Tv cutout in wall makeover

Our house was only built 6 years ago and yet the builder put in a cut out above the fireplace that would be much more applicable to 15 years...

Hello!Today I am sharing a quick and easy DIY we did in the Airbnb. I recently added some warmth to our TV niche with wood shims! We inherited a rather cold T…

Ship lap media niche in progress. Painting the doors. cost was around $500 to build ourselves.

Our house was only built 6 years ago and yet the builder put in a cut out above the fireplace that would be much more applicable to 15 years ago when tube TVs were all the rage. Needless to say our TV didn't come close to fitting in that space. Our realtor told us about how many people decorate the space or seal it off. My cute friend Rachel filled her space with salvaged wood. I wanted to be able to use the space behind for storage so I explained what I wanted to my husband and he went to…

Edited: Not to be confused with the new posts, this DIY project was done in our old house many years ago back in 2006. Is TV too high to put it above the fireplace? Mock it up! We decided to buy a Sony 46" LCD TV, the photos showed the mock up on the wall. [...]

We closed up our tv niche above the fireplace. We found a used mantel at the ReStore, attached it, then added butcherblock to the mantel shelf. We planked the w…

Would you like to come see our fireplace makeover? We have a new limestone hearth and split face stone fireplace, plus our tv hole is no more!

When we built our current house, Phil and I wanted to make sure there were no wall niches because I just find them awkward and never love what I end up doing with them. Somehow, this one snuck by and it's taken me forever to decide what I want to do with it. I had some MDF left over from the cabana bathroom I re-did (blog post coming soon-ish!) and decided it was finally time to do something! I'm super happy with the way it turned out and wanted to share for anyone who may be stuck on what…