Turned out they were the perfect accent for the fireplace mantel.
Building a brick fireplace mantel.
How to build a floating mantel or shelf.
For me that meant staining our fireplace white beforehand.
An 8 inch wide and 3 4 inch thick sanded pine board will comprise of the main surface.
Materials used for the mantel range from expensive wood to brick to beautiful stone.
The back of the mantel was attached to the bricks with concrete screws.
When building a fireplace mantel from scratch you must focus on making sure the unit is strong and durable.
How to build a fireplace mantel.
You need to stain your brick instead of painting.
There are countless styles to model after.
Stain will soak into the brick and paint has the potential to be scratched off.
Modern fireplace mantels are designed to enhance the grandeur of an interior room.
I stumbled across some wood corbels from our local cabinet factory outlet for only 5 each.
You can install your mantel right on the wall but mine was going to be on brick and i wanted it white.