fireplace shelf

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I have been thinking about an inexpensive way to spruce up my fireplace, since it was pretty plain and boring. I always liked the recessed boxes above the fireplace especially after I painted them white with light gray sides, but the fireplace itself has always been lacking something. Instead of a mantle, since our fireplace is off the ground, we got a chunky floating shelf that I wanted to put above the fireplace to see if it would bring extra interest to the area. We like it! Here are a few “before” photos of the fireplace too, enjoy!

In the listing photo, the previous owner had hidden the fireplace completely behind a large TV, not sure why you would want to do that.

Uncovered.

While we were painting.

While we were decorating and finishing up.

playing keepaway

This entry was posted on Saturday, January 3rd, 2009 at 1:49 pm and is filed under our house, photos.

8 Responses to “fireplace shelf”

Froggy
3:43 pm on January 3rd, 2009
So snazzy! Love the colour scheme with the dark wood furniture too.
Tina Poe Illustration
3:55 pm on January 3rd, 2009
Thanks Froggy! I was glad that the dark wall color and the dark wood worked well together and didn’t make the whole house too dark.
kim
12:05 pm on January 5th, 2009
What an improvement! I love the colors. But, then again, I have dark brown on my studio walls.
Tina Poe Illustration
12:22 pm on January 5th, 2009
Dark colored walls can be so elegant. Kim, I’m glad we have similar taste!
Christine
10:54 pm on January 12th, 2009
Wow, the before and after pictures are SOOO different. You REALLY improved the place! It looks much better. And I love your mantle idea.
Andrea
5:24 pm on January 16th, 2009
That looks so awesome!
Leah
1:52 pm on February 24th, 2011
What is the blue color on your walls? I like it a lot and want to paint my master bedroom in the same tone.
Tina Poe Illustration
2:31 pm on February 24th, 2011
Hi Leah, the wall paint is from Behr, the wall color is called Milestone with a satin finish. For the ceilings I used Gentle Rain in flat (I also used a satin finish of Gentle Rain on some walls such as kitchen and bathrooms). Then I used a high gloss white for all the doors and trim.

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