Our mantel above the fireplace in our family room up until now has been a piece of oak that wasn't quite thick enough. It's been more or less a place holder. The plan from the beginning was to install a reclaimed timber mantel. But, like so many other things, when you are trying to finish a house to move into, you run out of time.

We needed a wood mantel installed on a stone wall. See how we figured out how to do it and how it turned out.

How to whitewash a brick fireplace to completely transform our living room from outdated to fresh and modern with a cozy farmhouse feel

Do you want to add character to your home? Learn how we easily installed a floating barn beam mantel over our gas fireplace!

Before we talk about how we installed our fancy barn beam mantel, I would like to send extra happy vibes out to my fellow retail pharmacists. Hydrocodone (a pain med) becomes a schedule II medication today. That means lots more paper work and annoyance for pharmacy staff.&nbs

You can create a contemporary DIY concrete fireplace! We did it with some elbow grease and less than $100. Come learn how with this detailed tutorial.

Using this DIY Mantel Tutorial you can learn how to make your own wood mantel cover from open shelving, it's easy and full of character.

Looking to hang a mantel yourself? There are a few different ways to hang a floating mantel or shelf, but here’s how we do it. Easy and solid!! We were going…

Our fireplace was sad. It didn't have a mantel. I didn't mind so much until Thanksgiving and Christmas rolled around last year. Then I realized I had nothing to decorate for the holidays and no place to hang our stockings. (I ended up balancing the stocking holders on top of the fireplace screen...not ideal.) So, since Thanksgiving and Christmas were again on the horizon, I convinced Seth to help me tackle a DIY mantel. If you follow along with us here at Some Like A Project, you may have…

Don’t have a fireplace in your home? Want one but don’t want a major renovation? This fireplace wall was fairly easy to do and it transformed the space so much. It’s crazy how cozy a fireplace can make a space, even if it’s only and electric one. Follow along with me and I will show you how I tran