How To Make A Fake Fireplace Mantel For Christmas

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.

How to make a fake fireplace mantel for christmas.

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. Alternately a lightweight shelf placed right on top of the fireplace will work well. This time of year is busy but so is most of the year. To finish hang a mirror or piece of art above the mantel to ground the.

Check out this faux fireplace 2. I love that it was free and that is solves the problem for my wall. Then glue the columns to a cardboard base and cap it off with another piece of cardboard for a mantle. We all need a place to hang our stockings right.

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. You can also make some candlesticks from washi tape for another whimsical accent. This is your mantel. With washi or painter s tape they re both easy to remove create a fireplace mantel design on an empty wall.

Place a long box open at the top down over the top of the fireplace. This might be the easiest and quickest way to fake a mantel yet. Place your faux fireplace against the wall to create a christmas look anywhere. 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.

The mantel provides a place to add a few decorations throughout the year and maybe even a place to hang stocking during christmas. Diy rustic faux fireplace mantel. Let me know if i have tempted you to create one of your own. Hopefully by those images you can see how easy it is to build one for yourself.

Do you want a fireplace around christmas but could care less if you have the look the rest of the year. Make a faux fireplace as a christmas project. You can create this faux fireplace set up in only a couple of days and create the perfect farmhouse christmas setting. Wrap it in silver or gray wrapping paper to complete the look and glue it into place.

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. Diy faux fireplace mantel surround. See more ideas about fireplace mantle fake fireplace fireplace mantels.