{"id":21645,"date":"2016-03-22T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com?p=21645&#038;preview_id=21645"},"modified":"2025-03-16T03:22:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T03:22:22","slug":"picket-fence-fireplace-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/2016\/03\/22\/picket-fence-fireplace-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Picket Fence Fireplace Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21923\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/How-To-Make-a-Picket-Fence-Fireplace-Cover.png\" alt=\"Add some whimsy to your home with this easy DIY picket fence fireplace cover. Made with wood slats and some hinges you can decorate it for any season. \" width=\"630\" height=\"841\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Add some whimsy to your home with this simple picket fence fireplace cover. It&#8217;s made from wood slats that you can make yourself or buy already cut into pickets. Add some hinges and paint and you can decorate it in a variety of ways for any season. You can <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1UlPm39\" target=\"_blank\">buy one ready made<\/a> but this one only cost us $16 to make. For a full fireplace makeover we also repainted our mantle to match.\u00a0\u00a0 Want more fireplace makeover ideas? Check out our post on <a href=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/2014\/10\/27\/fireplace-makeover\/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Paint a Fireplace.<\/a> It&#8217;s amazing!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16024\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/dotted.divider.png\" alt=\"dotted.divider\" width=\"640\" height=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/dotted.divider.png 640w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/dotted.divider-600x4.png 600w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/dotted.divider-300x2.png 300w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/dotted.divider-24x1.png 24w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/dotted.divider-36x1.png 36w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/dotted.divider-48x1.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><br \/>\n<!--- Media Net Brown---><\/p>\n<p><center><script id=\"mNCC\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\nmedianet_width='600'; medianet_height= '120'; medianet_crid='751758596';\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><script id=\"mNSC\" src=\"http:\/\/contextual.media.net\/nmedianet.js?cid=8CU4X179M\"><\/script><\/center><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16024\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/dotted.divider.png\" alt=\"dotted.divider\" width=\"640\" height=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/dotted.divider.png 640w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/dotted.divider-600x4.png 600w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/dotted.divider-300x2.png 300w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/dotted.divider-24x1.png 24w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/dotted.divider-36x1.png 36w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/dotted.divider-48x1.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Fireplace Cover Supplies<\/h1>\n<p>You can purchase pre-cut picket fence pieces but they are a bit thick so we split 1&#8243;x3&#8243;s and shaped them ourselves.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pre-shaped wood slats (or 1&#8243;x3&#8243;\u00a0 split in the middle and shaped)<\/li>\n<li>2 Sets Hinges<\/li>\n<li>Paint<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>Basic Instructions<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This is our fireplace and hearth before the makeover.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21942\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/How-To-Make-a-Picket-Fence-Fireplace-Cover-24.jpg\" alt=\"Add some whimsy to your home with this easy DIY picket fence fireplace cover. Made with wood slats and some hinges you can decorate it for any season. \" width=\"630\" height=\"610\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Measure the width and height you want your fence. Make sure to allow for the hinged part that folds on each end.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21925\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/How-To-Make-a-Picket-Fence-Fireplace-Cover-2.jpg\" alt=\"Add some whimsy to your home with this easy DIY picket fence fireplace cover. Made with wood slats and some hinges you can decorate it for any season. \" width=\"630\" height=\"494\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can buy the picket fence slats ready made and then cut them down to size or you can split your own which is what we did. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21926\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/How-To-Make-a-Picket-Fence-Fireplace-Cover-3.jpg\" alt=\"Add some whimsy to your home with this easy DIY picket fence fireplace cover. Made with wood slats and some hinges you can decorate it for any season. \" width=\"630\" height=\"528\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We created a pattern for the ends, cut one slat then used it as a pattern for the rest. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21927\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/How-To-Make-a-Picket-Fence-Fireplace-Cover-4.jpg\" alt=\"Add some whimsy to your home with this easy DIY picket fence fireplace cover. Made with wood slats and some hinges you can decorate it for any season. \" width=\"630\" height=\"574\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cutting the pointed ends.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21928\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/How-To-Make-a-Picket-Fence-Fireplace-Cover-8.jpg\" alt=\"Add some whimsy to your home with this easy DIY picket fence fireplace cover. Made with wood slats and some hinges you can decorate it for any season. \" width=\"630\" height=\"636\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sanding. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21929\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/How-To-Make-a-Picket-Fence-Fireplace-Cover-9.jpg\" alt=\"Add some whimsy to your home with this easy DIY picket fence fireplace cover. Made with wood slats and some hinges you can decorate it for any season. \" width=\"630\" height=\"690\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Piecing together to get ready for the back braces.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21930\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/How-To-Make-a-Picket-Fence-Fireplace-Cover-10.jpg\" alt=\"Add some whimsy to your home with this easy DIY picket fence fireplace cover. Made with wood slats and some hinges you can decorate it for any season. \" width=\"630\" height=\"527\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Cutting the back bracing pieces.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21931\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/How-To-Make-a-Picket-Fence-Fireplace-Cover-11.jpg\" alt=\"Add some whimsy to your home with this easy DIY picket fence fireplace cover. Made with wood slats and some hinges you can decorate it for any season. \" width=\"630\" height=\"667\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We decided to use wood glue on the braces before nailing them on.\u00a0 Keep the glue very thin so it does not seep through the slat which ours did in places.\u00a0 In retrospect we should have also placed our slats a little farther apart. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21932\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/How-To-Make-a-Picket-Fence-Fireplace-Cover-12.jpg\" alt=\"Add some whimsy to your home with this easy DIY picket fence fireplace cover. Made with wood slats and some hinges you can decorate it for any season. \" width=\"630\" height=\"556\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21933\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/How-To-Make-a-Picket-Fence-Fireplace-Cover-13.jpg\" alt=\"Add some whimsy to your home with this easy DIY picket fence fireplace cover. Made with wood slats and some hinges you can decorate it for any season. \" width=\"630\" height=\"682\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We had a stapler that worked to insert brads to hold the bracing pieces in place.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21934\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/How-To-Make-a-Picket-Fence-Fireplace-Cover-14.jpg\" alt=\"Add some whimsy to your home with this easy DIY picket fence fireplace cover. Made with wood slats and some hinges you can decorate it for any season. \" width=\"630\" height=\"623\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The hinges for the end pieces. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21935\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/How-To-Make-a-Picket-Fence-Fireplace-Cover-15.jpg\" alt=\"Add some whimsy to your home with this easy DIY picket fence fireplace cover. Made with wood slats and some hinges you can decorate it for any season. \" width=\"630\" height=\"487\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21936\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/How-To-Make-a-Picket-Fence-Fireplace-Cover-16.jpg\" alt=\"Add some whimsy to your home with this easy DIY picket fence fireplace cover. Made with wood slats and some hinges you can decorate it for any season. \" width=\"630\" height=\"849\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Coat of white paint. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21937\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/How-To-Make-a-Picket-Fence-Fireplace-Cover-17.jpg\" alt=\"Add some whimsy to your home with this easy DIY picket fence fireplace cover. Made with wood slats and some hinges you can decorate it for any season. \" width=\"630\" height=\"627\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">All done!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21938\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/How-To-Make-a-Picket-Fence-Fireplace-Cover-17b.jpg\" alt=\"Add some whimsy to your home with this easy DIY picket fence fireplace cover. Made with wood slats and some hinges you can decorate it for any season. \" width=\"635\" height=\"345\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21941\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/How-To-Make-a-Picket-Fence-Fireplace-Cover-23.jpg\" alt=\"Add some whimsy to your home with this easy DIY picket fence fireplace cover. Made with wood slats and some hinges you can decorate it for any season. \" width=\"630\" height=\"462\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We hung a wire decor item on the front. As you can tell we also painted our mantle! <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21939\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/How-To-Make-a-Picket-Fence-Fireplace-Cover-19.png\" alt=\"Add some whimsy to your home with this easy DIY picket fence fireplace cover. Made with wood slats and some hinges you can decorate it for any season. \" width=\"630\" height=\"805\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21940\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/How-To-Make-a-Picket-Fence-Fireplace-Cover-20.png\" alt=\"Add some whimsy to your home with this easy DIY picket fence fireplace cover. Made with wood slats and some hinges you can decorate it for any season. \" width=\"630\" height=\"841\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21874\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/blank630x20-1.png\" alt=\"blank630x20\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Add some whimsy to your home with this simple picket fence fireplace cover. It&#8217;s made from wood slats that you can make yourself or buy already cut into pickets. Add some hinges and paint and you can decorate it in a variety of ways for any season. 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