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Fireplace Facelift

Project by taylodr posted 113 days ago 421 views 1 time favorited 9 comments Add to Favorites Watch

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


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a1Jim

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posted 113 days ago

Nice work and super cute little one.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, http://www.heirloomwoodshop.com/

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Huckleberry

154 posts in 824 days


posted 113 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. http://rejamesdesign.com

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Loucarb

1328 posts in 416 days


posted 113 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.

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Jim Bertelson

712 posts in 136 days


posted 113 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 - LJ Book List, http://home.gci.net/~jbertelson/Book_List.htm

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jim1953

1732 posts in 813 days


posted 113 days ago

Very Nice Job

-- Jim, Kentucky

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stefang

2615 posts in 305 days


posted 113 days ago

Very nice result and a woodworking solution. What could be better?

-- Mike, American in Norway - Do it the fun way

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cabinetmaster

10934 posts in 529 days


posted 113 days ago

Very nice facelift. You did a great job.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

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Scott Bryan

23849 posts in 793 days


posted 113 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.

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RexMcKinnon

1045 posts in 166 days


posted 113 days ago

nice upgrade.

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!

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