DIY Fireplace Mantel and Hearth Makeover
To get to where we are now, we:
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Painted the wall over the fireplace
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Painted the brick
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Built a deeper mantel
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Built new frame and installed new hearth tiles
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Painted the accent wall over the fireplace with chalkboard paint
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Painted the fire box
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Installed crown molding


- Clean brick. A TSP solution works great.
- Tape off mantel area.
- Cover and protect surfaces from overstay.
- Use spray shield (cardboard works great).
- Properly ventilate the area. I opened my front and sun room doors for a cross breeze.
- Coat slowly and evenly, don’t rush. Build your coverage in multiple coats.




Our next step was to build a deeper mantel.


In fact, I encourage it!
More tools = More awesome projects!


- We loved one. (stunning white & grey)
- The other, not so much… (tan and brown. yuck)



Chalkboard Painted Fireplace Wall [read here]
How To Paint A Fireplace Firebox [read here]
Spring Mantel [read here].
Crown Molding Fireplace Trim [read here]

This is awesome Shannon, so pretty. Doesn’t even look like the same fireplace!!!
XO
Kristin
WoW Shannon…what a transformation indeed! They say good things comes to those who wait and boy did it ever come to you(after all that hard work). Love it, Love it, Love it! Now just think…Christmas is right around the corner but I know you’ll have it decorated for Fall and Thanksgiving first. Have fun with it!
LOVE it Foxy Mama!! You did good!
You did a great job. It looks fantastic. I love the whole thing. If you get tired of it you can always paint the brick hunter green..which, of course, means you would have the paint the turquoise wall above it a cranberry color- just sayin’…..xo Diana
Shannon, this is so beautiful! What a wonderful transformation. I have been considering painting my fireplace…white of course! This may give me the courage! Thanks for sharing this. 🙂
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Love it!
Great makeover of your fireplace, Shannon! It definitely looks better bulked up a bit. A true focal point of the room now.
Y’all did a fabulous job bringing that up to date. We are DIYers, too and my husband built our mantel when we built the house. I had him make it deeper a couple of years ago because it was too skinny for me to put much of anything on it. Good thing we have husbands who can build things. Yours looks great.
it looks beautiful! i love the color, as you know, love the crisp painted brick, and love the staging!
It looks terrific, Lilo! Too bad about the marble. I know how much you were looking forward to using it. 🙁 But, I love the tile! It all looks fantastic!!!!! Jim and Austin do GREAT work! 🙂
So you tell me I don’t have to comment on all your post and then you put up THIS ONE!!??? LOL! That looks fantastic! Its so perfect. I know it took a while, but oh man was it worth it. You are gonna have so much fun decorating it for the seasons!
I love it!
Magnificent job young lady…(and you cute little handyman too)
Love ya girl
Hugs,
Karin
http://www.artisbeauty.net
Wow what a transformation! It’s absolutely gorgeous! I love the color and the decor you added looks wonderful. I’m looking to add a fatter mantle to mine also so you have definitely inspired me.
It looks wonderful Shannon. I love the colour of the wall too.
WOW – what a difference!! Your new fireplace is GOR.GEOUS!!
Love your fireplace makeover. The wall color is so pretty. The fireplace itself looks amazing…especially when you look at the before. No offense, but that before was really bad, which must make the after feel all the more awesome. I really like how that clock looks inside that frame. Great job!