Full Wall Fireplace Makeover. This beautiful shiplap fireplace makeover brought modern farmhouse style and huge impact to this living room! The wall had ugly paneling and everything is dated from 60's to early 70's.
But here's the full reveal of our full fireplace and mantel, which measures a whopping 135 inches wide and 68 inches instead, always place a piece of wood behind your crowbar before using the wall as leverage. While i started googling fire code for fireplaces, matt took a putty knife and began pulling the trim away from the wall around the fireplace just to see what was behind that big ol' piece of fake marble. A gallon of paint might be the only thing standing between you and the living room of your dreams. Rebuild the hearth box and lay tile on the top only with a white wooden front.
This extra wide fireplace takes advantage of this wall's broad space this slab installation in gorgeous calacatta marble, is just slightly raised from the plane of the wall.
A great fireplace makeover that uses these is featured on magentaandlime. But, the millwork above our mantle seemed small compared to the walls and windows. When we pulled off the faux marble the fireplace looked like this. See how top designers transform unsightly fireplaces into contemporary ones anybody would want to cozy up to.
