I DREAM OF A MANTLE !

THIS MANTLE WAS MADE

WITH A SHELF I GOT

AT THE THRIFT STORE FOR

$4.99 AND I BELIEVE IT 

WAS 25% OFF THAT DAY, 

WHICH MADE THINGS EVEN BETTER.

THE PIECE WAS STAINED AND 

VARNISHED, AND IT WAS SCRATCHED

UP. IT WASNT THE LOOK OR

THE COLOR I WANTED!

THIS SHELF WAS THE PERFECT
PIECE I HAD IN MIND


WITH A LITTLE PAINT TO
GIVE IT THE WEATHERED LOOK,
SOME STAIN, AND 2 CANDLE 
HOLDERS I PURCHASED AT MARSHALLS
WHICH I WOULD USE AS THE 
BRACKETS THEY HAD THAT 
CORBEL LOOK TO THEM.

I WISH IT WAS THAT EASY!


HERE IT IS!

THE PIC'S WERE A LITTLE HARD
TO TAKE AS ITS DOWN IN THE
FAMILY ROOM AND I DID'NT HAVE
ALOT OF NATURAL LIGHT TO 
WORK WITH.

HOPE YOU LIKE IT
I HAD ALSO REDID THE
MIRROR ON THE MANTLE AND
THE OWL HERE'S
WHAT THEY LOOKED LIKE
BEFORE...

THE MIRRORS COLOR WAS
ORIGINALLY A GLOSS WHITE
AND I WANTED IT TO MATCH
THE MANTLE SO I GAVE IT
THE SAME DISTRESSED LOOK
AS I DID THE MANLE.


I LOVE IT AND I CAN'T
WAIT TO DECORATE IT FOR 
THE HOLIDAYS.

IM OFF TO LOOK FOR MY
NEXT PROJECT!