Monday, July 27, 2009

Shhhh....It's A Secret!!

This is a wonderful idea for anyone who may have an electric fireplace or may be thinking about purchasing one. We bought this standard electric firplace insert with mantle kit. Nothing special and quite frankly it seemed small and boring, but that is all we could afford. To make it more substantial, I had my dad build a small box for it to sit on. We just used left over particle board and then tiled this box. Now it seems more permanent.




So what's so great about this?.......it's completely portable. Knowing that I love to rearrange my furniture, my dad decided it might be wise of him to add casters to the bottom of this box. Now I can have a fireplace in my living room or my dining room or anywhere in my house.

The baseboards in our home were already done when we did this project, so my dad made a template of the trimwork. He then cut the tile to fit the profile of our baseboards, as seen in the picture below. When pushed up to the wall it fits like a glove.










13 comments:

  1. It looks good!
    I request a pic of the full wall, what did you put on the manteau?

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  2. That looks great! Your dad does good work. :)

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  3. That is the coolest thing I've ever seen! Where did you get the fireplace? And can I borrow your dad? ;-) He's awesome with what he did with the box and all. VERY cool!

    Nancy

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  4. Aren't you just so nifty!

    Stopping by to give a little blog ♥

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  5. What a clever idea. Love it ! TTFN ~Marydon

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  6. This is spectacular! Not small and boring anymore! I'll bet I know a Dad that is going to get something very special next Father's Day. : )
    M.L.

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  7. Your dad is a smart man, the fireplace looks great!

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  8. Umm can I borrow your Dad, does he like Florida?? Vacation maybe?? Just kidding but he did a great job, this is my first visit to your blog I read about it over at Twice Remembered and thought I would come by and take a look and say hi! Now off to see the rest!
    Hugs~Kelly

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  9. Found you by way of Twice Remembered Cottage. What a fantastic idea! Your home is beautiful! If you have time, I have a post on my kitchen update, and would love your input. Jackie

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  10. that looks great. good to have such a handy dad

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  11. Wow that's one talented pops you have! Nice cut and on slate too! Can he come over to my house for a while? Pretty please?

    Looks great!

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  12. Thank you all so much!!! My dad is a very talented man. I'm so proud to call him my dad.

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  13. Your Dad is brilliant! To not only have the idea, but the love to carry it through. Lucky you.

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