THIS PIECE WAS ACTUALLY GIVIN' TO ME AS THE
PERSON WAS MOVING AND SHE HAD NEVER DONE ANYTHING WITH IT AND COULD'NT TAKE IT WITH HER.
ITS A VERY OLD MANTLE THAT'S
ABOUT 7 FEET LONG AND WEIGHS OVER
100 POUNDS EASILY.
IT WAS IN PRETTY ROUGH SHAPE AND PART OF THE TRIM ON
THE FRONT HAD BEEN RIPPED OFF.
SO I REMOVED THE WHOLE PIECE OF TRIM WENT TO LOWES AND GOT SOMETHING SIMILIAR
AND REPLACED IT
I WANTED TO KEEP AN OLD RUSTIC LOOK TO
IT SO WHEN I SANDED IT I DID NOT REMOVE
ALL THE WHITE CHIPPY PAINT THAT WAS ON IT.
I LEFT IT..
I ALSO PAINTED IT WITH GREY AND DRY
BRUSHED ON LIGHT BLUE AND MORE WHITE.
THEN I ADDED WOOD STAIN TO DARKEN IT UP
A BIT AND ADD TO THE AGED LOOK.
I HAD TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE
NEWLY ADDED WOOD TRIM TO MAKE SURE
THE PIECE ALL BLENDED IN.
I HUNG THIS IN THE UPSTAIRS OFFICE,
ABOVE MY DESK.
IT ADDS SO MUCH CHARACTER TO THE
ROOM AND I HAD SO MUCH FUN PUTTING
ACCESSORIES ON IT.
I FIGURED THAT ON HOLIDAYS I CAN DECORATE
IT DIFFERENTLY!!!
I CALL IT THE LOVE WHAT YOU DO MANTLE
BECAUSE THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT
AS I WAS DOING THIS PIECE THAT I LOVE
REDOING FURNITURE.
IT WOULD BE NICE IF EVERYONE COULD LOVE
WHAT THEY DO OR AT LEAST HAVE A HOBBY
THAT YOU LOVE TO DO!!!
IT REALLY ADDS ALOT TO YOUR LIFE WHEN
YOU CAN FIND THAT SOMETHING.
OK , ENOUGH TALK I'M SURE YOU
WANT TO SEE THE PIECE.
HERE SHE IS AFTER.
SHES REALLY LONG SO HARD TO GET PICTURES...
I HOPE YOU LOVE HER
AS MUCH AS I DO...
AND HOPE YOU DIDN'T MIND
SO MANY PICTURES I COULD'T
HELP MYSELF...
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