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francesca_loudon

fireplace mantle decision help

2 years ago

We're painting the shelving units white and we just replaced the stone. We were originally going to have a custom made shaker mantle fireplace surround, but now I'm wondering if a wooden beam would work. Which do you think would look best? Adding inspo examples.

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  • 2 years ago

    I think a surround would look best.

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