My new makeshift Fireplace....
 

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!!

Look great,Well done ...

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

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

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

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 ;-)

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

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Fantastic work, BigDave.

Thanks for sharing!

Regards
Chris P
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You're a star!!!

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!!!!!

great job. love your room, very cosy

super job on this and the buggy!!

The room looks great well done!

The fireplace is top notch as well.

I hope you will be very happy

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Well done! It looks really classy :)

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