While waiting for the real one, I built myself a fake fireplace
Reclaimed wood, wooden decorations, vinyl foam wallpaper with fake bricks, polystyrene frieze, some “hardware” (screws, bolts, connecting plates) to join the various pieces together and form the frame, white matt water-based enamel diluted with Bologna chalk and a few drops of walnut stain for a more milky color, a final coat of neutral wax, and a fireproofing agent taken directly from a dumpster on the street. A scratch here and there to make it look worn... shabby, just the way I like it.
Now I'm just waiting for my cats to go and sharpen their claws on the faux brick panel... if they try, I'll strangle them.
Reclaimed wood, wooden decorations, vinyl foam wallpaper with fake bricks, polystyrene frieze, some “hardware” (screws, bolts, connecting plates) to join the various pieces together and form the frame, white matt water-based enamel diluted with Bologna chalk and a few drops of walnut stain for a more milky color, a final coat of neutral wax, and a fireproofing agent taken directly from a dumpster on the street. A scratch here and there to make it look worn... shabby, just the way I like it.
Now I'm just waiting for my cats to go and sharpen their claws on the faux brick panel... if they try, I'll strangle them.
In attesa di quello vero, mi sono costruita un finto caminetto.
Legno di recupero, decoro in legno, carta da parati in vinilico espanso con finti mattoncini, fregio in polistirolo, qualche "ferramentaglia" (viti, bulloni, lastrine di giunzione) per unire i vari pezzi tra loro e formare la cornice, smalto opaco all'acqua bianco diluito con gesso di bologna e qualche goccia di mordente noce per un colore più latteo, passatina di cera neutra finale, parafuoco prelevato direttamente da un cassonetto in strada. Una grattatina qua e la per renderlo vissuto... shabby, come piace a me.
Ora aspetto solo che i miei mici vadano a farsi le unghie sul pannello di finti mattoncini... se ci provano li strozzo
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