Bookshelves would have looked cluttered and jammed up against the mantel on such a small wall she says.
Brick fireplace with shelves on both sides.
Everything from cleaning the brick first to mixing the paint with water.
Or use a chisel not wood and a hammer.
Cut the back piece of the unit out of inch plywood.
Windows were originally planned on both sides of the fireplace but designer jennifer eanes foster says she asked for them to be changed to doors leading to a covered side porch.
Additionally there are methods to create a rock fireplace blend in and become a pure part of the interior decoration.
You can use a drill with a masonry drill bit and drill holes in the mortar around the brick and gently hammer the brick to break the mortar.
In the pictured project the lower cabinets were made 20 inches deep to accommodate audio visual components.
The shelves were the hard part because of covering such a dark color 4 5 coats of paint but the brick took me 1 coat.
Ample storage flanks the fireplace on either side both in the form of closed cabinets and open shelving.
Built in shelves around shallow depth brick fireplace from cabinets on either side of fireplace hardwood fireplaces have a distinctive feeling.
If your fireplace hearth has an elevated base at low seating height you might be able to extend that to both sides for low shelves or drawers that add storage and more seating too.
Measure the space and cut the sides top bottom and shelves out of inch plywood.
The plain empty shelves on both sides of the fireplace don t do much for the space either.
But the owner saw potential in the large open wall surrounding the fireplace and she did something about it.
Modern tile fireplace the brick is covered with a glass tile surround to give the fireplace a modern look.
Shelves next to fireplace tile fireplaces are another of the numerous fireplace designs you shall discover.
The ambrosia maple floating shelf is designed to the ambrosia maple floating shelf is designed to bring a rustic element to any room.
Use this as a shelf or as a mantel above a fireplace.
Oh and another thing painting the brick was super easy.
Slowly score a line around the brick even with the surrounding bricks with the chisel.
The new makeover gives the fireplace a facelift and provides the perfect spot to mount the tv on the wall.
Let me explain when i researched painting brick i found a ton of mixed information.
The upper shelves are 11 inches deep to hold books and decor objects.