Creating A Fireplace Mantel

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Creating a fireplace mantel.

Use wood glue and finishing nails to attach the two boards together. Paint all the elements the same color then mount the shelf and brackets above the fireplace and the gingerbread beneath the shelf. Sometimes simple is best and this mantel from leanne ford interiors featured. With just two hours a common board and a few tools you can build this fireplace.

Mantles are usually 60 inches off the floor. Using a compound miter saw cut the 2x4 lumber into 4x6 inch strips. Start with a shelf and thick wood shelf brackets and decorative gingerbread flat pieces of carved wood. Sunshine and temps in the 50s today.

How to create a fireplace mantel step 1. Initial design idea he liked came from blazingnailgun. Cut a board to size to fill the gap on the bottom of the mantel. Chunky white mantel on a stone fireplace.

Making items like this out of m. It s decorative and practical for increased storage. Rustic and weathered. Mark the height for your mantle to mark the positioning of your new mantle you will need to measure the width and the height from the floor.

Attach with wood. Attach with wood glue and finishing nails. Creating a standard fireplace mantle from wood and crown molding of your choice can be a very worthy project. Instructions cut the 10 boards to the appropriate length.

Cut this board to the length of your mantel. This fireplace mantel plan takes a dull stone fireplace and adds a fresh coat of paint and a live. Locate and loosen the. A friend wanted a rustic looking wood mantle for a fireplace he was putting in so i did what i could.

Create a mantel made with a few supplies from a home improvement store. Next use a measuring tape to determine where the top edge of each side of the mantel will meet the wall. Place a drop cloth on the floor around the hearth to catch falling soot and debris. Mix statement art with sculptural elements.

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. 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. With a tape measure mark a line 60 above the floor. If there is a.

Two hour wood beam fireplace mantle. This weather has made such a. Position the 2x4. 13 diy fireplace mantel plans live edge wood mantel.

Lets walk step by step in the creation of your new fireplace mantle. Combine a pair of abstract art prints.