DIY Fireplace With Electric Logs

Good afternoon! I  hope you all are having a lovely Saturday! Last year was the first time in a decade that we didn’t have a fireplace and I  really missed having during the holidays.  I’d really love to build something like this down the road but I’ve got a few things I’ve got to figure out mathematically based on the room and so for now I  thought I’d just build a basic DIY Fireplace With Electric Logs so we could have something for this holiday season (and maybe a few more too before I actually attempt the more complex one).

The first thing I  did was sketch it out so I could get the dimensions and proportions figured out. I had a few annoying things I had to work around including the fact that our box that houses the equipment for the Frame TV is quite low on the wall. That meant I could not hang the TV as high as I would have liked (without having to move the box which meant dealing with some electrical placement and then a whole lot of drywall repair). So first I  measured to see the absolute highest I  could hang the TV without the electrical box showing and then worked from there. Because I couldn’t make the mantel as high as I wanted based on the TV location I  therefore also couldn’t make the mantel quite as wide as I’d hoped without running the risk it looked short and stubby. So with that in mind I ended up with this:

Then I  started building. I used wood scraps I had left over from other projects (like building our hood, our hutch, our laundry room, and both our upstairs bookshelves and our downstairs bookshelves) and also had to go get some pieces I  needed in specific sizes for this project. Here are some screenshots from our instagram stories of the general process…

I then found these faux bricks and used liquid nails so attach them to the inside back and side walls to help make it more realistic looking.

It’s starting to really come together now:

Then I  ordered this set of electric logs. There were some that were quite a bit more realistic looking but they were all really pricey.

I  used some pretty thin molding to make my frame because I didn’t have much space to work with between the TV and the top of the mantel but in retrospect I do wish I  had gone a tiny bit thicker. I may make a thicker one at some point down the road.

Here is that wall when we moved in:

And here it is now:

Here’s a little video:

I didn’t take very many pictures because I just took them yesterday and it was overcast and rainy and therefore terrible for taking photos. I  just took a few though so I could go ahead and share this project today. Hopefully I’ll have time to take more in the next week or two.

Well, that’s it for today and my DIY Fireplace With Electric Logs. Hope you all have a lovely rest of your weekend!

CHRISTMAS ITEMS:

Stockings – Wayfair
Paperwhites – Wayfair
Christmas Tree – Grand Canyon Cedar Tree from Balsam Hill
Snowflake Pillow – Pottery Barn
Tree Pillow – Wayfair
Cedar Garland – have had for over fifteen  years – similar can be found here, here, here and here

SOURCE LIST FOR LIVING ROOM:

Wall Color – Pure White by Sherwin Williams in a Matte Finish
Door Color – Retreat by Sherwin Williams in a Satin Finish
Mantle Color – Shade Grown by Sherwin Williams
Black Surround Color on Fireplace – Caviar by Sherwin Williams
Faux Bricks – Amazon
Electric Logs – Amazon
Fireplace Screen – Wayfair
Doorknobs – Nostalgic Warehouse
Rug – RugsUSA 10 by 14
Tufted Sofa – Got years ago in a local shop in Williamsburg that is now closed (sort of similar here and here) and recovered in this fabric
Leather Sofa – Pottery Barn
Swivel Chairs – Chita Living
Coffee Table – Serena and Lily
Green Connect Four – Amazon
Media Console – Three of These Pushed Together
Olive Green Chest – Walmart and also here (painted Steelyard Common by Sherwin Williams in a flat finished)
TV – Best Buy
Frame around TV – Made it with this trim 
Picture on TV – Etsy
Wreath on Chest – Wayfair
Dip-Dyed Stools – Serena and Lily
Round Table Between Chairs – Wayfair
Faux Hydrangeas – Wayfair
Candle Sticks – Wayfair
Flameless Candles – here, here and here
Other Flameless Candles – Wayfair
Floor Lamp – Visual Comfort
Woven Baskets – Serena and Lily
Leather Ottoman – have had for years and no longer available but similar one here, hereand here
Round Mirror – Birch Lane
Books – Wayfair
Framed Artwork on Chest – gift from family
Bust Vase – can be found here and here
Frames on Stairway– Framebridge Richmond Frames
Lamp – Visual Comfort
Green Floral Pillows – Pottery Barn
Striped Green and Ivory Pillow – Pottery Barn
Ivory Pillow – Serena and Lily
Pillows in Swivel Chairs – Birch Lane
Round Fluffy Pillow – Pottery Barn
Sherpa Lumbar Pillow – The Company Store
Green Floral Pillows – Pottery Barn
Faux Fur Throw – Wayfair
Herringbone Throw – The Company Store
Drapery Rods – Amazon
Drapery Hooks – Amazon
Drapery Panels – IKEA Hannalill

Warmly, Jenni