For 28 years, Bill Riegert has designed and carved custom wood mantelpieces that hold the memories of Southern California families.

Orland >> A golden trout and blue gill perch on the mantle, a leopard eel lurks in a hallway, a queen angelfish hovers near the wall — Mike Buelna’s home is swimming with fish.E… ...

Press Photo/Lance WynnTed Borgeld at work in his basement painting room. HART -- Wood is more than a medium for Ted Borgeld's fish carvings. Every piece of cedar and driftwood he collects from ...

A mantle more than 100 years old was recently unearthed from storage. It stands 9 feet tall and features carvings of a face, grapes, leaves, and flowers. The mantel features a carving of a face ...