Diy Rustic Fireplace Mantels

Our family room mantel was pretty boring.
Diy rustic fireplace mantels. Solid beams are expensive and difficult to secure so i made a diy faux beam to fit this underwhelming fireplace. See tile fireplace design ideas. Faux farmhouse fireplace and mantel plans. Tile is adaptable to a range of diy fireplace mantel plans.
We recently built our own diy rustic fireplace mantel. My finished diy rustic farmhouse faux fireplace mantel measures 63 inches long 51 inches tall and 8 inches wide. I built this for the space that i wanted to fill so your measurements may be different. 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.
I ve never been a huge fan of our brick fireplace. If you missed it we did a major fireplace update recently installing faux stone. I determined my measurements and had my lumber. So to get the look i was going for we decided to build our own mantel.
First i took my measurements i needed three boards to fit around the existing brackets and two pieces for the ends. 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. 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.