How To Make A Faux Wood Beam Mantel

Have you ever wondered how to make a faux wood beam mantel, or maybe even wondered how to make a floating mantel, or install one?
Our fireplace has only been on our To Do list for 5 years now 😂 so we thought it was time to getter done! Come see how we made a beautiful faux wood beam mantel without visible seams, at a fraction of the cost of a real, thick and heavy beam!
To see the full tutorial and a list of materials used, click here:
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If you missed Part 1 in our fireplace series be sure to check out that post here:
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Also in the video we mentioned another project we used the Varathane sealer on, you can see the Hidden TV cabinet post here:
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The Hidden TV Cabinet in action can be found here:
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[@2thesunnyside]

We finally found it! 16000+ woodworking plans 🙌🏻 Where were these when we tackled this project? 😂 They've thought of everything and there are projects for the beginner up to the advanced! Take a look for yourself bit.ly/3ZnZwG7 just don't say we didn't warn you about going down a rabbit hole

[@mnbemmons]

I love how KZbin comes up with a video of EXACTLY what I had planned to do. Except I am putting it right over the thin painted mantel. Thanks!😊

[@2thesunnyside]

SO glad our video fits your project so perfectly! That's gotta make things easier on your end! As we've continued to improve our DIY skills since this video was filmed, there is one thing we'd do differently to make this project easier! Lay out all the pieces of the mantel box (inside surfaces facing down) and but the mitered edges together. Then add painters tape to cover the seam where they meet. Then when you add glue and fold in the edges to secure with the brad nailer, the tape will help hold things together! 🙌🏻 Hope that helps even more. Good luck with your project. Be sure to let us know how it turns out.

[@eleanorrkuntzi6422]

Thank you so much; how beautiful! Great job ladies.

[@2thesunnyside]

Thanks Eleanor! It's always fun to see your comments. 😊

[@debbietaylor5352]

This is exactly what we needed to do! Thanks 🙏🏼

[@2thesunnyside]

Thanks for watching Debbie! We're so glad this video was helpful! Let us know if there are ever any other videos you'd like to see us make. Have a good one!

[@pdailey76]

Super helpful. Thank you!

[@2thesunnyside]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks so much for watching!

[@ryanliebgott7861]

Well done! Great job!

[@2thesunnyside]

Thanks so much Ryan! We definitely learn as we go, but we hope to show our viewers that anyone can do these projects...you don't need to be a pro!

[@titob1895]

Great video thank you Very Much

[@2thesunnyside]

Thanks for watching Tito! We're glad you found our channel.

[@tinathorntonrealtor5489]

Just beautiful ladies!!! I may have to try this! Great tutorial, thank you.

[@2thesunnyside]

You're so sweet Tina! ❤️ We really appreciate your kind words and taking the time to watch our video. Let us know if you do give it a try in the future.

[@naomicharbonneau9608]

Wow! Love it!

[@2thesunnyside]

You're so sweet! Thanks so much for watching!

[@chelovarone5729]

Love it ! Good job.

[@2thesunnyside]

You're so sweet, thanks so much for watching! Have a HAPPY Holiday Season!

[@uppercasedesignsdesignsinwood]

Hi, thanks for your video, it was great. Question, I have been working with Pine and started using a conditioner for the wood so it takes the stain better. Do you use the wood conditioner? thanks again Shelley

[@2thesunnyside]

Hi Shelley, thanks for watching our tutorial. No we haven't used the wood conditioner, but yes, it will definitely help the wood take the stain more evenly.

[@kalmund7356]

Great tutorial. You should step back though so we can see the entire mantel and how it looks on the fireplace.Would love to see the entire mantel.

[@2thesunnyside]

Great suggestion! We're always learning how to improve our videos, thank you for your suggestion. (Sometimes we get into project mode and only think to show our viewers what we're working on. We did a whole series on the fireplace and were trying to reveal other areas at different times, so we probably thought we'd be revealing too much if we took a step back.) You can see full images of the entire fireplace and surround in this blog post: www.2thesunnyside.com/brick-veneer-fireplace-surround/ And all of the other videos from this series can be found in this playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLliomZ89tP0F0KZiqheIaxS9GZ-r1CWbu Hope you have a blessed Holiday season and enjoy the finished fireplace look! Thanks again for your suggestion! We really appreciate it!

[@matthewrentz3427]

Nice job, you can use the round shaft on a screw driver to work your edges over to tighten up your miters.

[@2thesunnyside]

YES! We have since learned that little hack working on other projects! It works well. Thanks for sharing 🙌🏼

[@ryancampbell9868]

That table saw picture..that’s the most dangerous way to run wood though

[@2thesunnyside]

😳 Good to know. We're always learning as we go

[@KatherineAdams125]

This is exactly how I imagined making my mantel and I hope to do it soon! Did you fill the screw holes after attaching the box to the cleat? I'm sure that part isn't super visible, but I'm trying to consider all parts of this!

[@2thesunnyside]

Thanks so much for watching Katherine! No we didn't fill in those holes. The detail molding above the mantel covered them. Hope that helps, and good luck with your project! You'll have to let us know how it turns out 😀

[@sydevea1791]

Hi there! Love this! Did you use oil or water base stain?

[@2thesunnyside]

Thanks for watching Syde! We used oil based stains by varathane and mixwax. We used a couple shades to create our own custom color. To see each that we used as well as proportions, you can get more info from our blog post here: www.2thesunnyside.com/faux-wood-beam-mantel/ Links to each stain: rstyle.me/+_nLSHw3qnBOwyKhI9cUo4A rstyle.me/+yKkbJjWm1y8mFudGBhj7RQ rstyle.me/+sk5uePmvk42hK3B1ZCF2Jw Thanks again for watching. Hope this helps.

[@cdiva1584]

I love this but I just want to put it over my existing fireplace mantel...do you think that is possible and how?

[@2thesunnyside]

Thanks for watching, we're glad you like our video. The existing mantle would act as the cleat, so you could totally design the faux beam to fit. Then you'd just secure it into the existing mantle.

[@wmrit]

What was the thickness of your wood? 1 or 2 inches? great job.

[@2thesunnyside]

Thanks for watching W Andrews! It was 1" 🙌🏻

[@allysonevarodriguez3903]

what kind of wood did you use?

[@2thesunnyside]

Hi AllysonEva, thanks for watching. We used pine for this project.

[@KemiOla4Yah]

How to you cut a miter edge down the long side of the board? The short sides are easy, but how do you make sure the long sides are equal?

[@2thesunnyside]

Great question Kemi! There may be an easier or better method than what we did since we're not professional wood workers by any means...but we set the blade on the table saw at the angle we needed and then secured the fence to the table saw at the width of the wood. Then we were able to slide the long boards through the table saw to get the mitered cut. Hope that helps 😀 (So the fence kept the wood snugged up right where we needed to cut)

[@aarongrove2688]

What type of wood did you use?

[@2thesunnyside]

Thanks for watching Aaron. We used pine.

[@gnarlyishellagnarly]

You could have used blue tape to butt them side to side together and then glued the edges and then fold. Then you can tack it with 16 GA.

[@2thesunnyside]

YES! If only we had known that little trick at the time!! We saw a tutorial just the other day that did that. Brilliant. Thanks for sharing!

[@iLoneWolfy]

Dope ass shit 🔥

[@2thesunnyside]

🤣 Thanks for watching our channel!

[@simonpidgeon949]

💯👍👍

[@2thesunnyside]

Thanks so much for watching Simon!

[@danielmurzellotheunknownma7481]

Hello👋🙋‍♂️ there. Amazing and very interesting video🎥.. Super like👌👌👌 Awesome project... Great information very helpful Do keep posting Warm regards and best👍💯 wishes The UnknownManCub 👍😎👨‍🏭

[@2thesunnyside]

Thanks so much for watching Daniel! We're glad you enjoyed this video. There are plenty more DIY videos on our channel 🙌🏻 Let us know if there is ever anything specific you'd like to see. Thanks again.

[@danielmurzellotheunknownma7481]

@@2thesunnyside Thanks a lot for sharing this video🎥.. I am planning to make something like this soon. Wish I could share a picture with you after completing it. Will be in touch..

[@southsidedoug]

Kinda funny, rookies teaching people how to build something, I guess in a way it shows just how easy it is and what not to do, good job!

[@2thesunnyside]

Ha 🤣 We definitely are rookies! Thanks for watching. We do like to try new things...and if anything, you all get to learn from our mistakes!

[@triciabasil7802]

Can you actually show it at the end?! The final shot showed the TV screen and most of your heads, and barely included the beam at all 🥴

[@2thesunnyside]

I know...looking back at our filming we should've shown more. Since we were filming several videos for our fireplace series we didn't want to show too much of the other details coming up in other videos. Here's a link to one of them. It should start around the 9 minute mark where it will show the mantel more. kzbin.info/www/bejne/en2aoH17nqyjrbc