We have moved into a new house and have slowly been making improvements. One that I am very excited about is the recent transformation of our fireplace, TV area in the family room.
I am not sure why builders today create these holes for the TVs which now are the size of a large picture. Makes me crazy.
Our fireplace was very outdated with ceramic tile and gold metal accents. There was no mantel and the walls had no character.
My husband and I have always been drawn to a country cottage style. We have used ship lap in our office, which I will share in a future post, and decided to use it in here as well. This also ties in different rooms in the house. The room was previously painted a light yellow which was not bad but not really our style.
The ship lap received a dry brush of paint so the knots and character of the wood shows threw. The fireplace was painted to cover the gold with a flat black so your attention stays on the stone and wood.
One thing that I think is a must is having a mantel. We did a 4x6 post that was stained to match the flooring with decorative hardware. The addition of the stone, which is the Airstone product, a great alternative to real stone. We got it on clearance and only spent $100 for all of it.
Total project cost less than $300 and makes such a great difference in our home. More pics at https://www.facebook.com/SmallJobsPlus/posts/655468841239782
