Rustic Mantel Reclaimed Wood

I like my mantel but I don't LOVE it, I want to LOVE it so I set out to make it happen.

It was just a little bit too wimpy and not deep enough  plus I wanted to introduce more of a rustic farmhouse feel, yep you've heard that a lot from me lately, I can't help it, I just love the cottage rustic farmhouse look!

So when I found this piece of old reclaimed 2 inch thick board I knew I had found the solution.

  You can see the distressing on the edge, PERFECT!

Only one problem, it wasn't deep enough I wanted a ten inch deep board.

Not to worry. My hubby cut me a couple pieces of two by two and I stained it to match the reclaimed board.

  I didn't have one piece long enough so we had to use two pieces, it won't really been seen where it butts together.

 I just used some burnt umber and the match was pretty good,  You can see the old reclaimed board on the right. The new boards are going in behind the main board so any discrepancy won't be noticed.

I scrubbed the old board but other than that I left it in it's found condition, no sanding no stain or poly finish, nothing but pure reclaimed old distressed loveliness.

 Here's the new look.....

Those two curvy posts on both ends were reclaimed  from an old farmhouse .Love em.

Just for fun this is how the mantel area looked when we first bought the house.

It's undergone quite a transformation.

So once again, the BEFORE

And the AFTER

So what do ya think? My hubby just says" well if that's what you want", can't get any opinions from him lol.

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Blessings,

Terea