What's With All of the Faux Fireplaces?! | a Renter-Friendly DIY

Talking all things faux fireplaces in today’s video! We have a couple faux fireplaces in our apartment and we have tried to make them a seamless part of our apartment but also provide a seasonal statement. The fireplace surround in our bedroom was a really lucky Facebook Marketplace find - using the search terms “fireplace surround”. The other fireplace in our living room is one we bought a few years ago online and had in our previous apartment as well. We have been trying to find a way to make this mantle look a little more real and have a little more character. We decided to add a faux brick interior with a stone like hearth around the brick inside the mantle. It was fairly easy and the materials we used are linked below. Before we get into the details…
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We wanted the fireplace panels to have a stone like facade around the faux brick interior/faux insert. To get this look we used ¼ inch MDF board, a couple pieces of trim and roman clay. The faux brick was peel and stick so after applying that we began to work on the outer panel area. We cut the MDF board into 3 pieces - 2 vertical for the sides and 1 horizontal piece that went over the top middle. Wood filler is a great option for covering the seams. After a quick priming, we applied roman clay for a natural looking stone-like finish. If you haven't used roman clay before, you typically apply it with a sculpting knife or putty knife and repeatedly scrape over the entire area. The finishing touches were a couple pieces of very thin trim around the opening.
Supplies
MDF Board - rstyle.me/+C2o...
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Black Paint - rstyle.me/+1HW...
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[@taralatraverse9947]

That mantel is gorgeous

[@PrettyinthePines]

It really is!

[@marionandrews176]

Your home gets more beautiful every time we see it.

[@PrettyinthePines]

Wow, thank you!

[@susanhunter1164]

Love the William Morris style wallpaper!!!!!

[@deesmellie1928]

I love the way you have decorated your apartment and the apartment layout.

[@channelledbyme]

I am manifesting this fireplace . I have found so many a bit too far. I want one sooooo bad. I am obsessed with your style. Thank you

[@PrettyinthePines]

Thank you so much for watching! I would deffffinitely keep checking Facebook Marketplace because I've seen so many similar ones on there lately! The details in this one are just beautiful though!

[@juliatoro109]

I love fireplaces they add so much character. ❤

[@carlypetrone7413]

STUNNING! Thank you so much for sharing this process. Off to watch your dining room wallpaper install!

[@lauriepolden6594]

I made a faux fireplace the other day. It turned out amazing I was really excited. I put trim on it …and a nice mantle on it…. I really like it. I am happy with it and I put it upstairs in my guest room so they can have a little fireplace. It’s perfect and it’s decorated for Christmas.

[@PrettyinthePines]

That’s great!! I’m glad it turned out well!

[@GorgieClarissa]

I am SOOOOO HAPPY to hear about the rent not being raised!!!

[@dianebaker5243]

Lovely video, thanks for sharing 👍 🥰

[@claudiamann7111]

Turned out great. So nice that you can just take it with you when you move. Thanks for sharing.

[@stevenreid1796]

I love it

[@willothewispl]

Love fireplace surrounds. They make homes more cozy and inviting.

[@PrettyinthePines]

I agree!!

[@deborahbender5333]

Love fireplace.You have the creative and magic touch for decorating. And that wall paper is stunning. And perfect . Looking forward for the ceiling makeover..I'm excited..👏🙂🦋

[@eveherr3458]

Great job! You can also use baking soda to give your paint a stone texture make a paste of water and baking soda let it dry. Paint it the color your hearts desire. Love that rug saw one today it shimmers beautifully.

[@thecozycottage6555]

Your style is stunning!❤❤❤

[@PrettyinthePines]

Thank you so much!!

[@1944JerriMellas]

Thank you for the longer, in depth video. Love your creative process

[@PrettyinthePines]

Thanks for watching!

[@cindyhancock5261]

You are so creative! It’s beautiful! Can’t wait to see the next video!❤

[@SarahsOctoberHome]

I am looking for one right now!👀✨

[@paulapeeler3157]

I love the mantel.. you have motivated me to update my mantel. I'm looking forward to seeing the wallpaper project.

[@PrettyinthePines]

Aww that’s great! Good luck with your project!

[@1107red]

You are so creative!

[@AvecPoesie]

I have returned to this video because your passion for the faux French Fireplace aesthetic completely and utterly sparked something within me, last year. This faux Fireplace surround look is now present in my upstairs bedroom, and soon, once it is delivered, I will have another one in my Living Room. I also have my eye on a third faux Fireplace for my Dining Room! Thank you for all of the phenomenal ideas you have so openly shared on this channel. I am looking forward to making my faux Fireplaces look as realistic as possible! Your old NYC apartment was a veritable masterpiece, Shelby! 🖤

[@yorkielover1027]

I love your videos and style!

[@PrettyinthePines]

Yay! Thank you!

[@maryheydorff7973]

Gorgeous!

[@Sechari]

I really enjoyed the tutorial part of this video, but I wish the sponsorship would’ve been been disclosed in a very obvious way, I’m glad the description mentions it!

[@PrettyinthePines]

Thank you for the feedback!

[@RebekahLeaPhelps]

anytime you watch a very popular channel you can count on them having sponsorships and links!

[@trudysenglishvictorianhome3244]

Oh I SO needed this video!! I'm working on my Faux Fireplace! So this gives me SO much inspiration!! 💖💖💖💖💖

[@melindaferreira9879]

Been wanting to add a faux fireplace to my bedroom and living room so this is so timely. Thanks!

[@PrettyinthePines]

Glad it was helpful!

[@juliedelorme2233]

The way you were painting it on top of the rug had me soooo stressed!!! hahahah Turned out beautiful, but I already knew that from Instagram :)

[@CherylHarpercompulsivespinner]

Love the fireplace and the dining room ceiling wall paper.❤

[@gigisfairytale1596]

Absolutely gorgeous

[@fidakamal9474]

Love it!!! Thank you!! ❤

[@kilogram064]

I live in a single bedroom mobile home. I think that a fireplace would give the place that cabin in the woods type of feel. However I don't own the home so a built in unit is out of the question and it would really spruce the place up during the holidays. Thanks for th information. 😊😊😊

[@PrettyinthePines]

I think you are right! Good luck!!

[@judymeow8646]

Such great ideas and inspirations on material you could use for a faux fireplace. I am still planning to imbed my TV into a simple mantle and have the "10 hour fireplace" running on it 😋👍

[@alishafelter7895]

Love that mantel!!!😍

[@xumix007]

I’m amazed by this faux fireplace and now I want one in my living space. I will keep this video for the future since my apartment is not ready yet. Will be way more difficult to me to find a fireplace frame since I live in Brazil so 😅, way far to this NYC style. But I got inspired with ur style, besides the fireplace diy. Thanks for it 😊

[@andreawright5693]

Thank you very much

[@martinezveralucia1582]

Magnifique ❤

[@ameliaclark5792]

Thanks for the tutorial I have that mantle! I’m going for it:)

[@karenanderson6443]

Your tutorial is inspiring, encouraging and gives great insight as well as options ! I appreciate how you share the process with an openness which allows one to think creatively themselves. Thank you thank you 🙏!

[@PrettyinthePines]

Thank you so much!

[@aime3737]

I love your sense of style! We have a newly built home with ZERO character. I'm hoping to add mouldings and fireplaces to add interest

[@PrettyinthePines]

Yes! That’s the first thing I would start with!

[@auroraalmazan3958]

Soo beautiful😍

[@ETcallhome]

It looks amazing!

[@user-oc3ik4hs5q]

This is so helpful. Thank you!

[@montieverett4983]

I just found your channel and i absolutely love your style!

[@PrettyinthePines]

Yay! Thank you!

[@barbmoreau8595]

The mantle is lovely … not so keen on the faux black brick portion. I have a mantle also and I bought a piece of plywood and papered it in anaglypta embossed wallpaper that I painted and accented with gold leaf. Very economical and looks like tiles in the insert.

[@seesee7157]

Thank you very much!!!!

[@doowopshopgal]

This was wonderful to see. I have a fireplace surround but it has the hearth which is I think the floor of the fireplace. But it is so big that it sticks out too much in my little space and I am afraid someone will trip over it at some point. It’s made of resin it’s all one piece and I need to know how to take off that bottom part. It doesn’t have any screws I don’t know if I should use a saw I just don’t know. 😏. These projects are not easy we can visualize them but to put them in action is one hell of a deal.

[@tmoni7839]

You just lit my mind with this idea!!!!! Where can I find these faux fireplaces? I appreciate your help 🔥🔥🔥🩷

[@roberthayes8246]

Sooo beautiful!!!

[@rebeccafrancis8227]

Have you ever heard of Dark Acadamia Design? I just discovered it and think you might like it according to the wallpaper you bought to put on your ceiling. By the way, your little boy is adorable!! I enjoy your channel!! Rebecca

[@PrettyinthePines]

Yes! I have heard about the dark academia aesthetic and I enjoy it. Thank you!

[@unsure9166]

I really want to put that around my fireplace

[@ameliaclark5792]

How do you secure a three piece mantle to the wall. Mine is just sitting there and is a bit wobbly?

[@whatwedeserve]

I’ve seen projects where people use iPads or TV’s inside their fireplace, building around it so it looks seamless and using YT fireplace videos to give off an authentic visual feel and sound.

[@whatwedeserve]

Here’s a KZbin link to one of the fireplace projects that came out surprisingly well. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpPNoX5rhcaUj7c or search - Faux Fireplace with a 32” Flat Screen TV by the Rocket Scientist

[@lizflores-ortiz2197]

Your fireplace is gorgeous! I did my diy fireplace 3 years ago and well it doesn’t look like yours but it looks good to me Lol 😂

[@BeautifulDreamerK]

We got a house and I call it our New York apartment bc it’s built like one. Not your traditional west coast home. I’ve been inspired to find a fireplace mantle surround because of you! I feel like it would elevate our space so much but it’s so hard to find one

[@effectivepresenter2046]

Craigslist Used Furniture By Owner, find an old faux fireplace, find one cheap. We found 2 and did our own thing to both saved a ton of work and money on lumber. The faux fireplace had been popular in the 1950s retailers like Ethan Allen, etc offered a fireplace with a cut out for the baseboard, popular with apartment dwellers.

[@LukasHoetzel]

First of all, it looks beautiful! 🙏🏼 You have amazing taste. I was wondering where you got that slim shelf from, where you placed the iMac? I’m really looking for something like that for my apartment. 🙈

[@affysyeda3093]

Hi. How did you secure the mantel to the wall? I have a toddler and am scared of it falling on him.

[@PrettyinthePines]

The mantle comes with anchors on each column and we screwed then into the wall. The top piece is separate and we had to use some anchors from Amazon for that. We used these - amzn.to/3OZwpqG

[@karenhill3970]

Hello fr West Texas!! Just happened " on you.. Ilove the " fire place'' mantel si beautiful!! Been thinking myself to do this ..i TRIED to follow you haha...turned out lovely ..neat..i have a ole vintage housethats plain, vanilla "but chaming may do this ..thanks do much new subscriber,!!🇺🇸🇨🇱😄

[@PrettyinthePines]

Ahh that is great to hear! Glad it turned out well!

[@ETcallhome]

Did you do a step by step video of the large flower pot?

[@PrettyinthePines]

Yes, but it was in a Shorts format! kzbin.infotwXLgWHiZRU?feature=share

[@JayLew20]

Too beautiful! what color roman clay did you end up using?

[@courtneycrawford2892]

I love the rug in the living room! Is it anything that you can link? I love how this project is renter friendly. Thank you!

[@sarahbennett8722]

Beautiful Shelby! Any chance you have the name or link to your rug shown at about the 7:05 mark? I love the colors and have been looking for something like that. Thanks in advance!

[@PrettyinthePines]

Yes I do! Here is a link to it - rstyle.me/cz-n/heygcibs897

[@sarahbennett8722]

@@PrettyinthePines Thank you!

[@DawnOldham]

Thanks for saying the obvious: "you could just lean against the wall"! Sometimes it feels good to know that the simplest way is ok, too. 😂

[@user-oc3fz7ks2q]

This is my taste 😋

[@rickadawn92]

Where did you get the green peel and stick paneling!? It’s not showing up in the bio of the video.

[@Baby_Locs]

What is the name of that color on your walls? it’s like a mossy green color. It is stunning! The perfect neutral.❤❤❤❤

[@PrettyinthePines]

It’s Ethereal Mood by Sherwin Williams!

[@gailstevens8166]

There's no link for fire place surround

[@LesplaisirsdeManon]

How do you attach it to the wall? I’m planning to do this myself but I can’t find info on how to stabilise the mantle so you can put things on top without worrying it might fall over

[@PrettyinthePines]

The pillars came with metal hooks that you screw into the wall with wall anchors. Then the top sits on the pillars. It also comes with plaster that you can use to permanently attach the top to the pillars.

[@paraparakids]

May I know where I could get that accent bear chair you have in front of the fireplace please?

[@PrettyinthePines]

Yes!! I got it from Pottery Barn Kids! Here is a link - rstyle.me/+BdrKtym9HSjqyt3J8a69VQ

[@paraparakids]

Thank you so much for your reply….🥹💙💙 Definitely gonna buy one….🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@ThatCaliCrys]

tutorial starts 3min in

[@pejuf7277]

Where are the green peel and tile from?

[@PrettyinthePines]

I’ll try and find it!

[@aniv3045]

I like the fireplace, but to much stuff. I prefer to have more flow so it would be easy to walk around.

[@PAPERWEIGHTPRODUCTIONS]

I wish I had the money for u to come do my little townhouse … sigh…

[@dinagalvano9953]

Can u say where to find a fake fireplace mantel

[@PrettyinthePines]

I would recommend looking on Facebook Marketplace!

[@KiaMuha]

Hi, what color ‘white’ are your walls ?

[@PrettyinthePines]

It is Ethereal Mood by Sherwin Williams!

[@KiaMuha]

@@PrettyinthePines oh okay . Is that all over ? I thought I saw the rest of the rooms to be an off white , I could be mistaken…

[@sraa1952]

Is your video on fireplace mantel or how to sign up for insurance?....how much are you getting paid for the free advertisements

[@PrettyinthePines]

Both! ☺️

[@milliewallen9485]

none of the tags work x

[@PrettyinthePines]

I just checked and all the links are working. Sorry if they didn’t work for you! Let me know if I can help with any links!

[@milliewallen9485]

@@PrettyinthePines thank you what did u use on the actual fireplace frame i have the same faux fireplace but it’s yellow and not rustic looking. x