![fireplace-update-with-beadboard-and-molding.jpg Fireplace update with paint and molding. It looks like custom built ins now! Plus she used beadboard textured wallpaper as an alternative to real beadboard. It is so fast, so easy and a lot less expensive.](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Kw6eD-K705k/VpwOrX0slqI/AAAAAAABf7k/nK2eP9S5LwM/fireplace-update-with-beadboard-and-molding.jpg?imgmax=800)
I am finally tackling a project that has been on my “to do” list for months, and now that it is done, I’m kicking myself I didn’t do it sooner.. Since it LITERALLY took me less than 15 minutes start to finish. I added beadboard paneling above my fireplace mantel shelf to give the whole thing a more custom ‘built in’ look.
To appreciate the full transformation of these built ins, you first need to see how they looked when we bought the place:
![oak-built-in-arounds-fireplace.jpg Oak built in arounds fireplace](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_m5UjZprWmE/VpwO-_DXRNI/AAAAAAABf8E/-LXSnf9qDB4/oak-built-in-arounds-fireplace.jpg?imgmax=800)
They were pretty awful. The oak, the brass on the fireplace screen, the odd floating mantel shelf.
So a few years ago I trimmed them out and painted them.
![upding-fireplace-with-molding-tutorial.jpg Upding fireplace with molding tutorial](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-EDwSURYNohg/VpwPQcvqYAI/AAAAAAABf8k/277rstnH2a8/upding-fireplace-with-molding-tutorial.jpg?imgmax=800)
I also spray painted all the gold on the fireplace screen, and brought it out of the 90s.
![updating-brass-fireplace-surround.jpg Updating brass fireplace surround](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J11VS-cPhXE/VpwPU0svMxI/AAAAAAABf8s/aLNWze_ewG0/updating-brass-fireplace-surround.jpg?imgmax=800)
![fireplace-before-adding-planking.jpg Fireplace before adding planking](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2CLTljt2mpY/VpwOnCXOIEI/AAAAAAABf7c/Sgo2rKQ3nwM/fireplace-before-adding-planking.jpg?imgmax=800)
![orange-peel-wall-texture.jpg Orange peel wall texture](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2rCJYMEVTQM/VpwPDFXuZYI/AAAAAAABf8M/ClqM3Yk5t5M/orange-peel-wall-texture.jpg?imgmax=800)
So when I built the DIY baby gate for my stairs, and ordered this beadboard wallpaper to use on it, I knew I had a solution.
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qW4PiF_jeqk/UvnPrnffeYI/AAAAAAAAwkY/EmJlE7bq__8/s640/beadboard+wallpaper.jpg)
That paper had been on the gate for more than a year, with grubby fingerprints and even marker drawings, and it held up great.
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iftU4FFszuY/UvnPpflb-FI/AAAAAAAAwjk/iYlKBqpcPq0/s1600/DIY+baby+gate.jpg)
And I had a huge amount left on the roll:
![roll-of-beadboard-wallpaper.jpg Roll of beadboard wallpaper](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-wCNWHfucB24/VpwPIGzTD7I/AAAAAAABf8U/A_s0Hugy20M/roll-of-beadboard-wallpaper.jpg?imgmax=800)
This is the “foam” thick paper. I have used the thinner more cardboard like paper before on my open shelving in the kitchen and I have to say THIS IS THE KIND YOU WANT. It is made of vinyl and holds up great. Plus it is only around $20 for a 32 foot length (that is about 2 feet wide). Plus it is paintable. So you can make it match any trim.
I just cut it to length, wet it down in the sink and stuck it to the wall. Seriously, it took about 5 minutes.
![applying-beadboard-wallpaper.jpg Applying beadboard wallpaper](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DLsKnhcFFlI/VpwOE1MJsqI/AAAAAAABf60/FN6WC14vjqc/applying-beadboard-wallpaper.jpg?imgmax=800)
![installing-and-cutting-textured-wallpaper.jpg Installing and cutting textured wallpaper](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kiqgVHcR4MA/VpwO15BYkpI/AAAAAAABf70/lUs4u200PdM/installing-and-cutting-textured-wallpaper.jpg?imgmax=800)
![How-to-install-beadboard-wallpaper.jpg How to install beadboard wallpaper](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-uCySWL9vJwY/VpwOxqzOH8I/AAAAAAABf7s/EyqiuUVrIIg/How-to-install-beadboard-wallpaper.jpg?imgmax=800)
![beadboard-wallpaper-on-mantel.jpg Beadboard wallpaper on mantel](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pScNKbOGO5g/VpwOWjVeL_I/AAAAAAABf7E/5JkGUcLdrKo/beadboard-wallpaper-on-mantel.jpg?imgmax=800)
Now it looks like part of the wooden “built in” and not just a section of the wall that is painted a different color.
![beadboard-wallpaper-above-fireplace.jpg Beadboard wallpaper above fireplace](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-d-wm0F8cuiw/VpwORGujX2I/AAAAAAABf68/e3at-MTTN78/beadboard-wallpaper-above-fireplace.jpg?imgmax=800)
It is hard to see the difference in photos as much as it is in person.
![final-fireplace-with-trim-molding.jpg Final fireplace with trim molding](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-3mBmrfEemIY/VpwOirK8LXI/AAAAAAABf7U/g3U28sFc5Q8/final-fireplace-with-trim-molding.jpg?imgmax=800)
![updated-fireplace-with-beadboard.jpg Updated fireplace with beadboard](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-aetpmhy-k4k/VpwPMZe7hcI/AAAAAAABf8c/loZtTAdlOBg/updated-fireplace-with-beadboard.jpg?imgmax=800)
![keeping-it-real-with-kim-six.jpg Keeping it real with kim six](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VgUXJTByRpE/VpwO6gw_-rI/AAAAAAABf78/H9vCKwr-BQY/keeping-it-real-with-kim-six.jpg?imgmax=800)
So if you have been considered a textured wall treatment, don’t put it off. This beadboard wallpaper is crazy easy to use, and holds up great! What are your waiting for?
![beadboard-wallpaper.jpg How to Install beadboard textured wallpaper as an alternative to real beadboard. It is so fast, so easy and a lot less expensive.](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ejXi7QiDWHI/VpwOdAWDbNI/AAAAAAABf7M/LGoPQXy4w6M/beadboard-wallpaper.jpg?imgmax=800)