Building a mantle over brick

Get inspired to rehab your fireplace with these fireplace makeovers that do-it-yourselfers have done in their own homes.

For sometime, I’ve had this idea that I could build my own wood mantel ledge. I figured I could just build a simple wood box, and slip it over the existing mant…

Over a year and a half ago, way back on September 1, 2015, we asked a question in a blog post. We had a mantel we'd need to build any day, and we needed to make a determination on just how that mantel in our living room should look. Well, we've been slowly working on this living room project and have finally reached a point where that day has arrived. Before we get into details, let's recap (in case you don't remember our blog post from a year and a half ago). The original mantel in the room…

We worked on a budget-friendly fireplace makeover at Kevin's brother's house a few weeks ago, and we're so happy with how it helped to update their existing brick fireplace. We've been slowly helping Kerry and

Do you want to know how to install a floating mantle? It's easy! This tutorial will walk you through EXACTLY how to install a floating mantel of any size.

Build your own DIY Fireplace Mantel with this step by step tutorial. Sharing how we built ours so you can build one too.

Learn how to build a simple, beautiful DIY fireplace mantel to transform the look of your entire fireplace. It looks upscale, but is easy and affordable!

Hi I'm Liz from SimpleDecoratingTips.com a DIY & decorating blog. In our whole house renovation, part of the project included opening up the family room to be…

This week we wrapped up the concrete portion of the fireplace and built a mantle! I also went shopping for the materials for the tv wall. I’ll share more on that next week! Let me start by saying, …

My mother in law recently decided to update her living room and trusted Nate and I to give her fireplace a little face lift. In order to achieve the look she wa…