Make A Faux Fireplace For Christmas

If you don t have a real fireplace this cardboard faux fireplace is an easy solution for hanging stockings when you don t have one of your own.

Make a faux fireplace for christmas.

Taking on a project is daunting in october but having a mantel and candles or lights in wood would be so wonderful for christmas and winter season. Start with four cardboard display boards the kind students use for science projects. Make a faux fireplace as a christmas project. To make a quick and easy fake fireplace fold two pieces of cardboard into tall square columns to form you fireplace pillars and paint bricks on them for a more realistic look.

This time of year is busy but so is most of the year. Diy faux fireplace by blesserhouse. The moldings are a bit more traditional and the dark marble is the perfect accent. An insert is added to make the fireplace appear to be full of stacked wood.

This design cannot hold a lot of weight however so use caution when filling stockings and adding decorations to the mantel. For the side pillars re inforce the top of the empty boxes by sticking a layer of packaging tape all of the way around the top. How to make a faux christmas fireplace from cardboard boxes. Do you want a faux fireplace which will make a statement.

It s a simple idea but it dresses up the room quite a bit. Now how about this faux fireplace insert ideas from diy decor mom for a more vintage look. If your image of christmas includes stockings hanging on a fireplace but your home doesn t have one you can make a surprisingly realistic version from cardboard. It s constructed of materials to look like a white brick fireplace.

The fireplace is constructed in three separate pieces 2 side pillars 1 mantelpiece. Let me know if i have tempted you to create one of your own. Easy video tutorial of how to make a fake christmas fireplace in 10 minutes out of box and decorative self adhesive paper roll. You can find them at hobby or office supply stores and home centers.

Place your faux fireplace against the wall to create a christmas look anywhere. Then glue the columns to a cardboard base and cap it off with another piece of cardboard for a mantle. Our favorites are these melted snowman christmas blossom or christmas tree cookies. This option could have you covered and should cost you approximately 600.

This cheap faux fireplace complete with a chippy white mantel a brick insert and board and batten allows it to shine and really give the space a cozy feel.