4/23/2012 10:11:00 AM
Alexandra
Finally got a chance to upload our mantel pictures to this blog. I went back to my old emails but couldn't find the source I used to build the mantel. The one closes I found was this one: http://www.leeswoodprojects.com/mantel_shelf.html. However the notes says 45 degrees... which is incorrect. It should be about 33/33.6 degrees...because you want the bottom of the mantel to taper in.
Primer and 3 coats of Ultra White by Behr.
Hung it up.
Creating the coat racks to go on the bottom of the mantel. Simply a piece of plywood we had left over from building a desk top, 1 piece of trim cut to 45 degrees, wood glue and nail in. The cost of the coat rack completely depend on the cost of the hooks. Home Depot and Lowes sells each hook rack...
