My new makeshift Fireplace....

[BigDave]

I moved into my new apartment on the 1st of December 2011, The room was lovely but just a shell...... A friend of mine offered me an old electric Fire that just needed a good clean but worked fine!!

I then had the idea of building my own surround out of MDF and coating it with mahogany varnish, painted in a certain way that it looks like real wood. and two roofing slates for the base.

It was a considerably cheap build only costing in the region of about 40 euro!!

MDF = 18.50
2 Slates = 4.00
Skrews = 6.50
Varnish = 8.95

I'm thrilled with how it turned out. Its completely free standing and now it can be used in any room of house or come with me wherever I move to next. It comes in three parts so its easy to dismantle, and it plugs into any regular socket!!

[radharc]

Look great,Well done ...

[mondubics]

Fantastic - an idea for flat-pack sales maybe?
It looks really cosy at Christmas - even Shrek has pulled up a chair!

[smokeyeyes]

Looks really well Dave. Well done. Plain and simple and cosy.

[TickTock]

That's looking great! Mondubics is absolute right, you should market your invention! I love your 'Ta-Da!" photo - brilliant.

[BigDave]

Thanks a bunch guys..... It Makes it all worthwhile to hear nice comments!!

Very clever mondubics, would you believe i never even copped that Shrek was sitting in an armchair, He's also looking at the fire :-D

And smokeyeyes your dead right, simpler can be better in the right conditions!!

I wouldn't mind doing it as a little business, it was enjoyable and satifying to make, but I might have to practice on a couple more first to fine tune it.......

I'm already hooked now, more projects to come..... TTFN ;-)

[mandylyn]

Great job Dave , makes the room really cosy. hope ya dont get 2 many shreks stopping by :-)

[Chris P]

Fantastic work, BigDave.

Thanks for sharing!

Regards
Chris P
Admin

[joanmul]

You're a star!!!

[melissabell]

That looks fantastic!!! and I love that you can take it with you when you move, before we got our house I lived in lots of different flats etc in Dublin andf any improvements had to stay put :( I didn't think like you did. Very clever!!!!!

[Leahsmam]

great job. love your room, very cosy

[Gormal]

super job on this and the buggy!!

[Sarahnimble]

The room looks great well done!

The fireplace is top notch as well.

I hope you will be very happy

[crazygranny]

Well done! It looks really classy :)

[Joe Bloggs]

Great work man,well done.So what time will you be round to do mine at??

[BigDave]

Haha, I have many Shreks stopping by from time to time Mandylyn, usually it's a friday or Saturday night when they call in :)
Cheers Chris, Thought it was only fair that I shared something with the site!!
Thanks to everybody else for the encouraging comments!! thinking of building a bar for my next project!!
Maybe I'll have you guys and girls around sometime for a J.T. party ;)

Until then, TTFN
Dave.......

[fionaf]

You should be making these to sell, I hate hate hate my fireplace and cannot afford to replace at shop prices, love your work, well done,

[Davidoff]

well done!! and agree with fionaf! :)

[Rachelirl]

Well done Dave, it looks great!