DIY Electrical Fire Makeover | Centsational Model

This challenge began as an concept in my thoughts, how may I remodel the free electrical hearth that got here with the Florida home we purchased. You’ll be able to see the unique hearth in these actual property itemizing photos from earlier this yr. All summer season lengthy I didn’t trouble with the thought of a hearth in Florida with 90+ diploma days. I had saved the electrical hearth in one other room considering I might promote it.

However once I returned in November it was chilly and I believed how good it will be to have a fire as a supply of warmth. I really like a fire as a focus in dwelling and household rooms, and I all the time had behind my thoughts an concept to construct a flooring to ceiling electrical hearth encompass in the lounge on this home. As an alternative I made a decision to transform the one I had on website. May or not it’s completed? May I give it a more energizing look, one which complemented the model of the house? What did I’ve to lose? I’m completely happy to report my experiment labored!

The hearth seems fully totally different than once I began. It has a contemporary clean textured end with cleaner traces that’s painted the identical impartial white because the partitions. I needed to give it a full makeover which was no easy activity!

The one under is what I began with, you’ll be able to see it’s a type of fundamental items that may be purchased on-line, however sadly the model didn’t match my coastal-meets-modern aesthetic. I didn’t like the standard trim, the skinny routed legs, or the glass and stone tile face. I wished one thing rather more easy, fashionable and modern, one thing that may recede into the background and seem like it belonged.

I don’t have a miter noticed in Florida but. I solely have one in California, so if I used to be going to deal with this challenge it needed to be completed with fundamental instruments, easy provides, and a few assist from the lumber chopping division at Lowe’s.

I started by deconstructing the fireside and taking it aside. I needed to perceive the way it was put collectively if I used to be going to take away items and nonetheless have a working construction. It revealed it was a hole MDF body held collectively by pegs, screws, and cam bolts.

 

It was low-cost building however had simply sufficient construction to work with. I started eradicating the ornamental trim I didn’t need which needed to be rigorously completed so I wouldn’t injury the body I deliberate to maintain.

 

 

 

Subsequent I rigorously eliminated the tile on the entrance made from glass and stone. It was glued on fairly properly so I used to be fortunate I remembered to put on goggles and gloves as a result of shards had been popping in all places!

 

 

Now was the second of fact, may I put all of it again collectively in order that it was structurally sound? Why sure, it was! Simply in want of a totally totally different end.

 

I knew I wished a wall texture end however wall texture doesn’t persist with painted MDF so I got here up with a plan to wrap it in skinny hardboard panels, the type you utilize for creating board and batten wall therapies or lining the backs of bookcases. I used one in all these hardboard panels I discovered at House Depot and trimmed it piece by piece with a blade to suit the fireside body. I glued them on with Gorilla glue and secured them with pin nails.

I purposely hooked up them with the tough again facet going through out in order that the joint compound I used to be planning to make use of would cling to the floor.

This half was time consuming as a result of every bit needed to be minimize to particular dimensions and the hardboard panels are robust to chop with only a blade. With persistence I used to be in a position to do it and canopy all the vertical sides of the construction.

 

Now it was time for the brand new mantel! I wished one thing bigger with a thicker prime so I bought a 16” piece of pine for the highest and 1×3” strips for the edges and had them minimize to the right measurements at Lowe’s within the lumber division. I screwed all of them collectively and to the highest of the construction by predrilling holes with drill bits and becoming a member of them along with wooden screws.

 

Lastly to attach the hardboard panel items and clean the corners I used joint tape secured with further gorilla glue to make sure it will stick.

 

That is the ultimate body earlier than the appliance of the joint compound:

I used to be somewhat nervous at this level as a result of I may see the brand new form however puzzled if the joint compound end would work. I utilized two coats of joint compound to the fireside encompass, permitting them to dry for twenty-four hours between coats and sanding in between. As soon as it was dry and sanded I primed the piece after which painted it the identical colour because the wall.

 

 

 

All of it got here collectively completely as I imagined and the complete challenge solely price me about $60. So completely happy!

The facet view of the start line….

And the after:

I nonetheless have to cover the fireside wire, you’ll be able to see it coming out on the facet. I notched the fireside’s facet wall simply sufficient to permit the wire to suit via and plan to color it the identical colour because the wall so it blends in and use small U formed staples to carry it in place towards the baseboard.

 

 

General I’m very happy with the consequence! The proportions of the fireside match the wall properly with house for sconces and chairs. It’s proof that with imaginative and prescient and some instruments and provides you’ll be able to remodel items to suit your model!

The electrical hearth insert is so nice, it has a number of ranges of flame and temperature and a distant management that goes with it. The night time it was full it rained so I opened the door and listened to the rain whereas I sat by the fireplace admiring my work!

I’m sharing the complete challenge in video on Instagram Reels and you’ll see how cozy it’s at night time in that video.

To the lounge house, I additionally added a spherical espresso desk to the house and my couch might be delivered in January, then I’ll add some pillows and the room might be full!

 

 

 

There was a console I had sitting on the fireside wall however I moved it to the alternative wall so it’s subsequent to the entrance door, the right place to drop keys, mail, and so forth.

 

This home might be rented January via Might so I’m pleased with how far it’s come since we purchased it in April. I’ll share different house enhancements on this house quickly. 🙂