Faux Fireplace, on the Cheap!
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Article by: Kathleen Wilson Does the coming winter , Choosing Bathroom Sinks for Your Home chill remind you how much you miss the basic element of fire , Safer Bathrooms For Your Children to warm those long nights? Unfortunately, your home's builder wasn't the romantic you are, and you have no fireplace. Never fear, The Budget Decorator is here! Ok, so that's corny, but this project sure isn't! The first thing to do is to determine what element you want your fireplace to be made of. A lot of this depends on the formality of your room, , Tips on How to Increase the Value of Your Home- Before You Refinance! and the style of fireplace you choose to make. Paint, , Why Sealing and ing Does Not Eliminate Odors tiles, , Quality Composite Decking faux bricks, wood , How To Choose The Right Art For Your Home molding and plywood, scrap beadboard, it goes on as far as your creativity. 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Suggestions to get you started: Faux stone , Picnic Tables for Casual Dining Fun fireplace Mask off the entire area of the fireplace, and paint , Tips on How to Increase the Value of Your Home- Before You Refinance! it a background color-this will be your grout color. , Bedroom Art with Good Feng Shui: Selecting Appropriate Images for Your Bedroom Mask off an area that will be the firebox, paint , Kitchen Magic it a matte black color. , Building Online: How Architects Use Extranets for Online Collaboration Take an ordinary household , Kitchen Magic sponge and tear it into several different size irregular pieces, simulating pieces of rock or stone. , Ads and Cons of Personal Air Coolers In a paper plate, pour three earth , Bedroom Art with Good Feng Shui: Selecting Appropriate Images for Your Bedroom tone colors , The Curtain Cart - When , Texture and Design Matter of craft paint. , Ads and Cons of Personal Air Coolers Dab the sponge into the paint , How to Finish Your Basement and Basement Remodeling colors, dont worry about them mixing some, dab off the extra paint , The Bathroom - The Forgotten Area Of Your Home? so it doesn't run, then "stamp"stones onto the fireplace background. 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Or, you could try your hand at making your own. Finish off the fireplace edge and firebox with some cheap wood , How the Grandfather Clock Got Its Name molding, even lathing strip, and add a mantle! Classic Faux Fireplace For the labor , Reinventing The Speaker Bracket - The Conductive Speaker Mounting System loving decorator, you could even construct an actual wood , Grandfather Clocks- Relive The Magic box, the most realistic of the choices! Since I don't pretend to be even a weekend woodworker, try the plans , Humidifiers - What Are the Benefits on discovery daytime (www.discovery.com) from The Christopher Lowell Show. So, now, I know what I'm doing for the cold , Why you need to buy a rug nights this coming winter! , Simplifying Stair Rise and Run Kathy Wilson is an author, columnist, and editor of The Budget Decorator. 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