Make a Fake Fireplace

If you choose to make a fake fireplace it can be as simple or as detailed as you want, much will depend on your skill level. Here you will find a few different ideas and approaches on how to make a fake fireplace. Your fireplace can be as simple as a painted cardboard design with no electrical wiring or a fully functional unit with a detailed mantel, stone facing and electrical wiring.

Perhaps the simplest and most cost effective way to make a fake fireplace is to build it out of cardboard or a similar material. The entire unit can be made with cardboard boxes, news paper, brown packing tape, a sponge, paint and paint brushes. This is great project for the whole family and especially fun at Christmas time. Review the article below on how to build a fake fireplace from cardboard.

For those more experienced at wood working and electrical wiring a much more realistic and creative fireplace can be made. If you build a fake fireplace yourself you will have full control over the size, color and overall design of the fireplace allowing you to create it specifically to match the décor of your home. Click below to review our plans for a fake fireplace, complete with materials list so you can build your own fake fireplace.

• Make a Fake Fireplace from Cardboard