Diy Rustic Fireplace Mantels

Thin subway tiles on a mantel edge may work with a contemporary mantel while a decorative tile at the top border of a mantel may lend rustic appeal to a country style home.

Diy rustic fireplace mantels.

If you missed it we did a major fireplace update recently installing faux stone. This diy rustic fireplace mantel has all the charm of reclaimed wood but it s inexpensive and easy to make using basic lumber and supplies. First i took my measurements i needed three boards to fit around the existing brackets and two pieces for the ends. Tile is adaptable to a range of diy fireplace mantel plans.

Faux farmhouse fireplace and mantel plans. We recently built our own diy rustic fireplace mantel. I determined my measurements and had my lumber. So to get the look i was going for we decided to build our own mantel.

See tile fireplace design ideas. Diy rustic wood faux fireplace with a mantel did we actually really catch your attention when we started talking about creating faux fireplaces in rooms that don t already have the central piece you wish they did but your house calls for a slightly more rustic aesthetic than the store bought surround and standing candle design we showed you a. Solid beams are expensive and difficult to secure so i made a diy faux beam to fit this underwhelming fireplace. I ve made lots of improvements to it over the years.

It s really big and awkwardly placed in the room right up against the kitchen peninsula. I built this for the space that i wanted to fill so your measurements may be different. Our family room mantel was pretty boring.