Our house doesnt have one and since I cant build a functioning fireplace, I decided to do the next best thing, a faux version. It might not be just like what I had growing up but it certainly reminds me of that and brings back wonderful memories. And hopefully it will provide a feeling of warmth for our kids too.
I used the cheaper wood from Lowes that is full of knot holes and it cost me a little under $100 to build. I followed this tutorial, somewhat. It took me an afternoon to build and I painted and added the barn wood the next day. Not too bad as far as being time consuming. And it really wasnt as hard as I thought it was going to be. Ive wanted to build one forever but always felt it was too intimidating. It wasnt once I got started.
To achieve a glowing "fire" look, I built a box from the remaining scraps of barn wood and filled it with burlap, Christmas lights and wood logs. To really make it seem real and have a little fun with it, I play my crackling fire in the fireplace app on my ipad. :) A couple of times, I even caught myself going to stand in front of it to "get warm". Silly, I know.
I am so happy with it and really, when I look at it, I cant believe I did it. I know my dad would be super proud.
For the top, I used an extra thick piece of barn wood that I sanded down and waxed.
I decided against using candles in the box as I didnt want to be worried about wax dripping everywhere, which seems to always be a problem when I group candles together and burn them. Luckily, there is an outlet directly behind the barn wood so I cut a small hole in the wood to provide an opening so I could plug in the lights and have it be perfectly hidden.
Cant wait to decorate it for the holidays!!
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I am so happy with it and really, when I look at it, I cant believe I did it. I know my dad would be super proud.For the top, I used an extra thick piece of barn wood that I sanded down and waxed.I decided against using candles in the box as I didnt want to be worried about wax dripping everywhere, which seems to always be a problem when I group candles together and burn them. Luckily, there is an outlet directly behind the barn wood so I cut a small hole in the wood to provide an opening so I could plug in the lights and have it be perfectly hidden.Cant wait to decorate it for the holidays!!Have a wonderful day!
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