Faux Fire out of Chalk in Fireplace

We had soooo much to do prior to the homes tour.  The majority of our list was caused by procrastination of maintenance issues over a period of years.  That was a mouthful, but true.  One of the many things on my list was to restore the fireplace in our bedroom.  (Remember when my husband renovated the one in our living room, here?)   

Well, the fireplace opening in our bedroom has been covered by a piece of plywood painted black since before we moved in.  We have no idea WHAT lies behind it.  Scary thought.  Skeletons, maybe.  The unknown seemed way too daunting to tackle prior to the tour, so we just left the plywood.  Yes - we had plywood instead of a fireplace during a tour of homes.  Pretty pitiful.  What do you think of me, now?

Here was my solution.....

Why not?  Only my son complained.  His exact words were "Has Dad seen this yet?"

I used the only piece of chalk I could find in the house directly on the 12+ year old black paint.  It worked just fine.  Took all of five minutes.

Here are a few more "fireplaces" I found in blog-land.  

I am not alone.

Samuel and Pandora

Samuel and Pandora

Sophia's

Homa Style

Isn't that a cool surround?  Jeanette of Homa Style made it out of scrap wood! Read about it here.

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