Faux Fireplace Update...Part II

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Faux Fireplace Update...Part II

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Hello my friends...I'm so happy that you stopped by today!

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It's Thursday and we all know what that means...it's time for Metamorphosis Monday!

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Met Monday is hosted by our very own Susan over at Between Naps on the Porch.

 Don't forget to go by and pay Susan a visit and while you're there...you can check out all

 of the other Met Monday participants! I hear the creative wheels a turnin' in Blogland today!

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*Project Update: Faux Fireplace

Part II

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As you know...I have a new project going on in my living room!
 A faux fireplace!
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Let me catch you up...just in case you haven't been
 following this project.

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My living room has undergone many metamorphosis. In the beginning
 it had all white walls...then I moved in! Hehe! I wanted/needed a little color
 so I painted the walls a beautiful sage green. Then after a couple of years...I decided
 I wanted a more formal looking living room so I chose to go with an olive green shade.
 You wouldn't have thought there would be that much change...just going from sage green
 to olive green...but it really did give the room a more formal look! I love my olive
 green wall color...it is a deep, rich, moody color! By moody...I mean that it
 changes in the different lighting...and I love that!

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This living room is very long and narrow. On the far end of the room, there
 is a 10 ft. wall that juts out into the center of the room. It has always been a bit
 of a sore point for me...it makes furniture arrangement very difficult. Anyway, I have
 always worked and worked with this wall and finally decided to just give in to it...and
 make it a focal wall! We added mouldings to the wall for some added interest! I
 really have enjoyed the look of the panel moulding!

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However...

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I had a dream! I have always wanted a fireplace in this room...with a pretty
 mantle! And...the way the wall juts out...it already looks like a fireplace wall! I found
 the photo below online...quite some time ago and I saved it! Drempt upon it!
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Inspiration Living Room!

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Ohhh...I just love the look and feel of this beautiful room!
 I love everything about it...from the beautiful shade of olive green
 walls...right down to stack of books that is being used as a table!

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The fireplace is magnificent!!! I just adore the style...Ohhh, just
 look at the beautiful ornate details! I fell in love with it the moment
 I saw it! And...I love how the mantle is accessorized!!!
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 My dream fireplace!!!
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My New Fireplace Mantle
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Look what I found! This beautiful mantle came from JC Penneys.
 As soon as I seen it, I thought about my "dream fireplace"! It really is
 a close match...don't you think? And...I just couldn't believe it...it was on sale!
 Yes...this gorgeous mantle that was originally $800.00 was 50% off...making it
 only $399.00...and I had a free shipping coupon to boot! I think it was
 meant to be...truly I do! wink!
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The Faux Fireplace Challenge!

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Last week for Met Monday...I spoke about what I wanted to do
 and asked for your opinions! All of you had such great ideas...I read and
 considered every one of them! Thank you so much! Ya'll are the
 best...so creative and so very talented too!
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I sure wished that we could do a real fireplace but at this time it just
 isn't feasible...so I'm doing the next best thing...a faux fireplace. I admit that
 I didn't know a thing about them when I began thinking about this project...I had
 to do a bunch of searching...and again, all of your ideas were so helpful!

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There is alot to consider when doing a faux fireplace! The main question
 posed is...just how real do you want the fireplace to look? I want very much
 for mine to look as real as possible!

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First Step...
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Remove the Moulding or Not?

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I got the mantle and put it up to the focal wall. Hmmm...what to do about
 all that panel moulding? Should I leave it or remove it? So many of you remarked
 that you thought I should try and keep the moulding, however...it wouldn't allow the
 mantle to sit flush against the wall. I even considered removing the moulding
 and adding it back to the wall...and you never know...I just may do that!
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Ohhh my...do you ever come to that time during a project when
 you think...what did I do? Looking at that naked wall...without the moulding...
I wondered if I had made the right decision! It looks soooo different!
 I had become quite comfortable with my moulding!
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Oh look...now you can see the sage green wall color that was under
 the olive green! See...it really did make a difference!
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Step Two...

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Because I want my faux fireplace to look as "real" as possible...I didn't
 want to leave the mantle sitting on the carpet. My honey, who is so very talented,
 built a hearth to go under the fireplace. He just used 3/4" MDF...and painted it black!
 He's so sweet...thank you, honey!!! The hearth measures 14x62 in. Now I have
 a 14 in. hearth/ledge to put candles on or whatever else I want to display there!
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So what do you think? It still looks naked...doesn't it?
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A close-up photo so you can see the pretty cherry wood finish and
 all the beautiful ornate detailing!
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*Step Three...

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Patching the wall where the moulding had been and repainting the
 wall with the olive green! I also decided that the inside of the fireplace
 needed to be black...so that it would look like the firebox!
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Ohhh...I am so pleased! The project looks a "hundred times" better
 now! It's beginning to come together...don't you think?

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~Note~
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 Yes, those are wallpaper sample books! Hehe! I have also considered
 wallpapering this wall. I would love to find a lovely "old distressed looking"
 damask pattern in an olive green! What do you think?

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Frontal view of the faux fireplace!

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My next project is to create a fireplace surround! It will fit on the
 underside of the mantle...right up next to it! I have a few ideas in the
 works...I really would like to do something creative! I have thought about
 doing a faux finish on tile...maybe something in a flat black with gold!
 I'm still entertaining ideas and would love to hear what you think!
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Anyway...stay tuned!
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 Hopefully I will have more to present to you for the next Metamorphosis Monday!
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Well my friends...thank you so much for coming by today and taking
 a peek at my faux fireplace project! Again...I would love to hear your ideas
 if you have any! Please leave me a comment and let me know that you
 were here...I'd love to visit with you!
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Love ya'll,

Chari