FIREPLACE MAKEOVER
Before & After Photos

From rough and rustic cedar wood
to classic contemporary.
This fireplace makeover combines
a special crackle technique
combined with a dark stain over
the previously unstained wood.

Rough, Rustic Cedar

Classic Contemporary

The photo above makes
the fireplace look smooth as glass
but the wood was actually
rough and tough.

The brick foundation was built off center.
Faux painting helps hide the flaw.
Oftentimes in so-called "custom built" homes, one must work play the hand
that they are dealt.

Trim completes the transformation.

The new finish makes the
fireplace look larger and the
mantle more distinctive.

The new, darker stain finally
matches the darker wood trim
throughout the rest of the home.

An off center brick foundation
required a few tricks to downplay.

BEHIND THE SCENES
What you don't see...

• Prepping and priming for crackle finish

• Painting and fitting of decorative trim

• Filling of "lots" of nail holes leftover from holiday trim

• Gold wood trim completes the look