Our current house has no fireplace which leads to decorating problems around the holidays. Then I found the Decorative Ledge from Pottery barn. Which I loved. But the $400 price tag I did not love so I decided to make my own. Which at my house means showing my husband a picture and then having him make it.
I will attempt to sort of explain how my husband did it but if you need a detailed tutorial there is a similar shelf over at Burlap and Blue.
1-1×6 by 8 piece of pine for the top piece.
This is the back after it was finished. One of the 2×8′s got cut into three pieces to make the shelf lighter. It still ended up super heavy at about 40 lbs. So make sure you use the right hanging hardware so it doesn’t fall!
Now I just need to work on stuff to decorate my new fake mantle. This ended up hanging in the dining room. The wall color is Sherwin Williams “Nomadic Desert” which I think is the perfect tan. The mirror above the mantle is also a knock off. It’s similar to the “Eagan mirror” found here at Pottery barn. Details on the mirror can be found right here!
>That's great! How did you do the keyhole hanging slots on the back?
>Perfect! Well done!
>BRILLIANT! Absolutely brilliant. I love it. WTG.
Shannon
http://www.akadesign.ca
>Yeah, so glad you linked up.. I've been checking back and thinking, did she make it, did she make it…. ha ha good luck.
>That is beautiful!
>i love it!! i followed your link to burlap, but it is not linked anymore. do you know the date of her post, or could you re-link it? i want to make one!!
jill b
>I fixed the link Jill! It's now http://burlapandblue.com/2010/06/23/pottery-barn-inspired-decorative-ledge-a-tutorial/
Also updated in the post! Thanks for the heads up!
>This is gorgeous. I love the added ledge space it gives you. Form and function, does it get any better?
I am hosting a knock off contest and would love for you to enter (entry period ends tomorrow).
>I work for some furniture workshops, and this kind of fake mantle is one of people looking for, is so simple, however it style give a unique touch to your house.