When we couldn't find an Arts and Craft Style fire surround for our house renovation, I took it as a perfect excuse to make something that wasn't painted MDF for a change...
It's pretty much all veneered MDF, but I'm happy with how it turned out.
Oak Fire Surround
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ayjay
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Re: Oak Fire Surround
Looks pretty good. Nice job. 
Maybe a little too much splay on the columns for my taste, but I can see that the width of the chimney breast may have been a constraining factor there.
Maybe a little too much splay on the columns for my taste, but I can see that the width of the chimney breast may have been a constraining factor there.
One day it will all be firewood.
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Pooneil
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Re: Oak Fire Surround
Cheers, ayjay.
The splay is a particular design style, and we weren't sure ourselves. I drew it out on the wall and the wife said no... but pictures we'd seen online looked nice , and without any other plan in mind I went ahead anyway. Glad I did.
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The splay is a particular design style, and we weren't sure ourselves. I drew it out on the wall and the wife said no... but pictures we'd seen online looked nice , and without any other plan in mind I went ahead anyway. Glad I did.
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Dave54
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Re: Oak Fire Surround
It looks an excellent job. I wasn't sure about the splay either but it sort of grows on you. Certainly lifts it out of the ordinary.