We wanted sconces above.
Building a faux fireplace surround.
Take the 5 1 2 inch connector piece and attach it between the mantle front and the support piece on the back frame.
You want to secure the mantel to the wall before you begin building a faux surround.
Creating a beautiful fireplace surround or accent wall can be a great diy weekend project made easy with faux panels.
How to make a realistic faux fireplace and surround.
Faux brick or stone veneer offers a lightweight easy to install and maintenance free alternative.
Just add an electric fireplace or not.
1 x 4 pine boards.
Check out how she.
20 diy faux fireplaces and mantels faux fireplaces you can build.
In this video you will learn how i made the shaker fireplace surround and mantel.
I have documented the tools and materials on my website and social media ch.
Masonry and installation costs can make building a real stone fireplace expensive and labor intensive.
More fireplace tips.
Rustic farmhouse faux fireplace and mantel from rocky hedge farm.
Painting the faux fireplace.
Take the front and back fireplace pieces and lay them down on the ground with the front piece on top.
But the birch logs in the insert and all the lush colorful foliage on the mantel really bring the whole thing to life.
How to build a faux fireplace surround.
Attach the mantel to the wall.
This free fireplace plan builds a faux fireplace with a surround and a mantel.
Once the gas line was complete we attached the firebox to the studs so it would be.
Center it and attach with screws screwing in from the top.
Next here is another beautiful example of a diy fake fireplace surround being jazzed up in all its glory for the holidays.
Do you still want a fireplace mantel but don t want to mess with the actual fireplace.
Stand up the now connected front and back fireplace pieces.
Trimming out a faux fireplace tile for the firebox and hearth.
The surround and floor level heart is real tile and the rest is wood.
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.
Instead this step by step guide from love the thompkins teaches you how to make the surround and build a decorative fireplace with wood that s purely for rustic homey effect.
1 x 5 pine boards.
These diy mantels will add character and dimension to a room as.
How to build a full fireplace from scratch.
I love this fake fireplace from shabbyfufu blog and it is very similar to another one in this post.