How To Build A Modern 3d Panel Accent Wall
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This is such a fun project! If you're looking to add a fireplace or focal point in a room, but your style is more modern -- this is for you!
How to add a modern 3D paneled fireplace to a blank wall!
This is such a fun project! If you're looking to add a fireplace or focal point in a room, but your style is more modern -- this is for you! This awesome DIY 3D panel fireplace wall was such a cool addition to our son's game room.
This modern accent can be added to any wall or ceiling, with our without the electric fireplace! It would also look SO cool as an accent wall around a TV, or just by itself.
What a difference a few years makes! A few years back I made some really fun DIY art for our son's playroom:
It's been four years and that little boy is now 15 years old! Time goes WAY too fast!
Last year he started asking to change that space into more of a modern game room...a little more fitting for him. I obliged and we've slowly but surely been transforming it.
When I added the DIY electric fireplace wall in our basement last year, our son loved it so much we got him a smaller wall mounted version for his game room last Christmas. I hung it back in January, but we hadn't touched that wall since.
We had a plan in mind...and now that the Depp trial is over I'm finally tackling projects again. We finished up the fireplace wall the other day and are TICKLED with how cool it looks.
Here's the process I used to create this modern 3D fireplace wall!
First up, these 3D plastic panels were another gift to him last holiday season -- I know his taste well enough that I figured we could do something cool with them. After talking out the design, we decided to use them around this electric fireplace.
I showed him an inspiration photo from the reviews of these panels and he was sold! This electric fireplace is wall mounted, unlike our other one that was inserted into the wall. I wanted to build a faux wall behind it, but it couldn't be so thick that it blocked the vents or heat source on the top.
I bought some cheap 1x2's to create a "frame" on the wall -- I'll get into the measurements in a bit. (Those were the hardest part!):
This is the white wall mounted electric fireplace we got for this wall last year.
I also grabbed some 2'x4' OSB panels from Home Depot. If you plan out the 1x2 frame just right, this part isn't necessary. But the backing makes it much easier to install the 3D panels:
Plus, we were adding LED lighting behind the edges of the wall, so I didn't want those shining through between the plastic panels. That will make more sense in a minute!
I used a combo of a nail gun and screws to install the OSB to the frame. I used countersink drill bits before screwing in to ensure the screws were flush:
Once the frame was covered with the OSB, it was time to install the plastic panels! These are SO cool and I'm already trying to figure out where else I can add them. They have a TON of different designs available.
Each wall panel is super lightweight, but the plastic does not allow for nails or a nail gun. So I used a recommendation from the reviews to hang them -- this thick Gorilla double sided tape did the trick:
I used waaaay too much tape on the first one, and then quickly realized I hardly had to use any for these to stick to the wall. I only added small strips to each corner and side. Read More...
