| Project by taylodr | posted 40 days ago | 386 views | 1 time favorited | 9 comments |  |
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I finally got around to making the fireplace look better. Originally it was carpeted along with the floors. I was able to finish the hardwood floors in the whole house, but the carpet looked awful at the fireplace. I made the side pieces to match up to the existing wood on the walls, and this was also my first masonry project. The color doesn’t match perfectly, but it is close enough. It isn’t perfect, but definitely better.
The second photo is the only one I can find that shows the carpet.
-- Dustin
9 comments so far
a1Jim
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posted 40 days ago
Nice work and super cute little one.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com
Huckleberry
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posted 40 days ago
Well it is definitely one heck of a job you did. One of the toughest things that we face as wood workers is color matching and I think that you did that rather well. And it is a nice improvement that you made.
-- Something that goes unnoticed will never be remembered.
Loucarb
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posted 40 days ago
Very nice remodel. I think you got the color match pretty darn close and the stone is a big improvement over the carpet.
Jim Bertelson
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posted 40 days ago
What a difference. Nice effect. Sometimes simple changes, done well, make a big difference.
I am sure the little one was a big help. Any time you needed something moistened, hand it to her…...straight to the mouth I bet…....(-:
-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska
jim1953
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posted 40 days ago
Very Nice Job
-- Jim, Kentucky
stefang
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posted 39 days ago
Very nice result and a woodworking solution. What could be better?
-- Mike, American in Norway
cabinetmaster
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posted 39 days ago
Very nice facelift. You did a great job.
-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps
Scott Bryan
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posted 39 days ago
This is a really nice addition to your home. Remodeling the fireplace, as you have done, makes it the focal point of the room and is a vast improvement on what was originally there.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
RexMcKinnon
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posted 39 days ago
nice upgrade.
-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!