Building Up The Fire!

Baby, It's Cold Out There...!

We have been enduring a Cold spell in this part of the World, Dear Readers, and while it has in No way been Record setting, it has nevertheless stayed below freezing for more than a week! So it can be no Surprise that I begin the decor of the Tree House Bedroom by building the Fireplace! I wanted this Fireplace to have a very Roccocco  feeling to it... and at such a small scale, I was not sure I could pull it off! But I found an old piece of decorative moulding that seemed to have the necessary proportions and so I decided to give it a try! To begin with I cut several cross section pieces about 3/16ths of an inch wide....

Here you can see me beginning to test them against the already painted fireplace opening....

And here you can see I have cut two of the pieces short to meet in the center.......

I wanted the curves to be softer so I took my smallest round file to the edges......

And I also cut a top surface out of thin 3/8 inch trim and shaped it to fit.....

And then painted it all black and "marbled" the surface with white.... 

I think I will try to make the veining of the marble a little finer... 

it looks so coarse in these pictures!

I attached the mantlepiece to the wall section that had the brickwork already painted.... 

Oh, and I also painted all the room walls a lovely soft Grey-green color.....

Then I glued it to the "Marble" hearth slab... 

and attached the painted brick fire-surround to the back side.....

And then I had to test it and see how it looked in the Room...

Of course, it was Dark and Late... 

and we are at the stage when all the walls are just propped in place 

so if you even Think a jumpy thought... everything falls apart...!

But I couldn't leave it there.... 

I Had to see how it would look with "Fire" burning in the hearth....

Of course, I completely forgot to take any pictures of the process of Building the fire itself!

So you will have to bear with me while I just show you the end product...

From as many angles as I can.....

And more shots in the Bedroom....

And a glimpse through the Balcony doors.....

Well, it's not quite finished... 

I still need to add glowing coals and andirons and a fender... 

But it's a Start!

So, while you're waiting, Please come on in and Help me build up the Fire.....

'Cause Baby it's Cold out there...!