Dogberry Collections Rustic Mantel Shelf, 72 in, Silverwood

It's a perfect dark walnut color. The "rustic" look to this is obviously man made & not real weathered wood, but it's still very nice. Hollow center, but made to look like a solid piece & I feel like they did a good job of making it look solid. Looks heavy, but very lightweight & easy to hang. For this price, I'd buy it again!

I ordered three of the 5' mantels and mounted them on my wall. I wanted them to be floating shelves above my desk that is pulled out from the wall. I then had the brick work done around them once they were mounted (I used the thin bricks). I LOVE how this turned out!!!! The wall and shelves are the counterpoint of this newly remodeled room (sitting/office/prayer room) that has instantly become my favorite room in the house! The mantels are absolutely beautiful and very well made. It was definitely worth the several weeks wait for shipping . . . after all, I do believe they are hand made. LOVE this purchase!!!

I was a little hesitant buying a mantel off the internet just because you can't really tell how good the quality is and the color. I was very impressed with this mantel. I purchased the 72" one and it looks great. I mounted this on our brick fireplace with 5/16 lag shields. I have read a lot of opinions on drilling into the mortar joint or the brick. I don't know what is best for sure, but I mounted mine in the mortar joint it it worked very well. However I did use a 3/8 bit rather than the recommended 1/2 bit to drill the hole. I tried the 1/2 first but the shield was just too loose in my opinion. I used the 3/16 bit and just gradually made the hole bigger until the shield was nice and tight. The entire install took me about 3 hours and that was me taking my time. Now I have my flat screen TV and DVD player on it and it works great. I would highly recommend this mantel.

This is a beautiful piece of wood. It’s exactly what I wanted and it looks great. It’s pretty wide so what we did was add another piece of wood to the brace to bring it out farther before we attached the mantle to the wall. This gives it much more stability. I would definitely recommend this if this is the style that you want.

I was going to build a similar mantle for my home and was surfing Amazon for ideas when I can across this item. After pricing the lumber and finish materials I figured out this would only be slightly more expensive than building myself but would save me 10 to 15 hours of time. The quality was good, mounting to my brick fireplace was easy. Order to delivery was around two weeks. I believe these are made to order since the finish was still new and could have used a week in the garage to cure and the smell to dissipate.

I must say the mantle looks good from a distance, but that's where it stops. I would agree with another review I read that the stain was not put on very well. There is not stain in some of the cracks and the natural light wood shows through. The biggest issues I have are the quality of the product. I understand this is a "rustic" mantle, and some of the imperfections look great, but the one I received goes well beyond "rustic". The top plate/shelf has a knot in the wood that is so big and deep that it is actually a hole all the way through (see photo with a flashlight on the inside of the mantle shining through). Furthermore, the right side of the mantle slopes off to the front to a point I would be concerned something placed on the mantle would slide off over time with the everyday shakes, rattles, and door slams that I am sure are going to happen in every house (can be seen in photo).As far as installation, this thing is very easy to install. I did opt to ditch the soft wood 1.5 x 1.5 x 40 inch board supplied and substituted a more solid and longer 2x4x57 inch board to beef it up a bit and catch another stud in the wall. My final complaint, and this is not a huge deal, is they do not supply any sort of plugs for the screw mounting holes where you secure the mantle to the mounting plate. Its not something you readily see but it could be a more finished look.I am hoping I just got a bad one out of the batch because I think this could be a great value mantle if they are willing to do something to fix it.

A lot deeper than I expected so had to cut about 3 inches in order to fit properly and not extend too far away from the fireplace stone. Otherwise, it was exactly what I was looking for. Looked great once installed.

I was very nervous about making this purchase based off the mixed reviews I read, but I'm glad I made this purchase. This is a very nice mantle and WELL worth the price, so don't be concerned. The installation was extremely easy; you just screw in the support beam to your studs in your wall and then attach the mantle with 4 little screws. It's very sturdy and I have 3 components and some nick-nacks with no issue. I chose the aged oak color and when I first opened the box, I thought I had received a defective piece because the top and bottom are very well stained and nice, but the front of the mantle is made to look rough. Once I hug it up, I actually loved the rough looking front and it gives it a realistic rough cut wood look.