Our fireplace was built with nothing but a wood frame around it, and was sadly lacking a mantel! So, my father came up with a great idea of using a wide piece of molding for one. I stained it to match the existing wood frame, and polyurethaned it for long lasting durability and a slight shine.
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| The wide molding - stained and polyurethaned, then secured into place as a mantel. |
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| A head on view that shows the mantel looking like a perfect fit! |
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| We added some teacup hooks at evenly spaced intervals under the mantle for displaying holiday decorations, stockings, etc. |
I removed the two end leaf plate decorations since they were clashing with the tall wall pictures. That made a nice difference. I just love the coziness the fireplace adds to our living room now!
~ Many thanks to my father for his expert help with this project ~
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