{"id":4068,"date":"2016-03-20T14:44:24","date_gmt":"2016-03-20T19:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/?p=4068"},"modified":"2016-03-20T15:49:08","modified_gmt":"2016-03-20T20:49:08","slug":"diy-fireplace-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2016\/03\/diy-fireplace-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Fireplace Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4069\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/2016\/03\/diy-fireplace-transformation.html\/img_5197-2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4069\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-4069\" src=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_5197-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Our next (small) DIY project, freshening up our fireplace.\" width=\"630\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_5197-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_5197-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_5197-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/thevollmerfamily.com\/MajorMom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/IMG_5197.jpg 1632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our next (small) DIY project, freshening up our fireplace.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We&#8217;re at it again. Dave and I had been contemplating our fireplace for quite some time&#8230;with some of other changes happening on the main floor of our house, we wondered what we could do to make our mundane, builder-grade fireplace more modern-looking.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We looked on Pinterest for some ideas; our favorites involved <a href=\"http:\/\/vcgteam.com\/portfolio-view\/ballard-living-room-fireplace-remodel\/\">drystack<\/a> or travertine but we didn&#8217;t feel it was worth all that work. After all, the fireplace works perfectly well. Our entire motivation was cosmetic. When it comes to cosmetic, we want to keep our costs to a minimum.<\/p>\n<p>We found some nice ideas on simply painting what we had to update the look.<\/p>\n<p>So that&#8217;s our plan.<\/p>\n<p>While I&#8217;d have LOVED a gorgeous <a href=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/Mn0qXju8UXw\/maxresdefault.jpg\">beetle kill pine mantle<\/a>, it wasn&#8217;t necessary. So we looked into painting our existing mantle a dark color similar to the bookcases to its left and right. Dave discovered that we could use something called a &#8220;gel stain&#8221;&#8230;it goes on nearly as thick as paint, but still allows wood grain to shine through.<\/p>\n<p>We picked up this gel stain through Amazon:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/General-Finishes-JQ-Stain-quart\/dp\/B001DSY50Y\/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=li2&amp;tag=grocontomaj0c-20&amp;linkId=28dfa2586c8e03a1be5805d0d040e5b3\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B001DSY50Y&amp;Format=_SL160_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=grocontomaj0c-20\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=grocontomaj0c-20&amp;l=li2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B001DSY50Y\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It costs more than paint or standard stain, but all the reviews we&#8217;ve read have been very positive.<\/p>\n<p>So&#8230;deep brown stained mantle. 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