Thursday, October 9, 2014

Painted Mantel

Good - thank God - it's Friday everyone !

I've been plugging away at the reading room for I don't know how long now - and it's still not finished - I still have all the finishing touches to do - but here's where I am with the mantel


hmmmmmmmmm...............I spy painter's tape on the right hand side - if I didn't blog and take photos that may have stayed there until we move LOL

the plan is to install an electric insert - but for now I happened to have a piece of plywood that almost fit perfectly.- we just need to frame it out with a little molding to fill in the gaps

I painted it using the same paint I used as the base under the paisley pattern on the floor


Than I placed a mirror against the dark background - it's one of those mirrors that's boxed in with a mirror frame as well- so it's 3 dimensional and looks like it has a depth ( from a distance anyway )




I'll be installing ( probably marble tiles from Home Depot ) some type of hearth underneath it - which is why the painted floor stops abruptly - I don't want to paint one inch more than I have to of that paisley design lol.

Suzan says - I need you to cut out some molding to frame the plywood in the reading room
John says - In the what room?
Suzan says - The reading room
John says - Why are you calling it a reading room?  It's a den
Suzan says -  It's a reading room - I've always wanted one - so that's what it is
John says - Where do you think you're living - a town house in London?

Not quite - ( do only houses in London have reading rooms? )

Oh well -  so does this ramshackle house of mine now too !


This is the seller's photo - they had an insert in it too


But I thought wood against the plank wall was going to be too much of a mish mash of rustic.............


You all have a wonderful weekend
Big hugs,
Me

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32 comments:

  1. I think a Reading Room sounds lovely. Makes me want a cup of tea! And everything here looks wonderful. :)

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  2. reading room sounds very classy, looks very elegant too,

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  3. Suzan that turned out beautiful!! LOVE the planked wall too!!

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  4. Beautiful! And definitely a reading room. De-definitely.

    -andi

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  5. Loverly! Why is it so much easier to look at your beautiful home improvements than it is to get up off my butt and do mine! LOL Have a great weekend, Suzan.

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  6. Your mantel just takes my breath away...just beautiful...you are so good at this.
    Reading Room....THAT'S what we used to call the bathroom...lol

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  7. Your reading room is coming along beautifully, love the mantle!!! I would love to be able to paint and lighten up around here, Jim would go bonkers!!!!! I said something about the living room and dining room looking dark, his answer was to open the front door, there, now you have more light!!!! What a guy, huh!!!!! Have a blessed day!!!!XOXOXOXOX Karen

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  8. Looks so good! The wood and mirror was genius! I have a reading room and so shall you. Other than the bathroom, which is where men do their reading.

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  9. Love the fireplace in your reading room!!
    hugs,
    Cindy

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  10. Reading Room...Love the sound of that Suzan! What a difference some white paint made to that mantle and I like the look of the mirror in the front. The room is coming along nicely! Have a great weekend :)
    Marie@The Interior Frugalista

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  11. Your reading room is fabulous my dear....just fabulous! Cheerio.

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  12. Very pretty! Love all of the silver and gray! Blessings, Cecilia

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  13. It looks great Suzan. I love the mirror and how it reflects the floor. It's just beautiful.
    Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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  14. R.E.A.D.I.N.G. R.O.O.M.

    Everyone should have one dahhhhling <3

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  15. Love your mantel in the reading room. So pretty.
    Kris

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  16. I love that you're calling it a reading room! It is looking so good. I love the white mantel and the mirror! So pretty. Have a wonderful weekend.

    Blessings, Vicky

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  17. Your fireplace looks great Suzan! I love that mirror too! Nice job...you are moving right along.

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  18. I'd love to have a reading room! I can't wait to see the reveal.

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  19. Your mantel looks perfect now for the room, I have. birch wood you could stack till you get your insert.... Finally, wifi, tv and running water in the trailer. House is just about gutted and now starting to slowly be put back together properly. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. xo Patty

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  20. It's beautiful, Suzan just beautiful, you enjoy your reading room, den sounds like a cave who wants to be in a den. By the way we never use the word den here so I think it's an odd word.

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  21. beautiful as always. you do have a knack. Poor John, he really must get a little looser and go with the flow or you're going to put him in an early grave.

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  22. What a great transformation! Love the painted mantel. Thanks for sharing at the Twirl & Take a Bow Party!
    Leslie
    House on the Way

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    1. Thanks so much Leslie - and thanks for having me!
      xoxo

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  23. What a wonderful reading room you're creating Suzan! The mantel and fireplace look perfect with the walls, too!! Great job!
    Thanks for linking up your inspiring project with us at Project Inspire{d}!

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  24. Lovely! Just lovely! I really like the mirror. I'll bet it makes the room a bit brighter and gives it a larger feel! Found you on the link up at From My Front Porch To Yours =) Kyla @ http://houseofhipsters.com/

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    1. Thanks so much Kyla !
      It does make it feel a little brighter ( this is an old house - so a dark house )
      XOXO

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  25. Hi Suzan. I just wrote you a long, long story about how pretty the mantle is and how I love the fact that you call it a reading room and the wood paneling on the walls and the beautiful paisley floor, BUT the server shut me down and wouldn't work so I won't go into it all again. Just to say job well done..Happy Thursday..Judy and now will try to publish again!

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  26. Suzan, the mantle is so pretty painted white! What you did in the background with the pltboard and mirror was so clever. Can' wait to see the big reveal! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

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  27. Every room in your house should be a "reading room." A soft place to curl up and read a good book...as I said on my blog, every room should have ample bookshelves...whether it be for books, pictures or knick-knacks! But yes, there should be ONE room that is specifically referred to as a reading room...men don't get that ;)

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    1. HE calls it a t.v. room - and believes there should be a tv in every room LMHO
      Thanks for " getting " me !!!
      xoxo

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  28. Love the mantel so much! I'm thinking about doing something very similar to this! Loving white mantels right now, I never had thought to place a mirror in there though!

    Thanks!
    Janice


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