Crown Molding Above Fireplace

Use the caulk gun to fill in the gaps and put some putty over the screw heads.

Crown molding above fireplace.

Look through fireplace molding photos in different colors and styles. How to add woodwork above the mantle fireplace. This is the part that hangs outside the mantel about an inch or so but after it s all done i don t mind it. Paint and finish your fireplace molding with whatever color or theme you want.

Personally i d stop the crown molding at each end of the fireplace with some compound miter end caps unless you re really good with a coping saw. Initially i didn t and still really loved how it looked. Next we added a piece of wall moulding to the bottom of the board using a brad nailer. We started by measuring the the width of the fireplace and cutting a 1 6 piece of wood to that length.

See more ideas about fireplace fireplace design tv over fireplace. If you run it a couple inches off the ceiling your recessed lights will leave a shadow at the top of the fireplace. I ended up having it crowned later on when the rest of the room was getting crown molding. Simple as that to make this look like a grand fireplace.

Place the molding into position on the front of the fireplace hearth aligning the center of the molding with the edge of the hardwood floor. Browse 176 fireplace molding on houzz whether you want inspiration for planning fireplace molding or are building designer fireplace molding from scratch houzz has 176 pictures from the best designers decorators and architects in the country including ferguson bath kitchen lighting gallery and builder tony hirst llc. Adding molding all the way down the to the mantel. Install a 1 16 inch diameter drill bit into a power.

Cutting and fitting in that last piece. We had to piece this part to make it all work but again caulk. Molding above fireplace spiderweb clip art. Use a hammer and drive in some nails into the edge molding.

You don t have to put up a board but we wanted to have the crown pop out more three dimensionally. With it now being september and the fall season on the brink my mind has naturally shifted to mantles and fireplaces. All nailed in and ready to caulk. Print out the cobweb labels on self adhesive computer paper.

An optional 6th step is to add crown molding to the top of the woodwork. Affix to the molding of the fireplace or any other place in the household where spiders might lurk. This project went quickly and came in under 60 which includes the price of paint wood nails and paint supplies. Attach the edge molding to the inner portion of the molding right by the fireplace opening.

Dec 28 2013 explore camilla nelson s board fireplace moulding followed by 138 people on pinterest. Just my humble opinion. This should provide a finishing touch that covers the space between the molding and the wall.