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.
Diy wood mantel on brick fireplace.
It s really big and awkwardly placed in the room right up against the kitchen peninsula.
1 front piece a 2 x 6 by the length of the mantel we have to by a 16 foot long board 1 shelf piece 2 x 8 or 10 wide this depends on the depth of the brick ledge by the length of the mantel minwax pre stain wood conditioner.
I may make the length a bit a longer say 4 to 6 on each side and then make the wood sides longer to cover the width so no bricks from the mantle would show.
Easy diy floating wood mantel on brick fireplace.
And excitingly this marks the very first completed project of the beam house.
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I ve never been a huge fan of our brick fireplace.
How to build a fireplace mantel from a blossoming life.
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Today s diy project of a floating wood mantle on a brick fireplace is suuuper easy like it will take you just a day to do.
It almost looks as if the wood could slide over the brick mantle before the front is attached that covers the brick mantle.
This diy fireplace mantel plan takes you through each step of picking out the lumber measuring and cutting the wood assembling the mantel adding a stain finish and then finally hanging it up.
I ve made lots of improvements to it over the years.