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Upcycled Live-edge Fireplace Bookshelf

I turned old tongue-and-groove flooring, vintage spindles and trim, and live-edge gum-wood into an upcycled Live-edge Fireplace Bookshelf.

I used tongue & groove boards to cover the back of the Upcycled Live-edge Fireplace Bookshelf.
Tongue & groove boards cover the back of the shelving unit.

I started with tongue & groove flooring from an 1840’s Florida Cracker House. Next, I found vintage spindles and motifs. From there, it was just taking my time with the assembly. I gave the original paint a very light sanding with steel wool and applied a clear coat to protect it. Finally, I used a piece of live-edge Gumwood for the mantle.

I used a thick slab of live-edge Gumwood as the perfect faux mantlepiece on my Upcycled Live-edge Fireplace Bookshelf.
A thick live-edge slab of Gumwood makes the perfect faux mantlepiece.
I upcycled spindles & more trim pieces to create a faux mantlepiece. It gives this Upcycled Live-edge Fireplace Bookshelf a unique look.
Upcycled spindles and more trim pieces were used to create a faux mantlepiece. It gives this bookshelf unit a unique look.
The original paint was kept intact by lightly sanding with steel wool before I clear-coated it all on this Upcycled Live-edge Fireplace Bookshelf.
The original paint was kept intact by lightly sanding with steel wool before I clear-coated it all.
The faux fireplace looks great and is a fun way to hide a practical piece of furniture like this Upcycled Live-edge Fireplace Bookshelf.

Here’s a PDF tutorial for a lovely pallet dining table.  Make a hand-woven tree-of-life wall art piece!

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jaanika
jaanika

how did you secure the gumwood board?

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