Creating A Fake Fireplace

Several large sheets of sturdy cardboard probably at least 4 ft by 2 ft in size depending on your design.

Creating a fake fireplace.

It s constructed of materials to look like a white brick fireplace. An insert is added to make the fireplace appear to be full of stacked wood. Once the hearth frame base is secure line it up to the center of the wall and nail the back of the frame to the wall to anchor it. You can definitely do that with a faux fireplace mantel and even add a diy electric fireplace.

Stack like real logs and add orange string lights above it. Do you want a faux fireplace which will make a statement. In this method we use the airflow from a fan to cause a fake fabric flame to billow and blow. Depending on the look you re going for you may need brick red white brown for the mantelpiece gray for the.

Diy faux fireplace step 3. Taking these measures into account cut flames accordingly. You can create a diy faux fireplace in many different ways with so many different options. The size of your flame will depend on the desired size of your fake fire or the space limitations of your fireplace.

This is what we did in our master bedroom. Maybe you just want the look of a fireplace so that you have a focal point for your living room or bedroom. Nail the long sides to the end pieces first 1 followed by the center piece 2 and the other two middle pieces 3 last as in the diagram below. They used pallet and scrap wood to create this rustic charming and wonderful faux fireplace.

Patio bricks serve as the faux fireplace sides with a wood mantel and floor to resemble the real deal. A hot glue gun glue sticks and or tape paint. It s a simple idea but it dresses up the room quite a bit. This faux fireplace uses the cardboard insert from paper towel rolls to mimic logs.