DIY Pallet Fireplace/Mantle

I am finally posting my pictures of my DIY pallet fireplace! I’m so glad we got to enjoy our free fireplace. December has just gone by way to fast, what gives?! (lots of photos coming!)

Edit: I also added boards in the front, across the bottom. You could add some at the top right under the mantel and around the ‘fire’ opening. These extra steps will make it look a lot more realistic but aren’t required. I put the whole thing on top of some extra tile had tile and that helped the stability and made it look more real.

Its not perfect, but it was pretty sturdy as long as it has a solid base under it. I made it this way so that I can disassemble it and store it easier, the top part (shelf) isn’t even attached to the bottom piece but you can’t tell just by looking at it.

Here is what it looks like in the back:

The hardest part of the job was breaking the pallet apart and we just used a sawzall with a pretty tough blade to cut the individual boards off the pallet.

We  hammered boards to hold it together in the back and obviously didn’t bother sanding it. I made sure it was level up and down and across.			I had 2 Ikea lack shelves just sitting in the garage, this is what they look like: image via And I just set one of them right on top of the fireplace. I also used a big box for the opening,  made sure it was big enough to fit and spray painted it black. And thats it! I know its not very hard core or labor intensive but thats ok since I am not going to be using it all year. People seem to think its cute, and it sure added that missing something right next to my Christmas tree! My sister loved it so much that we made one for her too, which she painted white. I love it!