Amazing Diy Mantel Shelf

Cut the ledger board 2-by stock on which the mantel-shelf hangs 8 inches shorter than the shelf length.

Diy mantel shelf. Another item checked off our dining room to-do list. Add as many gouges worm holes and dents as you like. The width of the lower part of the mantel was 71 58.

This makes sort of a box without a top or bottom. DIY Fireplace Mantel Shelf Her Tool Belt Forgo the mantel entirely or use a smaller thinner mantel in wood that matches the hardwood. See more ideas about diy mantel diy fireplace diy fireplace mantel.

Diy Mantel Wooden Mantel Mantle Shelf Fireplace Mantels Fireplaces Mantles Shelf With Corbels Mantels Decor Wooden Corbels. Mark the studs in the fireplace wall level and attach the mantel support into the studs with 4 screws. Cut four pieces of wood from new pine.

I headed on over to Lowes knowing only that I wanted the shelf to be somewhere in the area of 5 feet long. Spread the 4 pieces evenly along the 24 and secure from the back of the 24 with 3 screws make sure they are countersunk or sucked into the wood. Cover the whole mantel or add accents that pick up on patterns in.

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Mark the center of the ledger. To ensure the same overhang of the shelf over the crown molding each side of the shelf needed another 3 58 inches 71 58 inches 3 58 inches 3 58 inches 78 78 inches of the top shelf. We had a big barren wall in our dining room that was screaming for something awesome.