I spent months searching for a chippy vintage fireplace mantel for my bedroom. Unfortunately, I had no luck finding one in our local area, unless I wanted to pay $500 in shipping fees. And that wasn’t an option! So we decided to build one of our own based on my favorite Pinterest inspiration. To accommodate the space we had, our faux fireplace mantel surround finished at 4'7" wide, across the mantel top, and 5' tall. My bedroom is incredibly small, so we decreased the dimensions that…
