Illustration: Gregory Nemec
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Nail centered pilasters to each leg. Install a nailing block on each pilaster flush with its top edge. Miter and nail trim to the mantel according to the diagram below. Start with baseboard at the bottom, add crown molding at the top, then add astragal molding below the crown molding and along the bottom of the breast. Miter and nail the doorstop to the mantel's interior edges to finish the return to the surround.
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