I found Google Sketchup a few years back and was impressed with the short learning curve and functionality for a free 3d design software. Did I say it was free? There is a paid version with more punch but the free version has proved to be all I need.
Below is a mantle surround I designed using Sketchup. Mantle surrounds like stairways are a fun way to create “show stoppers” for your interior spaces. There are lots of things in mantel designs that can be done to impress family and friends. This mantel surround wraps around a bump out in the wall presumably as a chase for the fireplace flue.
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I made these mantel columns for a friend a few years back. He was in the middle of renovating an old house. The fireplace is actually not functioning anymore. It was originally a coal burner. He probably put books or flowers in the fireplace to decorate.
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The columns are 6 inches X 50 inches high and are salvaged cypress (very popular in our area). They are barley twisted left and right handed. FYI cypress is often salvaged from old house and warehouses in the South.
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