Notice the beehive oven (upper left) and wood storage below.
Although we had no way of knowing what the original looked like, we could tell the approximate size of the opening due to the shadow that it had left behind on the granite. I also researched typical mantels of this period and took some pictures of those in homes we toured in Concord, MA.
Building the new surround
The finished product missing only hardware on the doors.
Finished doors with hand-forged latches from Hammered Hinges (www.hammeredhinges.com)
