ɪnˈɪʃəl dᵻsˈɪʒənz wɜː mˌeɪd tə ɹᵻplˈeɪs ðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ nˌiːoʊklˈæsɪkəl mˈæntəl wɪð ɐ mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnθsˈɛntʃɚɹi vɪktˈoːɹiən stˈaɪl mˈæntəl dɪzˈaɪn, ænd tə jˈuːz mˈoːɹ pˈætɚnz æz wʊdhɐv bˌɪn jˈuːzd ɪn lˈɪŋkənz dˈeɪ fɚðə wˈɔːlpeɪpɚ ænd kˈɑːɹpɪt.
Initial decisions were made to replace the existing Neoclassical mantel with a mid-19th-century Victorian style mantel design, and to use more patterns as would have been used in Lincoln's day for the wallpaper and carpet.