How To Make A Fake Fireplace Mantel For Christmas

Then glue the columns to a cardboard base and cap it off with another piece of cardboard for a mantle.

How to make a fake fireplace mantel for christmas. This piece of architectural selvage at curly willow drive diy is just leaning against the wall but it still manages to give the impression of a manteled fireplace. This time of year is busy but so is most of the year. Taking on a project is daunting in october but having a mantel and candles or lights in wood would be so wonderful for christmas and winter season. This is your mantel.

To finish hang a mirror or piece of art above the mantel to ground the. Diy faux fireplace mantel surround. I love that it was free and that is solves the problem for my wall. You can create this faux fireplace set up in only a couple of days and create the perfect farmhouse christmas setting.

Make a faux fireplace as a christmas project. Diy rustic faux fireplace mantel. Do you want a fireplace around christmas but could care less if you have the look the rest of the year. Alternately a lightweight shelf placed right on top of the fireplace will work well.

Oct 2 2014 explore stacie sanders s board fake mantle followed by 291 people on pinterest. This fake fireplace by kristi at making it in the mountains is actually the one that inspired me to create my own for my master bedroom. Place a long box open at the top down over the top of the fireplace. I will say that ours are both totally different but it want until i saw hers that i realized that i could in fact have a fireplace and mantel in my room even if i could not have a real fireplace.

See more ideas about fireplace mantle fake fireplace fireplace mantels. You can also make some candlesticks from washi tape for another whimsical accent. With washi or painter s tape they re both easy to remove create a fireplace mantel design on an empty wall. We all need a place to hang our stockings right.

Hopefully by those images you can see how easy it is to build one for yourself. To make a quick and easy fake fireplace fold two pieces of cardboard into tall square columns to form you fireplace pillars and paint bricks on them for a more realistic look. This might be the easiest and quickest way to fake a mantel yet. Check out this faux fireplace 2.

Wrap it in silver or gray wrapping paper to complete the look and glue it into place. You can read about how the homeowners attached a vintage mantel to a bookshelf to create a faux fireplace that was both dimmensional and functional. Place your faux fireplace against the wall to create a christmas look anywhere.