DIY Faux Fireplace Ideas & Projects

Introduction

Discover how to add the warmth and charm of a fireplace to your home without the cost of a real one. This article showcases a collection of DIY faux fireplace tutorials, featuring unique and original designs that can be built on a budget.

We aren’t all lucky enough to have a toasty, cozy fireplace in our home. So here at TBD, we have found you some great DIY faux fireplace projects where you can add the look of a fireplace and mantel, without the cost of the real thing! This is a great project for the holidays, but don’t wait for the holidays to add the charm and warmth of a faux fireplace to your home. We love these projects, and are planning one for our home!

DIY Faux Fireplace Tutorials

Love this DIY faux fireplace from ‘Three Clementines‘. This tutorial comes complete with a mantel, and a “brick” fire box! Pay attention to how she took time to style this fireplace… All you see is the handsome design! You hardly even notice the fireplace isn’t real!

‘Matsutake blog‘ has this great step by step tutorial on building a budget minded DIY faux fireplace for less than $100, and it looks awesome! And ladies, it was done by a woman while her other half was out of town… (I like her technique, lol) Here are her instructions for faux fireplace under $100.

This faux fireplace is probably a mantel purchased from an archaic store and backed with a mirror, but I couldn’t resist… why? Because occasionally you can find these ancient mantels for less than $100, and adding a mirror to the back is simple… Also…who’s to say you couldn’t create this yourself? Scrap wood, a couple of brackets from Home Depot, a good faux archaic paint finish…then just secure it directly to the wall. Think how they used to do the “False” store fronts in the olden days! Love this look! I am so trying to replicate this! Found on Pinterest, no source know.

‘Harrison Home‘ built a chilly DIY faux fireplace that I love because it’s straightforward… I think I would have painted the firebox area a obscure color, but I like that cottagey look as well… How about painting the firebox area with chalkboard paint? Leave ecstatic messages? Learn how he made his faux fireplace.

‘Nonis Wonderlust‘ has this one for us…how chilly is this! They used pallet and scrap wood to create this rustic, charming and wonderful faux fireplace! Find out how they did it here…

This project is from ‘A Cultivated Nest‘, and uses tin ceiling tiles to make a really clever and unique faux fireplace.

Try our very own take on a DIY faux fireplace that we made from an ancient window!

Is that enough for you? I know it has me on a hunt for lumber, because I also have no fireplace in my home… and I want one! Going to try one of these DIY faux fireplaces? We think you will also love our posts on DIY Christmas Mantel Decorating and Chunky Knit Blanket DIY’s!

Image Credits: Matsutake, Three Clementines, Pinterest, Harrison Home, Nonis Wonderlust, A Cultivated Nest

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