Fireplace: The Reveal

I can proudly say, the day before Thanksgiving our fireplace is DONE! It is getting harder to work around my active, needy kids, but if I can do it, anyone can.

Before we moved in:

Before the Mantel, with my "wanna-be-a-real-fireplace-mantel" paint remedy:


During remodeling:

and.... drum roll Please...... dum dum da da!!!

AFTER
a coat of primer and 3 coats of paint later,

because I am a sucker for Before and Afters.....

We haven't put the TV back yet, part of me doesn't even want to. I am not a fan of Tv's on top of mantels (it is like worshipping the tv... nerdy!), but that is where it is all wired so it will eventually be there again. I have to say the mantel completely changes our whole family and kitchen area. It is just STUNNING! (confession: I have been sitting, staring at it for the past couple days with a big FAT smile on my face).

Costs:

$70- router & Bit

$55- MDF

$100- Slate & Supplies

$30- Pine

$40- Base & Crown molding

$33- molding & accents

$52- Paint

$20- misc (Spackle, caulk etc)

$400 total.

Pretty good compared to the $2,000-4,000 estimate we got before :)

Linking to:

Thrifty Decor Chick's Before & After Party