{Makeover} Fireplace Turned Fancy

When we built our house 2.5 years ago I didn’t have a vision for the fireplace area. There was only one thing I knew…and that was that I absolutely HAD to have THIS TILE…

…for the fireplace (I had been eyeing it for awhile).

It was one of the “upgrades” that caused us to exceed our flooring/tile budget.

Ahem.

The tile guy told me it was the “BMW” of tile. As in…it didn’t come cheap.

But I didn’t care. It had to be mine.

{You’ve been there before right? Where you absolutely were not leaving without what you wanted regardless of the outrageous price tag.}

We’ve all made dumb choices, right?!?!

Once it was put up around the fireplace…it didn’t do much for me.

Blah Blah Blah…

I know, right?

Here I went all convincing my husband that I MUST have this overpriced tile….and then I didn’t even LOVE it?

What the what?!?!

So recently my dad (whom I’m guessing didn’t want to marry the tile either) had a grand idea to give the fireplace a little fancy makeover.

If that dad of mine comes up with one more good idea I just may have to put him on the payroll. 

Here’s a quick before and after comparison…

What a difference a little trim and some new paint makes, hey?!?!

It makes that overpriced tile seem almost worth it.

We pieced all the white trim together from Lowe’s. It was our own little creation…one that took us far too long to decide on.

After laying out nearly a jillion pieces of trim in the back of the Lowe’s store we finally decided on this combo.

My dad did an amazing job on this project!

I painted the wall behind the tv a dark charcoal gray color {Valspar Mark Twain Gray Brick 4005-2C} to match our dining room…and I love the white/dark contrast.

You can see the wall on the left that has the same dark gray color as behind the tv….

“Love Will Save The Day”

Ain’t that the truth. 

Or maybe it should say “Dads Will Save The Day” because, let’s be honest, my dad sure knows how to turn any “blah” room in to something fancy with his handyman skills.

That cute little sign came from Wal-mart…for $3! Yes, cheaper than I can buy a latte!

My dad also made these built in corner shelves for us.

The “Do What You (heart)” sign came from Target – $14.99.

I love this picture that captured Klay Klay just chilling. Ha!

I had this vase, but the purple had no place in my living room. It was the ONLY pop of purple and it just didn’t go.

I ended up spray painting the floral pieces white {see top shelf on right} and it turned out great (and matches way better)!

The vases that I put on the top shelf came from my grandma B’s house after she passed away. They are probably my favorite piece because they have so much meaning behind them!

I never realized how unfinished the fireplace looked until now. Wowsers. It looks 800 times better!

Thanks to my dad {again} for helping make my fireplace fancy!

Source List:

Paint color on fireplace wall – Valspar Hot Stone {Lowes}

Paint color behind the tv - Valspar Mark Twain Gray Brick 4005-2C {Lowes}

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Tagged as: Fancy Fireplace, Fireplace, Fireplace Makeover, Modern Fireplace, Modern Fireplace Makeover