A Shelf / Fantle Above the Fireplace

10/01/2012

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White shutters with shelf above the fireplace
Yay!
I am so excited....
I finally got a REAL fantle!!!!

  • What's a fantle?
  • A fake mantle, of course!

We have lived in this house for eleven years, and I have NEVER had a mantle....
Since I am not smart enough to know how to attach a mantle to a brick wall, it finally dawned on me that I could make a fake mantle by attaching a plank to the bottom of two old shutters! 
I found some old shutters that were the exact right size, and screwed the shelf to the bottom. 

Ta-da!
 Done!

So easy.....
I am not sure why I never thought of it before. 
I am going to have so much fun decorating this shelf, ... er.... fantle, for the different holidays and festivities....
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Old outdated firplace
If you remember the pictures from the mint green Grandfather clock, you will have noticed that I avoided the area to the right in the photo's.....
That is where this ugly fireplace sits....


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New pretty fireplace
Well, ugly no more!
I painted all the brassy material black, and I like it a lot better...!
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New fantle above the fireplace
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The shelf attached to the shutters
{I must admit, the shelf is somewhat skinny:  I can only use it for little items....
But I was afraid a bigger shelf would get bumped, and things would topple.....}













Yay! 
I finally got a REAL fantle....
I am so excited...!
Linking up with these terrific blogging buddies ....
 


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Dori link
10/03/2012 12:42

Great transformation! Great minds think alike, I had my vintage, white ruler in a star for my Back to School vignette. :)
And I am in love with your clock! Where did you get such a beauty?
~Dori
http://belljarvintage.blogspot.com/

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Jessi @ Practically Functional link
10/03/2012 14:02

Awesome, I love how it turned out! We don't have a mantel either and it's just killing me, nowhere to really decorate! Unfortunately, we don't have a fireplace either, so no fantel for us :-)

Thanks for sharing at The Fun In Functional!

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Nina link
10/03/2012 18:02

Looks great! I also, love your handbags (my passion), I sure wish I could sew one. Thank you for leaving a comment on my blog, it brought a smile to my face.

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Crystelle link
10/04/2012 09:06

Thank you for your kind words and stopping by!
I LOVE your stairs. They must have taken a lot of patience to finish so lovely....
And you know I like your treasure chest......
:)

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Joy@avintagegreen link
10/03/2012 20:36

What a great idea - it works so well. Glad you shared (saw you at The Creative Princess.
Joy@avintagegreen

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Christine link
10/04/2012 03:47

It looks FABULOUS next to MY grand-father clock hehe

Thanks so much for sharing this at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality!

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Crystelle link
10/04/2012 08:57

LOL!!! You are so funny..... I think the clock will stay here....
:)

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Alicia link
10/04/2012 04:51

My fire place has the same colors, that gold-ish brass. What kind of paint did you use to paint it?? It came out great!!

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Crystelle link
10/04/2012 09:03

Don't look too close at the fireplace, actually.

I used a heat resistenet paint that is used for wood stoves and gas grills. But I should have checked with putting primer on first, because some parts of the metal didn't adhere very well at all....
So up close it looks kinda rough actually as I just kinda dotted the paint on to keep it from coming right back off....
I seems to have adhered well now. It is not wiping off anyway.

Thanks for stopping by and good luck with your fireplace.
:)

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Claire @ The Rustic Pig link
10/04/2012 08:55

Ahhh!!! Ok, I love your mantle.. too cute! I have to be honest though.. I was drawn to your link because I LOVE that clock!!!!!!! Where did you get it?? I MUST have one!!! This is all so stinkin' cute!

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Crystelle link
10/04/2012 09:01

The clock....???
Well, I looked for a long time, because I wanted a rounded clock, but didn't want to buy new because I had plans of painting it. Then one day I saw one at a thrift shop! It was overpriced and needed some work... But I bought it anyway, because I couldn't stand the thought of leaving it there..... Or worse yet: it ending up at someone else's house..... Ouch!
Kinda pathetic, huh.... So materialistic...

Thanks for the compliment, and thanks for stopping by!

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Gina link
10/04/2012 08:59

Oh what I would give to get rid of the brass- LOVE what you did here.

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Megan link
10/04/2012 19:30

Looks beautiful!

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Tina from A Few Pretty Things link
10/05/2012 00:35

Great job! Such big difference! I came here from Shine on Fridays.

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diane link
10/05/2012 10:44

LOVE IT. I love the stuff you put on it, and the color combos. Found you on Friendship Friday...
Treasuringgrace.blogspot.com
allthoseartsygirls.blogspot.com

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Steph @ Crafting in the Rain link
10/08/2012 10:20

Looks great--so light and bright, and your blue clock is awesome :)

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K @ Claiming Our Space link
10/08/2012 17:06

I love your fantle! I so need to do this in our family room. It is mantle-ness. Thanks for sharing on Tout It Tuesday! Hope to see you tomorrow.

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BeColorful link
10/09/2012 07:18

I for one, LOVE this look. So original and really in great scale with the fireplace. I can't imagine anything better here. Yay for you is right. :D
Thanks for sharing on BeColorful. Besides I get to see that incredible clock again too. hehe
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Michele link
10/09/2012 22:09

I have been trying to figure out how to attach a mantel to my brick fireplace in my kitchen for the 7 years we've lived here. thank you! I have my shutters drying right now and was getting ready to mount them tomorrow! Glad I ran into you, we'll just have to see what I come up with ;) I love so many things about your mantel already...the Star (for starters) is to DIE FOR. NICE JOB!!

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Jennie Larsen link
10/10/2012 08:10

LOVE THE LOOK, my fav. is the clock and the color. Hugs, jen

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ARod link
10/10/2012 12:00

fantel i love love love it looks so cute

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Alexandra @ In Designer Jeans link
10/10/2012 13:04

Lolz- I love the term fantle!!! Thank you for stopping by and linking up at our Stop, Look, and Link party this week! Hope to see you next week! <3

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Michelle link
10/10/2012 15:24

Love it! I love the look of the shutters. Brilliant! Thanks so much for linking up to Creative Thursday. Can’t wait to see what you share this week! Have a wonderful week.
Michelle

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Debi @ Adorned From Above link
10/11/2012 15:26

Crystelle,
I love your fantle!!! It is so cute. Thank you so much for sharing with Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party last week. This weeks Link Party is opened at
http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/10/almond-sugar-body-scrub-and-wednesdays.html
from Wednesday until Sunday.
Hope to see you there.
Debi Bolocofsky
Adorned From Above
www.adornedfromabove.com

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Jill link
10/11/2012 21:39

OH I love your fantle!! What a great idea! :)

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Shantalle Gregory link
10/20/2012 20:01

I love this and that clock is to die for. Looks great!

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