Creating A Fireplace Mantel

Two hour wood beam fireplace mantle.

Creating a fireplace mantel.

With a tape measure mark a line 60 above the floor. Mix statement art with sculptural elements. Create a mantel made with a few supplies from a home improvement store. Use wood glue and finishing nails to attach the two boards together.

Instructions cut the 10 boards to the appropriate length. Next use a measuring tape to determine where the top edge of each side of the mantel will meet the wall. Cut a board to size to fill the gap on the bottom of the mantel. Opt for a round.

Using a compound miter saw cut the 2x4 lumber into 4x6 inch strips. 13 diy fireplace mantel plans live edge wood mantel. Creating a standard fireplace mantle from wood and crown molding of your choice can be a very worthy project. Making items like this out of m.

Attach with wood glue and finishing nails. If there is a. It s decorative and practical for increased storage. How to create a fireplace mantel step 1.

In order to secure the mantel to the wall and fireplace front you ll need to cut mounting blocks from scrap pieces of 2x4 lumber and install them along the wall. Chunky white mantel on a stone fireplace. Lets walk step by step in the creation of your new fireplace mantle. Locate and loosen the.

Paint all the elements the same color then mount the shelf and brackets above the fireplace and the gingerbread beneath the shelf. Cut this board to the length of your mantel. This weather has made such a. Rustic and weathered.

Combine a pair of abstract art prints. Sunshine and temps in the 50s today. Initial design idea he liked came from blazingnailgun. Start with a shelf and thick wood shelf brackets and decorative gingerbread flat pieces of carved wood.

Mantles are usually 60 inches off the floor. This fireplace mantel plan takes a dull stone fireplace and adds a fresh coat of paint and a live. With just two hours a common board and a few tools you can build this fireplace. Sometimes simple is best and this mantel from leanne ford interiors featured.

Position the 2x4. What s your ideal decorating style. Attach with wood. Place a drop cloth on the floor around the hearth to catch falling soot and debris.

In this video i take a beech slab that mack and i milled last year and turn it into a floating fireplace mantle for a client. A friend wanted a rustic looking wood mantle for a fireplace he was putting in so i did what i could.