Shiplap Fireplace Redo | Apartment Therapy

Have you ever ever had a element of your house—the kitchen cupboards, the toilet flooring, the popcorn ceiling—that you just’ve hated and glared at and cursed and willed to remodel, however you by no means fairly made the repair? Meet Genie Valentine and her “large, beige, tile-ridden hearth.”

“After we first purchased our home, I knew I needed to someday replace the fireside,” Genie explains. “I began with a small replace earlier than we moved in, by spray-painting the fireside encompass black. It was once brass! At first it was effective, after which I discovered myself adorning across the beige shade of it. That made me resent it. After some time, it turned an eye fixed sore and I wanted a change.”

After two years, Genie was lastly prepared to present that factor a makeover. “I needed to make this hearth one thing it wasn’t—brilliant!” she says. “I took my time, wanting on Pinterest and at different residence accounts to see what I preferred and what I knew we might deal with! I’ve at all times dreamt of a shiplap hearth, so I made a decision we’d do this.”

Genie thought of bringing within the execs, however in the long run, she and her husband determined it might be a enjoyable mission to work on collectively (and a gratifying one—peace out, beige tiles!). Genie’s husband, whom she says is a planner, spent every week taking measurements and determining which supplies they’d want. Then, over the course of two full days, they went to work, putting in the shiplap, in addition to the premade, pre-stained mantel that Genie noticed on Wayfair. The complete price of mission supplies: about $700.

“My one piece of recommendation is to plan!” Genie says. “Know precisely what you wish to accomplish, and do your analysis on how and what you want to take action! This was our first massive DIY, and I’m so happy with all of the pre-work we did to get the result we now have.”

Genie is clearly thrilled with the top outcome, particularly how “gentle and brilliant” it’s (see: not beige). “The factor I like most,” she provides, “is that each time I take a look at it, I’m reminded that we made it collectively! There’s nothing like that feeling of accomplishment.”