09/17/2026
My new fireplace! Swipe to see the old one ⬅️ This creation is Alder and walnut hardwoods. I’ve been staring at the hideous old fireplace in my house for a decade. Finally got around to redoing it. After I got done tearing the stone out I found a secret space. Had to do something with that. Built corner shelving, ran electrical, installed lights, outlets, wrapped in plywood to give me something to attach the hardwood to, patching, paint, custom cover for the fireplace itself, walnut mantel, walnut accent and trim pieces, continuous grain everywhere, hidden hardware, and believe it or not it doubles as a lockable gun safe. Tv flips up and out of the way to access whatever you store behind it. Nothing about the existing fireplace was plumb, or level, or straight so it was quite the challenge but it turned out pretty slick. What do you think? What would you do different?