As long as I've been into decorating (since the late 1990s). I've realized that sometimes the little things can make the biggest difference.
I mostly finished decorating my place for spring last week, which included packing away the firewood I had for decoration in front of my electric fireplace/space heater. I was trying to think of something to do with the fireplace so that the front didn't look boring with just the dark glass front. So I got the idea to cover the glass with peel and stick plastic that looks like stained/decorative glass. I've been living with it for almost a week now, and absolutely love it! It's not dramatic at all, but it really elevated it the fireplace. It now looks a little less like an electric fireplace I ordered from Wayfair (which is what it is) and more like an historic feature of the house.
The decorative sheets arrived on Sunday, and I only needed one. I did the middle of the glass, leaving the ends clear, because number one, the sheets aren't wide enough to cover the whole glass front. And, two, I actually like that you can see the "brick" on either side. And you can still see the "wood" a bit behind the decorative plastic.
It went on pretty easily, and the nice thing is that, while it adheres well to the glass, it's not actually sticky. So if I ever wanted to take it off, I could do so effortlessly, and with no damage. I used an X-Acto knife to cut off the overhanging bits. I'm so happy with how it turned out -- I think the design is perfect for this and goes beautifully.
I still have a couple of finishing touches to do for spring inside the house, and still need to "spring-ify" the back patio, along with cleaning my laundry closet off the patio. So look out for upcoming future posts with a spring home tour and a patio transformation.
If you happen to really like this design, you can get it on Amazon here.
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