easy to paint, great mantle. My husband had no problem with installing with the included wood piece. I definitely recommend installing on studs for maximum stability. Nice clean look; I hung decorative hooks below it for my mudroom hallway.

Got this shelf along with the leg/skirt kit, and it turned out great! Had to buy a masonry bit and masonry anchors for the mounting board (attaching to brick) but it was worth the trouble. After some honey stain and a coat of clear it looks great!

Very nice, as described. The mounting board was not straight so we had to buy a new one, but even so I am very happy. Painted it white very carefully so the wood grain shows through. Great price.