Creating A Faux Fireplace Mantel

The mantel provides a place to add a few decorations throughout the year and maybe even a place to hang stocking during christmas.

Creating a faux fireplace mantel.

Age and distress the wood beam. Glue and assemble the beam. Hopefully by those images you can see how easy it is to build one for yourself. This is also a budget project that you can do for just 50 and in a few hours time.

Diy rustic wood faux fireplace with a mantel did we actually really catch your attention when we started talking about creating faux fireplaces in rooms that don t already have the central piece you wish they did but your house calls for a slightly more rustic aesthetic than the store bought surround and standing candle design we showed you a. This is what we did in our master bedroom. 9 1 6 boards cut to width of mantel 70 2 1 4 boards cut to height from mantel to ceiling 50 level pencil popsicle sticks or other type of spacer finishing nails hammer 2 strips of quarter round finishing trim 50 each drill and hole saw drill bit optional. Building a fireplace mantel is a great beginner building project that anyone can handle.

You can definitely do that with a faux fireplace mantel and even add a diy electric fireplace. I love that it was free and that is solves the problem for my wall. Diy faux fireplace mantel surround. You can create a diy faux fireplace in many different ways with so many different options.

Store the firewood for your fireplace in one of these diy firewood racks. Maybe you just want the look of a fireplace so that you have a focal point for your living room or bedroom. Using wood glue and a brad nailer attach the front board to the top.