The goddamn mantel

[mcski]

I never liked Howie Mantel either

[berko]

Followed by: Pyrolysis

[Marshall Tucker]

we'll read almost anything.

i read the internal revenue code.

Seriously.

I'll take you down with me.

[Danno]

I still want to see the goddamn thing mounted (unevenly). Like, how uneven are we talking?

[::: :::]

While you're at it, consider removing the wood paneling under the hearth and replacing with stone to match...it's just very odd to rest all this heavy stuff over something that is light; or non-combustible over combustible...

It's not a functional thing, just an odd visual story at your fireplace


also, regarding distance from hearth opening, for reference...

[DJSapp]

Good god, whatever your FIL did, just fill it in with some more brown grout. It will be fine.

[Caucasian Asian]

Good god, whatever your FIL did, just fill it in with some more brown grout. It will be fine.

He'll never get a good color match unless he removes all the grout and redoes it all.

Oh, and cleaning up after colored grout really sucks.

[mcski]

Can't you just fill in the cracks and uneven spots w bondo and paint everything? Masons do that all the time

[Tips^Up]

Here's the goddamn mantel. It's nearly centered, it's nearly level...just not perfect like I would have tried in my own home. Luckily, we've got an open floorplan, so I can see this goddamn thing from the kitchen, living room, office and dining room.


Here's my buddy's ski stuck in a rock at CB. Don't know if I mentioned it, but the skiing was really really good.


And one more goddamn mantel from further back.

[buttahflake]

Not centered, for sure. That would make me crazy

[PNWbrit]

Not centered, for sure. That would make me crazy

Get FIL to grind out fireplace opening to re-center mantel.

[Peruvian]

Don't worry, people will be so focused on the white leather couches and chair to ever notice that the mantel is too far to the right. I mean left.

[mcski]

Between the mantel and that picture frame, that wall is an OCD nightmare

[PNWbrit]

Between the mantel and that picture frame, that wall is an OCD nightmare

The rug really pulls the room together though.

[Danno]

The rug really pulls the room together though.

and you gave me a hard time for making an error on a Monty Python reference...

[bagtagley]

Center and level I could live with. It's that bare stone on the right side that would drive me bonkers.

[riser4]

Center and level I could live with. It's that bare stone on the right side that would drive me bonkers.

This.

[DJSapp]

Just hang a picture of your FIL over the bare spot and call it a day

[4matic]

Personally, I would tear off that stone and drywall over the smoky air polluting fireplace and make a media wall. Fireplace is big waste of space in a small room and inefficient heat source. Save on homeowners insurance too.

[Powder Ho]

I kinda liked the other mantel better.

[OregonDead]

Time to sell your house mang

[FLS]

How much is the house listed for?

[plugboots]

[RShea]

Here's the goddamn mantel. It's nearly centered, it's nearly level...just not perfect like I would have tried in my own home. Luckily, we've got an open floorplan, so I can see this goddamn thing from the kitchen, living room, office and dining room.


And one more goddamn mantel from further back.

Sawzall the other side a few inches off to make it look centered. Then cover that lighter spot on the right side (and also on the left side after you shorten that side) to be closer to the color of the rest of the stone.

[S_jenks]

And one more goddamn mantel from further back.

What's up with that tv stand? Thing looks like it's asking to be knocked over. And yeah the bare spot to the right of the mantel drives me crazy. Couch on the right looks like a solid 10/10 though. Looks like it has seen some solid napping action.