Building a mantle over brick

I'm sharing our brick fireplace makeover. What was once a really dated fireplace, is now updated and fresh thanks to paint and new trim work.

These 19 DIY fireplace mantels include amazing ideas for updating your existing mantle or building a completely new mantel from scratch.

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…

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…

This month's DIY project was to makeover a part of our basement. I knew that it was time to finally give this fireplace a makeover. We had been talking about adding a Fireplace Mantle to this plain brick face and this month's challenge was the perfect excuse for us to get it done. I am

Learn how to build a simple DIY fireplace mantel. This rustic fireplace mantel has the charm of reclaimed wood but is inexpensive and easy to make.

Learn how to build a simple DIY fireplace mantel. This rustic fireplace mantel has the charm of reclaimed wood but is inexpensive and easy to make.

In the process of making over our family room we updated our fireplace surround by painting the brick white and adding a DIY wood floating mantel.

Modern fireplace transformation with a temporary cover.