[smmsanders]

Hi, I recently moved into an apartment and my wife really doesn't like the fireplace. (Here are pictures of it. http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/sets/72157620269988413/)
Our landlord won't let us paint it, so my wife wants to cover it with this embossed wallpaper that kind of looks like a tin roof. We would then paint the wallpaper

I bought some mdf to cover the fireplace frame, but I'm stuck at how to affix the mdf in a non-permanent way. Any ideas? Is this the right forum?

 

[Scuba_Dave]

Are you going to be using this fireplace?
You can't put wood/paper within a certain distance
I'm not even sure you can do it Temp even if you won't use the fireplace ?

 

[smmsanders]

Yes, it's a non-working fireplace.

 

[smmsanders]

It's a non-working fireplace, or at least, I can't use it as stipulated in the terms of my lease. I also put a flue damper in it so I won't loose cool air in the summer and hot air in the winter. I think it used to be a coal stove fireplace, but like so many old apartments, the stove was taken out.

Re wood, the mantle that is already on the fireplace is wood and I've actually seen a lot of decorative/old coal stove fireplaces made out of wood in old apartments in my neighborhood.

 

[Dana11]

Wow!! i love your wife's choice. The wall papers looks really elegant and chic. As long as it is a non working fireplace you can paste wallpaper.

Dana

 

[smmsanders]

Thanks, she would appreciate the compliment.

Once you paste the wallpaper, is it easy to take off? The fireplace also has these pegs that stick out of the wall. I didn't want the wallpaper to look uneven.

 

[DangerMouse]

i'm with dana, that's nice textured paper.
i wonder if you could use it on ceilings to imitate the tin tile style too? paint it, then antique it?
nice choice!

DM