Fireplace Mantle Redo

Here is our fireplace mantle redo. I bought this vintage mantle in Arkansas and brought it back to Texas.Below is the after.

Here is the before. It kind of looked like a big black hole .We ripped out the old mantle, before we even moved in to the house last summer.

Here is the hole in the wall after tearing out the mantle and the tile surround. I love demo!

Here it is patched up and waiting.Here is the taped shape of the new mantle. You can see the difference in size-we even cut down the new mantle.