Creating A Faux Fireplace Mantel

Store the firewood for your fireplace in one of these diy firewood racks.

Creating a faux fireplace mantel.

Maybe you just want the look of a fireplace so that you have a focal point for your living room or bedroom. Age and distress the wood beam. Diy faux fireplace mantel surround. This is what we did in our master bedroom.

Cut the wood to size. Glue and assemble the beam. In order to achieve the illusion of a single beam or solid piece of wood it s important. You can create a diy faux fireplace in many different ways with so many different options.

Using wood glue and a brad nailer attach the front board to the top. Hopefully by those images you can see how easy it is to build one for yourself. 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. The mantel provides a place to add a few decorations throughout the year and maybe even a place to hang stocking during christmas.

I love that it was free and that is solves the problem for my wall. This is also a budget project that you can do for just 50 and in a few hours time. Building a fireplace mantel is a great beginner building project that anyone can handle.