Building a 'fake' chimney breast
Emmie Butler
10 years ago
Hi All!
I am currently in the middle of designing a 'fake' chimney breast for my electric fireplace. I want to make this the focal point of the room by creating shelving above for a TV instead of mounting the tv to the wall. This is also an easier way of concealing wires rather than running them through my wall. I also intend on hiding the tv behind a large piece of artwork.
The piece will not be attached to the wall and will be freestanding as I don't want to make any structural changes to my home.
My issue is this: I have never attempted to custom build anything by myself. I'll be getting my dad and husband to work together on building this as I need to keep costs low. I'll then wallpaper the unit to really make it stand out.
Has anyone else ever tried something like this? Does anyone have any tips/advice?
I've attached a (terrible) picture of my fire suite to help.
I am currently in the middle of designing a 'fake' chimney breast for my electric fireplace. I want to make this the focal point of the room by creating shelving above for a TV instead of mounting the tv to the wall. This is also an easier way of concealing wires rather than running them through my wall. I also intend on hiding the tv behind a large piece of artwork.
The piece will not be attached to the wall and will be freestanding as I don't want to make any structural changes to my home.
My issue is this: I have never attempted to custom build anything by myself. I'll be getting my dad and husband to work together on building this as I need to keep costs low. I'll then wallpaper the unit to really make it stand out.
Has anyone else ever tried something like this? Does anyone have any tips/advice?
I've attached a (terrible) picture of my fire suite to help.
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Emmie Butler
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10 years agoEmmie, you may want to consider TVCoverUps. Framed artwork(including your own) or mirror adds to the room's decor with the hidden TV and Entertainment Console beneath.
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Julie Ball
8 years agoThis is how I got round the problem of no wires, we used a timber panelled approach to the chimney breast, hiding wires and with the use of a 'magic eye', our Sky box lives in our bedroom wardrobe above this room. I went for Basalt Blue wall colour as I didn't want to see the TV too obviously standing out on the wall above
Julie Ball
8 years ago
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