Wooden Mantel Fireplace
· paint it to match the walls (to be light/medium grey)?
· black to match the fireplace?
· sand it and leave it natural?
We have wooden floors and wooden kitchen worktops, so perhaps another wooden material is too confusing.
Any advice / ideas would be greatly appreciated, many thanks!
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years agoWow it looks lovely, the tiles are fab. Have you thought about using one of the colours in the tiles and using it on the wall, such as a version of the green? Doing this would enhance the mantel - especially if you took it back to a lighter wood colour or white. My brother-in-law sandblasted a mantel to get layers and layers of paint off it (it hand been painted with gloss!).
Here are some ideas of what it could look like.
Good luck!
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7 years agoHi Obo1. I think you should paint it satin black, it clashes with your new floor, black will blend in with the cast iron inset of the fireplace already, I notice you have some black furniture, and black as a non colour will blend with anything else you add to the room.
Another idea for you, hang an oil on canvas reproduction on your favourite artist above it. It would add a contemporary meets classic element to your interior decor. Alternatively you could go for a more modern artist such as Kandinsky if you are not into clsassical art Click here to see here for ideas
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